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ALMOST Live: Watching the Oscars Tonight — Minus the Commercials

“Synch-ron-ate”:  recording a show, then watching it ” without commercials ” so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast. Want to watch a major event like the Oscars, but hate commercials? You can watch it live, then take breaks or jump to other channels whenever there’s an interruption. Annoying (and fattening, assuming...
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Watching the Oscars . . .

. . . But Skipping the Commercials “Synch-ron-ate”:  recording a show, then watching it ” without commercials ” so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast. Want to watch a major event like the Oscars, but hate commercials? You can watch it live, then take breaks or jump to other channels whenever...
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Coming Soon(?): “The Ross Kaplan Extra Point Attempt”

“This Fourth Down Conversion Attempt Brought to You By [Your Company Name Here]” Inspired by the “Allstate Catch of the Day,” I’m going to see if the cable channel carrying the University of Minnesota football games will consider creating something called “The Ross Kaplan Extra Point Attempt” (I’m game if the price is right). If...
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“Synchronate,” Take 2

How to Time-Shift (Just a Little) “Synch-ron-ate” (verb):  taping a TV or cable show, then watching it ” without commercials ” so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast. — Proposed addition to English language; Ross Kaplan. Almost four years ago, I proposed a new word, “synchronate,” to describe the practice of...
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Microsoft: ‘Buy the New Windows Phone. It’s Boring.’

Less Addictive Than Competitors’ Phones? “Less staring. More clubbing.” –Sales pitch, new Windows phone 7 Having let my post-election guard down a bit — fewer political commercials to screen — I unwittingly caught a glimpse of Microsoft’s TV ad campaign for its new Windows phone. Apparently, its message is that people who are so obsessed...
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"So THAT’S Who’s Running for Governor!"

The (Lawn Sign) Tide Recedes First, a bit of explanation: thanks to the miracle of recorded TV and zipping/zapping, I watched virtually NO TV political commercials this election season. Second, I get almost all my news online, and have for years; so, I’ve become very good at tuning out all the commercial noise on the...
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