...and now for a short break from pens and paper.
Last month Comcast upped their charges one more time and I decided to cut the cord, go cable-less. It was the tipping point for me. I bought an Apple TV - and that certainly is a tiny thing, a whole lot smaller than the monstrous cable box, by the way - and registered for a Netflix account.
After that, I realized that I had been mindlessly flipping on the tv just for noise in the house which, if you have to deliberately choose a program, is too much trouble, for me anyway. So, the television only went on when I really wanted to watch it. Refreshing. Plus I began listening to podcasts while washing the dishes and cooking. Or an audiobook. I think my IQ rose a couple of points.
But something was missing, namely House Hunters International. It turns out I really like to see apartments and houses, the way people live, in different parts of the world and I missed it. So I discovered AirPlay, an incredibly easy way to watch PBS, HGTV, ABC and the Discovery Channel. By downloading those channel's apps to the iPad, and pushing a button, suddenly I was able to watch Sherlock Holmes and other television shows. So far I am not sorry I cut the cord.
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