Comments on: This And That http://zed1.com/journalized/archives/2004/12/14/this-and-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-and-that Mike Little's not-quite-so-daily thoughts, babblings, and random synapse firings! Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:12:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Red Baron http://zed1.com/journalized/archives/2004/12/14/this-and-that/comment-page-1/#comment-12023 Red Baron Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:16:59 +0000 http://zed1.com/journalized/archives/2004/12/14/this-and-that/#comment-12023 Mike, I suppose it's subjective, but I use NetFlix and find it to be an excellent value. Sometimes, if I'm in the mood, I'll watch a ton of movies, all for under twenty US bucks a month, and because NetFlix has a 24 hour turnaround time out here in California, I can crank out as many as 9 movies a week, if I wanted to. But usually, I'm the exact opposite, and too busy to bother watching any TV at all. If a month goes by, and I don't actually watch any movies through NetFlix, I'm only out twenty bucks, and so I don't really feel cheated, because of the tons of movies I watched the month prior....But just in case, it's awfully nice to see those DVDs sitting on top of my TV...Life is all about Options! The best benefit is really convenience. I LOVE, absolutely love, not needing to run out to the video rental store. Movies magically appear in the mail, and there are no late fees, and the movie can sit there for as long as I desire. Mike, I suppose it’s subjective, but I use NetFlix and find it to be an excellent value.

Sometimes, if I’m in the mood, I’ll watch a ton of movies, all for under twenty US bucks a month, and because NetFlix has a 24 hour turnaround time out here in California, I can crank out as many as 9 movies a week, if I wanted to.

But usually, I’m the exact opposite, and too busy to bother watching any TV at all. If a month goes by, and I don’t actually watch any movies through NetFlix, I’m only out twenty bucks, and so I don’t really feel cheated, because of the tons of movies I watched the month prior.…But just in case, it’s awfully nice to see those DVDs sitting on top of my TV…Life is all about Options!

The best benefit is really convenience. I LOVE, absolutely love, not needing to run out to the video rental store. Movies magically appear in the mail, and there are no late fees, and the movie can sit there for as long as I desire.

]]> By: The Red Baron Blog http://zed1.com/journalized/archives/2004/12/14/this-and-that/comment-page-1/#comment-12022 The Red Baron Blog Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:14:19 +0000 http://zed1.com/journalized/archives/2004/12/14/this-and-that/#comment-12022 <strong>NetFlix - The Value, or lack thereof?</strong> Mike, I suppose it's subjective, but I use NetFlix and find it to be an excellent value. NetFlix — The Value, or lack thereof?
Mike, I suppose it’s subjective, but I use NetFlix and find it to be an excellent value.

]]> By: Bear http://zed1.com/journalized/archives/2004/12/14/this-and-that/comment-page-1/#comment-9136 Bear Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:39:56 +0000 http://zed1.com/journalized/archives/2004/12/14/this-and-that/#comment-9136 I ONLY leave mail on the server. I use Yahoo! and gmail. I don't really have anything that's too sensitive (and those companies are probably more vigalent than I wd be - not that I wdn't be very vigalent). Plus, it's nice to have access anywhere. I ONLY leave mail on the server. I use Yahoo! and gmail. I don’t really have anything that’s too sensitive (and those companies are probably more vigalent than I wd be — not that I wdn’t be very vigalent). Plus, it’s nice to have access anywhere.

]]> By: mike http://zed1.com/journalized/archives/2004/12/14/this-and-that/comment-page-1/#comment-8775 mike Tue, 14 Dec 2004 23:00:25 +0000 http://zed1.com/journalized/archives/2004/12/14/this-and-that/#comment-8775 Hi Dougal, I too worry about relying on a third party server and using a beta product too. Hence the fact that my most important email account only copies to Gmail. I still grab a local copy via POP3. I do hope they get around to implementing an IMAP interface soon. Hi Dougal,
I too worry about relying on a third party server and using a beta product too. Hence the fact that my most important email account only copies to Gmail. I still grab a local copy via POP3. I do hope they get around to implementing an IMAP interface soon.

]]> By: Dougal Campbell http://zed1.com/journalized/archives/2004/12/14/this-and-that/comment-page-1/#comment-8770 Dougal Campbell Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:06:57 +0000 http://zed1.com/journalized/archives/2004/12/14/this-and-that/#comment-8770 I've never bothered trying to get a GMail invite, because I just don't like the idea of storing my mail on a server that I don't control. I keep all my mail on my own unix server, and use Thunderbird via IMAP to read it from various computers. Or I can just ssh into the box and read my mail with Pine. But if GMail had an IMAP interface, it might be worth it to me to take a look. I’ve never bothered trying to get a GMail invite, because I just don’t like the idea of storing my mail on a server that I don’t control. I keep all my mail on my own unix server, and use Thunderbird via IMAP to read it from various computers. Or I can just ssh into the box and read my mail with Pine.

But if GMail had an IMAP interface, it might be worth it to me to take a look.

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