I've tried this on five computers and it works on two of them. It's awesome when it works - I have the cheapo $5.95 Netflix plan which means I get almost six hours of free instant viewing time in a month. That's almost enough to watch an entire season of a half-hour comedy show - because each 1/2 hour show is really about 22 minutes. That's almost eighteen episodes a month. I've been working my way through "The Office".
At this very moment I am on the phone with tech support at Netflix. Well, actually I've been listening to pleasant elevator music for the past 1/2 hour. The phone support doesn't give you any queue information at all - how late 90's is that? I'll be hanging up soon.
Of course, I've tried all the online remedies that I could find. Plus, since I designed and programmed the DirectSong site, I know all about how Windows Media works. I've deleted the usual folders and what-not and it still doesn't work.
Maybe I'll try it on some more computers.
This reminds me of my second most favorite Microsoft joke.
Three guys go on a camping trip. On the way down the mountain their Jeep (yes, it was a Jeep brand vehicle) skids around a corner and almost falls down a ravine!
The hardware guy opens the hood and starts to examine the engine to figure out what went wrong.
The marketing guy starts working out talking points about how exciting the accident was.
The software guy says, "Say, why don't we take the Jeep back up to the top of the mountain, drive down, and see if it happens again?"
© 2007 Stephen Clarke-Willson - All Rights Reserved.
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