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Something for the Weekend

Time to relax? There are many entertainment sites that are part of the Web 2.0 revolution. Computers are rapidly becoming "TV on Demand". You can find lots of sites which are testing out this new genre. I am sure that only a few will survive and become a household name like Google. The technology is still not quite there in my opinion so, while we wait, some of the best sites are those which will download programs in the background. That way you can watch chosen content when you want it. It will play from your computer's hard disk, so the technical quality is excellent. Just like watching a DVD in fact.
One of the newest and best sites is Miro. It is a Free download and will index all your existing video content as well if you want. Once you have the program installed you have a choice of many channels. By default these are NOT set to automatic download. Choose which channel or channels you want and set their options at the top of the page. To get you going, I can heartily recommend TEDtalks. These are fascinating talks on almost every subject under the sun. I think you will be hooked. The web address for Miro is http://www.getmiro.com/ it is part of an 'open source' project and there are versions which will work on PCs, Linux, Macs and other operating systems. Just make sure that you choose the appropriate version to download for your system. Computers ARE fun - Enjoy!

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