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May 31, 2014

Last Week: James and Maria Garcia

This was from Saturday, May 25, 2014.

James and Maria Garcia

We were at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, California. After the show Carlos Alazraqui, Jill-Michele Meleán, Todd Rexx, Jimmy Ouyang and yours truly spent a few hours on the stage talking about various things. I believe the last time we got together was at Hollywood Improv in late 2013.

In case you don’t know:

Carlos Alazraqui was the voice of Taco Bell Chihuahua, Rocko from Rocko’s Modern Life and El Chupacabra from Planes. He was the face behind the mustache of RENO: 911! Deputy James Oswaldo Garcia.
Jill-Michele Meleán is best known for her stint a cast member of MADtv and Maria Garcia in RENO: 911!
Jimmy Ouyang currently appears as Jian Yang in HBO’s Silicon Valley.

May 9, 2014

Netflix Announces $1 Price Hike

Netflix announces price increase with streaming plans.

From Netflix email:

Hi SLACKER,

In order to continue adding more movies and TV shows, we are increasing our price from $7.99 to $8.99 for new members. As a thank you for being a member of Netflix already, we guarantee that your plan and price will not change for two years.

You can review your membership details at any time by visiting Your Account. As always, if you have questions, we are happy to answer them. Please call us at any time at 1-888-357-1516.

–The Netflix Team

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Even at $8.99 per month, Netflix is still a bargain.

Considering that Netflix has recently signed peering deals with Comcast and Verizon, the extra $1 should be justified to Netflix.

April 5, 2014August 3, 2020

Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV

Just a few comparison photos of Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV.

Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV side by side

Amazon Fire TV has larger surface area than Apple TV.

Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV height differential

Amazon Fire TV is 0.3 inch shorter than Apple TV.

Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV stacked top view

Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV stacked front view

Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV stacked rear view

Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV both have:

HDMI out
Optical Audio out
Ethernet Port

Unlike Apple TV which has a built-in power supply, Amazon Fire TV requires an external power adapter.

Amazon Fire TV has a USB port that is currently serves no purpose, at least that’s what the User’s Guide says. Apple TV has a micro-USB for firmware update/restore.

Amazon Fire TV Manual USB Port