SLING.

I've finally had an opportunity to open and use another great gift I received for the holidays: SlingBox. In case you don't know, Sling connects to your cable box at home. You can have TiVo or DVR. Then, in a few simple clicks, you can watch your TV from your laptop anywhere you are in the world! You can even control your DVR and watch pre-recorded shows that you've taped. It works remarkable well. Not perfect. But damn good. When you have jet lag and can't sleep, there's nothing like flipping open your MacBook and watching local news or SportsCenter. The interface is super easy to understand. Your home remote control is right on the desktop and it's just like as if you were sitting on your sofa. Highly recommended! Especially if someone is asking you what you want as a gift. After all, I felt a little guilty about this...its a definite productivity killer.


(Thanks again, B!)