{"id":3747,"date":"2014-01-23T08:02:34","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T16:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/streamoftheconscious.com\/?p=3747"},"modified":"2014-02-02T14:34:57","modified_gmt":"2014-02-02T22:34:57","slug":"techmomtuesday-he-who-controls-the-remote-control-rules-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streamoftheconscious.com\/techmomtuesday-he-who-controls-the-remote-control-rules-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"TechMom Tuesday \u2013 He Who Controls the Remote Control Rules the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TechMom\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I write a monthly column over at\u00a0AlliOSNews<\/a>. It\u2019s a techie site \u2013 extolling all the goodies and gunpowder on the Apple OS. (SHINY TOY!) I\u2019m TechMom. And these are my stories on how technology is really used. This is what you must deal with, as I am a Silicon Valley nerd by day.<\/i><\/p>\n

I\u2019m well aware it\u2019s Thursday. TechMom Tuesday is typically published the first Tuesday of every month, (it was published last Tuesday as our TechFamily takes the new year by storm). I reserve the right to rant more or less as the technical goings-on, well\u2026go on.<\/i><\/p>\n

The average\u00a0<\/span>Micky Mouse Clubhouse<\/a>\u00a0episode is precisely 24 minutes long.<\/span><\/h1>\n
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This means, on the average Saturday morning, I have just under a half hour to get myself together just enough to make myself presentable to the world. (Clean sweatpants and a mismatched shirt totally counts.)<\/p>\n

Freshly cleansed, I pulled back the shower curtain and wrapped a fluffy towel around myself. Simultaneously, the bathroom door slid open. A three-foot tall 3-year-old stood determinedly centered in the doorframe.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need more Mickey,\u201d Destroy calmly informed me, wielding a tiny remote to punctuate his point.<\/p>\n

Apparently I mistimed my morning. And the kids haven\u2019t quite mastered the\u00a0Apple<\/a>\u00a0TV, although they\u2019re quite adept at lobbing demands via possession of the remote.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re 3, your television viewing options are limited.<\/p>\n

We are a Disney family. (I did grow up a SoCal Disney girl after all.) So there are a set number of movies that are watched repeatedly. And I do mean repeatedly.<\/p>\n

Finding Nemo<\/a>,\u00a0Cinderella<\/a>,\u00a0Robin Hood<\/a>,\u00a0Toy Story<\/a>,\u00a0Peter Pan<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 all available for purchase via iTunes. These are classics. Sure, you can rent plenty of movies to avoid the sticky seats in a theatre and enjoy a movie with a nice glass of pinot from your couch thanks to Apple TV and iTuens, but when it\u2019s the 873 viewing request \u2013 trust me, you\u2019re going to want to own that puppy (or other animated animal).<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve managed to eschew such horrors as Caillou \u2013 but we do take in the occasional Sesame Street (brought to you by the letters PBS, which is a handy little option on Apple TV). Of course, the icon currently getting worn out is Disney Jr. \u2013 home of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s right below my personal favorite icon \u2013 Netflix. The ease of ability to stream full seasons back to back to back allows adults to rival the TechTots desire to binge watch.\u00a0Hulu Plus\u00a0allows the same delightful escape from reality if that\u2019s more your bag. (No comment from me, never used it.)<\/p>\n

Diverse enough even to make one seriously consider cutting the cable cord. Yeah \u2013 I said it. If only there was a good solution to the sports issue. Granted ESPN, MLB.TV, NBA.com League Pass, NHL Game Center and MLS Live are all available, but I\u2019m not dedicated enough to all of them and the TechTots are still exploring their talents (i.e. learn how to not just let a spherical object bounce off their head).<\/p>\n

Last week Silicon Valley (and a whole host of electronic and technology companies from around the globe) took Vegas by storm at the Consumer Electronics Show, where firms converge to host previews of products and announce new gizmos and gadgets. This is where HDTV first made its foray into the public consciousness; this year curved 4k TVs had their moment in the sun (along with all the wearable gizmos and Internet of Things).<\/p>\n

Apple, per their standard, was conspicuously absent. (Since the days of Jobs, Apple has held their own product events, but back to TV). Some say Apple TV is merely a side project for Apple (or worse \u2013 destined for the deadpool). Yet with its diversity of available content and ability to play content from iDevices via AirPlay through a linked iTunes account makes for some fabulously diverse streaming (pun totally intended because my last name is Stream \u2013 yes, seriously) in the TechMom household.<\/p>\n

Now lest you think iOS technology has overtaken actual parenting in the TechMom household, without missing a beat (pun totally intended) we\u2019ve got iTunes tuneage and a discotheque of rockin\u2019 out TechTots.<\/p>\n

Does this post seem a bit like a commercial for Apple TV?<\/p>\n

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  1. NEW SHINY TOY!<\/li>\n
  2. Do not kill off my $99 (flat rate) box.<\/li>\n
  3. The lesson I\u2019ve learned loud and clear \u2013 whoever\u2019s grasping that little silver remote is in charge.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So with that, TechMom\u2019s house is in need of more Mickey\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I write a monthly column over at\u00a0AlliOSNews. It\u2019s a techie site \u2013 extolling all the goodies and gunpowder on the Apple OS. (SHINY TOY!) I\u2019m TechMom. And these are my stories on how technology is really used. 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