So, I finally broke down and got myself a tablet. I decided to get an ASUS Transformer Prime. So far, it has been an absolutely fantastic. I’m sure I’ll get better at the whole typing thing, but I have to say that i am very pleased.

I’ll keep you posted.

-Tim

Just something to think about – I logged into my WordPress account, and saw that:

Akismet has protected your site from 41,999 spam comments already.

That just seems crazy to me. I can’t believe that my little blog has had that many spammers/bots visiting it. Just mind-boggling!

I know that it has been ages since I posted on my blog, but that is for a good reason. Things have started to get so busy with our little man on the way – I can’t believe it is getting so close. Less than two months to go!

Other that a few minor meltdowns, my wife has been an absolute trooper. It is amazing how well she is doing with the whole thing. I hope to be posting more in the next few days, but I did want to touch base, confirm that I am still alive, and commit to more posting soon.

I have been working on a few really cool projects lately, so I hope to be able to provide some source code / tutorials soon.

Cheers,

-Tim

I just got the Asus O!Play today, hooked it up, and on first impressions, I have to say that it seems to be much better than the Patriot Box Office I picked up last week. The menu is much slicker, the remote has the shuffle option for MP3 (lacking on the PBO), and the lights on the front are much more appealing – they don’t blink like crazy when media is loading from the network.

I have seen a lot of information on the Internet about hacking the PBO, and I really plan to do it once I move into the new house, but I have to say, as far as out-of-the-box performance and looks, the winner is definitely the O!Play.

Stay tuned for the full review coming in the next couple of weeks!

I just picked up a Patriot Box Office so that I could stream content to our TV’s.  I will have one upstairs, and one downstairs in the new house.  I plan on picking up an Asus O!Play as well, because there is certain functionality I like in both, and since we are not really TV watchers – we like movies, I thought it would be a great idea to stream my movies to each TV, rather than buying a new DVD/Blu-Ray player (much cheaper).

I have tried out some of the functionality of the PBO, and it works great, but I can’t wait to get my hands on the O!Play, so I can post a review of each, side by side.  I have seen a lot of independent reviews on each, but no one seems to have both.  Once I try them both out, I will come up with something, and post it here.