Buster Collings » Movies http://www.bustercollings.com/blog the official blog for Buster Collings (not Buster Collins) Thu, 06 May 2010 17:03:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 California IOU’s are Dumb and Dumber http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/07/07/california-ious-are-dumb-and-dumber/ http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/07/07/california-ious-are-dumb-and-dumber/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:36:06 +0000 Buster http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/?p=446 California’s state government is the poster child for how NOT to run a state. They’re printing up their own currency nowadays in the form of IOU’s. The smart banks are refusing to accept them.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GSXbgfKFWg

]]> http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/07/07/california-ious-are-dumb-and-dumber/feed/ 0 Billy Mays Checklist for Inventors Who Want to Be Seen on TV http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/06/29/billy-mays-checklist-for-inventors-who-want-to-be-seen-on-tv/ http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/06/29/billy-mays-checklist-for-inventors-who-want-to-be-seen-on-tv/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:54:49 +0000 Buster http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/?p=440 ‘As Seen On TV’, Billy Mays summed up what he and his partners are looking for in an invention or product on the interesting tv series Pitchmen.

Click here to view the embedded video.

1. Does it have the wow factor?
2. Does it have mass appeal?
3. It is demonstrable?
4. Does it solve a problem?
5. Does it give instant gratification?

So now you know the minimum requirements for developing a product that might make you rich and be seen on tv via Telebrands, the “As Seen On TV” company.

UPDATE: Billy Mays died while sleeping on 6/28/2009.

]]> http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/06/29/billy-mays-checklist-for-inventors-who-want-to-be-seen-on-tv/feed/ 0 Slingbox SlingPlayer iPhone App is Available for $29.99 http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/05/13/slingbox-slingplayer-iphone-app-is-available-for-2999/ http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/05/13/slingbox-slingplayer-iphone-app-is-available-for-2999/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 16:53:03 +0000 Buster http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/?p=429 the much anticipated slingbox iphone app has been published in the itunes store. but somewhat to my suprise it’s not a free app for slingbox owners. it’s currently listed for $29.99. the iphone slingplayer is now the most expensive iphone app i’ve paid for; i guess in a few weeks or months i’ll know if it’s worth it, right now i’m not happy that i had to pay for it.

the bad: it only operates on wi-fi, no doubt an at&t restriction. as a u-verse cable customer, the app doesn’t have a remote feature for the “ok” button. there is an “enter” button which acts much like the “ok” button when typing in channel numbers, but the big problem is that when i connect to my u-verse cable box and it’s not active on you must hit the “ok” button to bring up the guide and/or channels. when you hit the “enter” key on the sling iphone app without a number it alerts you to select a valid number… no bueno (PROBLEM SOLVED, SEE UPDATE). the biggest bad is the price :( it should’ve been free, or least a lot cheaper. i wouldn’t even complain if it was $4.99.

the good: video and audio quality are good. slick and intuitive interface.

funny thing is i just happened to discover the slingplayer iphone app was out on my own, but randomly logging into the app store on my iphone.. instead of being alerted by slingmedia.. why did i sign up for the email alert?? maybe it went into my spam folder.. o well.

here’s the official slingmedia info page about the >> slingbox iphone app

UPDATE: the tech support folks at Sling were quick to resolve this issue for me.. it’s just taken me a while to post this update but better late than never. check it >> iphone slingplayer missing remote buttons

]]> http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/05/13/slingbox-slingplayer-iphone-app-is-available-for-2999/feed/ 0 Don’t Blame Me I Voted for Ron Paul http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/04/15/dont-blame-me-i-voted-for-ron-paul/ http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/04/15/dont-blame-me-i-voted-for-ron-paul/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:38:00 +0000 Buster http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/?p=342 HAPPY TAX DAY!!!

RATM

]]> http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/04/15/dont-blame-me-i-voted-for-ron-paul/feed/ 0 Electric Cars – Made in America, thanks Tesla Motors http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/03/27/electric-cars-made-in-america-thanks-tesla-motors/ http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2009/03/27/electric-cars-made-in-america-thanks-tesla-motors/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:07:09 +0000 Buster http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/?p=397 a couple of years ago i saw “Who Killed the Electric Car“, for some reason i didn’t blog about it but here’s my chance to recommend it. this movie encourages the question “why don’t the oil companies bailout out the auto makers in Detroit”. it’s ironic to see up and comers like Tesla Motors pushing forward something that GM was years ahead of EVERYBODY on. now, GM needs federal bailout cash while they’re years away from a hybrid hybrid that uses 8 or 9 different sources of energy… gas, electric, hydrogen, coal, solar, wind and hamsters. this way if the hamsters union strikes you can flip the switch back to gasoline.

yesterday Tesla finally released some pictures and promotional materials for their sedan the Tesla Model S. looks pretty nice for a sedan.

keep in mind when you’re pricing these electric cars, you’ve got to factor in how much you’ll save in fuel costs.

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