All Appropriate Technologies Blog: tag=televisionhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/tags/television.htmlTechnology news and commentary.en-ca8 Jun 2011BOTTLE 0.8 alphaGlenn C. Lasher, Jr.Glenn C. Lasher, Jr.Beware employers bearing giftshttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2010/08/01/gift-horses.htmlThe language in this post may be a little salty. Sorry about that, but I am upset. 1 Aug 2010http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2010/08/01/gift-horses.htmlIs Cable TV Still Relevant?http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/01/06/is_cable_tv_still_relevant.htmlUpdate: The Atlantic gets it. 6 Jan 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/01/06/is_cable_tv_still_relevant.htmlDo you need a DTV converter?http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/12/22/do_you_need_a_dtv_converter.htmlA post on another blog inspired me to draw up this flowchart. 22 Dec 2008http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/12/22/do_you_need_a_dtv_converter.htmlTV Shrink-ray reduxhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/12/21/tv_shrinkray_redux.htmlAbout a month ago, I wrote about how Sears had started selling “50 inch class” TVs in place of actual “50 inch” TVs. The fine print revealed that the actual size of the TV might be 49.5 inches or what have you. At the end of the article, I was musing about vendor honesty. I said: 21 Dec 2008http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/12/21/tv_shrinkray_redux.htmlI smell marketing!http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/11/28/i_smell_marketing.htmlIn the Black Friday advertisements sent around this week, I noticed something I hadn’t noticed before. In the Sears and K-Mart flyers, TVs were advertised as being “32 inch class” or “50 inch class” or whatever. Never a “32 inch” TV, but a “32 inch class” TV. 28 Nov 2008http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/11/28/i_smell_marketing.htmlDTV Converterhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/11/10/dtv_converter.htmlWell, my dear readers, it is getting closer to that point in time when the cutover to digital TV will be complete. While I am certain that anyone reading this blog is already set, there will be those in our lives who, for one reason or another, may need assistance. 10 Nov 2008http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2008/11/10/dtv_converter.html