Word: zipping
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...digitally record television shows of their choice without having to deal with a tape. By digitalizing the process, viewers now possess the ability to pause shows during their actual air time, record an entire season of “Law and Order” with a single click, and zip through boring acceptance speeches and overly familiar opening sequences (after all, one can only watch Sarah Jessica Parker’s little pink tutu get splattered by mud so many times). Far superior and simpler than the VCR, it also discerns its viewers’ television-watching habits to record...
...TiVO allows us to essentially create our own television stations, with only the shows we want to watch, whenever we want. But more importantly, TiVO gives us the technology to skip over commercials. In fact, an Ad Age article recently reported that 72.3 percent of all PVR users already zip through most commercials, Britney Spears’ salacious Pepsi spots notwithstanding. It’s a boon for viewers, but a setback for the already-slumping advertising industry...
...CONTRITION] [Strong stench] Winnick has said zip about unloading so much company stock. Major construction continued at his Bel Air, Calif., estate even as the firm struggled through bankruptcy proceedings...
...want to try your hand at war driving, you can start by searching for Wi-Fi in your ZIP code on the Global Access Wireless Database (online at www.shmoo.com/gawd) This will list street intersections for most networks and tell you whether you have to pay for them. Many coffee shops, including Starbucks, charge for Wi-Fi access: $20 a month for unlimited local usage is a typical fee. On the other hand, you can get the same effect by parking near a friendly neighbor's house with...
Cantabrigians take pride in their city’s multicultural and intellectual feel—the souvenir hats say 02138 is “world’s most opinionated zip code”—and they love the wide variety of bookstores, coffeeshops and ethnic restaurants that can be found on its historic, brick-lined streets...