I always wanted to see Ice and Fire on the big screen since I read A Game of Thrones so many years ago. Instead, I will have to settle for the small screen, but I won’t have to be reduced to a single thread storyline. HBO is going to do a book a season, which should provide enough time to properly display the richness and complexity of these characters and their plotlines.

More info here at SciFi.com

I never watch TV in real time anymore, that’s why I have TiVo. And if TiVo glitches and forgets to record a show, as it did with Prison Break this week, now, thanks to cross-media syndication, I can just go online.

Prison Break is on Fox, who syndicates on MySpace. I was concerned I would have to suffer through yet another horrendous MySpace experience to see the show. To my surprise, Fox has done right with its Prison Break page/site/player. The viewer was nearly full-screen and played in high resolution. Commercial breaks were minimal, and there was no skipping or dithering. Overall a very positive experience and a great new backup plan.

Back in 1994 everyone knew that Mac was making the superior computer, but they took their eyes off what was important, like distribution, and were unable to meet demand. The company took a significant hit from that setback that took years and many iHardwares to come back from. In retrospect, you still need to scratch your head asking “how did they miss that?”

Fast-forward to the present, and Apple has let go of Justin Long, the “Hello, I’m a Mac” guy from the commercials. They will not say as much but it appears they realized that the commercials are smart yet funny, very well done, and enjoyable to watch, with one caveat: as Seth Stevenson, ad critic for Slate put it, the Mac guy comes off as a “smug little twit”.

Once again, I’m forced to ask of Apple, “How did they miss that?”