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  9. Monday, January 25th, 9:49 ET

    Are Networks Tricking DVR's Into Recording Later Airings?

    I’ve noticed lately that many of the shows I record on my DVR are recording the airing from 2 or 3am the morning after the original broadcast. I couldn’t understand why, if I set my DVR to record all new episodes and I know that the new episode is on at 8pm, would it record the 3am showing?

    Because that’s the airing marked, in the digital on-screen guide, as New. So, as far as my DVR knows, that is the new episode. Over the last several months this has been happening more and more often. It’s always on 2nd tier network like Food Network, Discovery, etc, but never on the big three networks.

    Now, I have no idea why this is happening, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it has something to do with advertisements.

    The only difference between the two recording is this: if I were watching the first broadcast, at 8pm, I would be fast forwarding through ads for GE washing machines, BMWs and those fancy new Samsung LED televisions. If I’m watching the 3am airing, I’m fast forwarding through the Slap Chop, sexy singes party lines and Gallagher’s 2000, some join in Queens for upscale gentlemen.

    The point is, if I’m going to skip through commercials, wouldn’t the networks rather I threaten the advertising strategies of the As-Seen-On-TV guys over the big brand advertisers? And, really, what’s the difference to me anyway? If I’m recording the show, I probably wasn’t going to watch it that night anyway. So why not record it a few hours later?

    You could argue, “Why bother,” because it wouldn’t make a difference anyway. Either way I’m not watching the commercials in the 8pm airing. However, by shifting DVR viewers to a later showing, the network can boast more accurate numbers to their advertisers. Accurate, live, commercial-watching viewers. Don’t worry about those DVR people - they’re skipping through the Slap Chop, not your BMW.

    Then again, maybe the digital guide is just wrong. Maybe the schedule was submitted incorrectly to the cable company.

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  12. Tuesday, January 19th, 1:27 ET

    Twitter Causing Clutter

    I’ve decided to stop importing my tweets automatically into this blog. Even after the hours I spent figuring out a way to differentiate them from other posts.

    There was just too much clutter.

    I even added a link at the top of this page to exclude Twitter posts from the view, but that didn’t quite work for me. There was still too much noise coming into the site.

    So I decided, instead, to add a widget to the top of the page that dynamically updates with my last four Twitter updates. I’ve removed a similar widget from my sidebar. We’ll see if I’m still happy with that after a few days.

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  13. Tuesday, January 19th, 10:16 ET

    Pandora One: A Small Price To Pay

    I just reached my streaming limit for Pandora. They allow 40 hours per month, which, they claim, very few users ever hit. Honestly, the only reason I didn’t hit it sooner than the 19th is that I’m always very careful to hit pause when I walk away from my desk.

    40 hours per month. That’s only one normal work week (and who, these days, works a normal work week?). So, if you’re that guy who’s always at his desk and always has the headphones on, Pandora One is well worth it.

    It’s $36 per year. I spend more than that on most dinners out. Pandora One removes the steaming limit, allows you to use an Air app, lets you stream higher quality audio and removes all advertisements.

    I’ve been listening to a lot of Bloc Party Radio and Modest Mouse Radio, but right now, I’m streaming Jay-Z Radio. Needed a little pickmeup this morning.

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  14. Tuesday, January 19th, 10:00 ET

    I think it’s time up upgrade to Pandora One. About to run out of streaming time for the month. http://bit.ly/jbt8r

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  15. Tuesday, January 19th, 10:00 ET

    I’m at Tremor Media (122 W. 26th Street, New York). http://4sq.com/8xU1Lj

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