I love cheap entertainment. Wait, let me rephrase that: I love
entertainment that's cheap.
For example, recently I flew to California and back, which
amounted to about nine hours of flight time. Normally I'd stock my
iPad or Kindle Fire with movies, but for this trip I just couldn't
find anything I wanted to see.
That's when I made the lucky discovery that three of my
favorite comedians--
Aziz Ansari (best known for his role on "Parks and
Recreation"),
Jim Gaffigan, and
Louis C.K.--all had stand-up shows available
for purchase. For cheap.
If you've ever gone to see one of these guys in person, you
know that tickets can run in the neighborhood of $70-80.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
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Amazon Instant Video. Hulu Plus. Netflix. These big-three video
services get all the ink, but there's another source for TV and
movies you might want to check out.
It's called
Crackle, and it's free.
Though you've probably never heard of it, Crackle's been around
since 2007, when it was acquired by Sony (and known as Grouper).
For the past two years or so, the service's primary claim to fame
was streaming episodes of "Seinfeld."
However, Crackle just joined the big leagues (in my humble opinion)
by
adding the first two seasons of "The Shield,"
the Emmy-winning FX cop show that only recently came to Amazon.
Of course, you need an Amazon Prime account ($79 annually) if you
want to watch the show there.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
at 8:31AM,
a month ago
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If you've ever tried to use a tablet as an e-reader, especially a
big tablet, you know that it's not exactly ideal. Larger, heavier
models can be hard to hold for long periods, and I find them
especially unwieldy for reading in bed.
Plus, tablets offer no end of distractions, everything from
e-mail to Facebook to Angry Birds to Netflix. With so many cool
apps competing for your attention, it can be hard to focus on your
book.
At $269, the HD+ is already a killer deal.
By Rick.BroidaGuest Blogger
at 7:30AM,
a month ago
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