BROADBAND HO(ME)!!!!!
Hello, everybody. There are many signs it's fall in America: School students are back hitting the books; football season is back with college and the NFL; all-new TV shows sharing the airwaves with all-old favorites; and at my household...I FINALLY HAVE BROADBAND!!!!!
Yes, nine years of dial-up access came to an end as I finally upgraded to high-speed Internet this week. But this is not new to me, as I've been accessing the net since early 1995 at school. At that time, 33.6 was the fastest connection possible. In 1997, months after I got wired myself, 56k was starting to be the speed of choice.
But in the coming years, many were about to make the move from dial-up to broadband thanks to the explosion of file-sharing systems like Napster (when it used to be free), Kazaa, and Limewire. I with my dial-up connection didn't mind to be behind.
I'd love to tell you more, but there's other stuff to bring up including...
The stingray attack that killed the "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin last weekend. This news came as a shock to us all, because Irwin was like this generation's Marlin Perkins with his wife playing the Jim Fowler role. Irwin will be given a state funeral, while the video of the attack is now in the hands of authorities...probably never to be seen. Many people want the footage destroyed forever, and I agree.
However, one piece of tape that will be kept forever is of a TV reporter being attacked while the camera was rolling. John Mattes, an investigative reporter from San Diego Fox station XETV, was pummeled by one of the subjects of his pieces.
Mattes was interviewing a person who was the victim of a real estate scam, while out of nowhere, Rosa Baraza splashed some water into the camera lens and shouted obscenities while confronting Mattes and hitting him in the face with the water bottle. A while later, husband Sam Sulieman delivered some damage, striking Mattes in the face and head before putting him in a headlock. In fact, that couple was behind the scam.
Police arrived on the scene, and Mattes suffered cracked ribs, cuts to his face, and bite wounds and was sent to the hospital.
Now reporters getting mauled is not new. Remember John Stossel and a pro wrestler on "20/20"? Or when after a reporter got struck after she greeted Bjork at the Bangkok airport? I know they're risking their lives to get the story, but after what happened in San Diego, they should take precautions next time.
And last but not least...it looks like viewers are spending their evenings with Katie Couric just days after filling the anchor chair at the "CBS Evening News." In the first three nights, ratings have overpowered those of ABC and NBC. But will that stay for the long-term?
Sure, Walter Cronkite doing the opening spiel added a nice touch, but that alone won't stablize the numbers. Sometime soon, NBC and ABC will think of ways to put CBS back to third place; but until that happens, we'll be better off with Katie. And with all that said...so long and stay strong!
Hello, everybody. There are many signs it's fall in America: School students are back hitting the books; football season is back with college and the NFL; all-new TV shows sharing the airwaves with all-old favorites; and at my household...I FINALLY HAVE BROADBAND!!!!!
Yes, nine years of dial-up access came to an end as I finally upgraded to high-speed Internet this week. But this is not new to me, as I've been accessing the net since early 1995 at school. At that time, 33.6 was the fastest connection possible. In 1997, months after I got wired myself, 56k was starting to be the speed of choice.
But in the coming years, many were about to make the move from dial-up to broadband thanks to the explosion of file-sharing systems like Napster (when it used to be free), Kazaa, and Limewire. I with my dial-up connection didn't mind to be behind.
I'd love to tell you more, but there's other stuff to bring up including...
The stingray attack that killed the "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin last weekend. This news came as a shock to us all, because Irwin was like this generation's Marlin Perkins with his wife playing the Jim Fowler role. Irwin will be given a state funeral, while the video of the attack is now in the hands of authorities...probably never to be seen. Many people want the footage destroyed forever, and I agree.
However, one piece of tape that will be kept forever is of a TV reporter being attacked while the camera was rolling. John Mattes, an investigative reporter from San Diego Fox station XETV, was pummeled by one of the subjects of his pieces.
Mattes was interviewing a person who was the victim of a real estate scam, while out of nowhere, Rosa Baraza splashed some water into the camera lens and shouted obscenities while confronting Mattes and hitting him in the face with the water bottle. A while later, husband Sam Sulieman delivered some damage, striking Mattes in the face and head before putting him in a headlock. In fact, that couple was behind the scam.
Police arrived on the scene, and Mattes suffered cracked ribs, cuts to his face, and bite wounds and was sent to the hospital.
Now reporters getting mauled is not new. Remember John Stossel and a pro wrestler on "20/20"? Or when after a reporter got struck after she greeted Bjork at the Bangkok airport? I know they're risking their lives to get the story, but after what happened in San Diego, they should take precautions next time.
And last but not least...it looks like viewers are spending their evenings with Katie Couric just days after filling the anchor chair at the "CBS Evening News." In the first three nights, ratings have overpowered those of ABC and NBC. But will that stay for the long-term?
Sure, Walter Cronkite doing the opening spiel added a nice touch, but that alone won't stablize the numbers. Sometime soon, NBC and ABC will think of ways to put CBS back to third place; but until that happens, we'll be better off with Katie. And with all that said...so long and stay strong!
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