My Review of Roku HD Player

Originally submitted at Roku

The best-selling HD Player (as known as Netflix Player by Roku) plays High Definition video and connects to surround sound audio.

Roku Flat Out Just Works!

By schrups from Minneapolis, MN on 3/4/2010
5out of 5

Pros: Easy to set up, Video selection, Great value, Easy to use, Built in Wi-Fi, Compact, Reliability, High quality picture

Cons: Want more video choices

Best Uses: Bedroom, Primary TV

Describe Yourself: Netflix fan, Power User, Early adopter

I was excited to get our Roku box and set it up.

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Marketing 101

image of climbersI am trying to step up my marketing efforts for my business this week. Marketing is not my strongest skill. I am a technical guy and although I have worked as a consultant for over 15 years I don’t find myself comfortable with selling my skills. This is not new to me, however, since most of my work for the last 12 years has been a direct result of interfacing with my customers and selling my skills and my company’s services.

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Why you matter to me, my family, and my son, Tucker…

Thank you to everyone who has expressed their concern and prayed for Tucker’s surgery and recovery. Dr. Dahl was pleased with the results of surgery and today was a tolerable day for our son. He had a few downs and some ups, but Carrie and I are both thankful for the Lord’s mercy and grace for our family and particularly for Tucker.
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Repost: The problem with positive thinking

Key question then: why do smart people engage in negative thinking? Are they actually stupid?The reason, I think, is that negative thinking feels good. In its own way, we believe that negative thinking works. Negative thinking feels realistic, or soothes our pain, or eases our embarrassment. Negative thinking protects us and lowers expectations.In many ways, negative thinking is a lot more fun than positive thinking.

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Snow Leopard upgrade

I am in the process of upgrading (actually doing a clean install) of Snow Leopard on my iMac. There are still a number of programs that are less than fully compatible. I would be inclined to advise most users to wait a couple of weeks so those applications can catch up.

Not much visible difference in Snow Leopard, but things do seem a little snappier.

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