How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Sunday, June 09, 2013

Are you smart enough for your smart tv?

A friend who does not use the internet nor owns a smart phone, bought a smart tv. He had seen his daughter using it for the first few days but he himself hasn't a clue, how to make proper use of it.

We had discussions on it during our breakfast sessions. Among us, we have a 'Know-all', a 'Know-better' and myself who 'knows a bit', but none of us has a smart tv. So it was all talk and no action until 'know-all' tried it at our friend's place but without success.

This morning, I decided to search the internet and I was not disappointed. There are all kinds of instructions from manufacturers, internet-savvy users, and even a definition of what is a smart tv in Wikipedia!

As someone who does not own a smart tv, I can only show some links which I think will be useful to those who own one and have yet to take the first step to learn about it. Most of us shy away from the internet because of a mental block. We are probably only a few steps away, if not because of our reluctance to take the first step.

'A smart TV device is either a television set with integrated Internet capabilities or a set-top box for television (Unifi comes to mind) that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary basic television set...'

"Smart TV"s:
Deliver content from other computers or network attached storage devices on a network like photos, movies and music using either a Digital Living Network Alliance / Universal Plug and Play media server or similar service program like Windows Media Player or Network-attached storage (NAS), or via iTunes.
Provide access to Internet-based services including traditional broadcast TV channels, catch-up services, video-on-demand, Electronic program guide, interactive advertising, personalisation, voting, games, social networking, and other multimedia applications.'

Sony's blog has '6 Uses for a 'Smart' TV at
https://blog.sony.com/2011/08/how-to-use-a-smart-tv/

Samsung's blog has 'How to Use AllShare on Your Samsung Smart TV' at
http://www.samsung.com/global/article/articleDetailView.do?atcl_id=18

and how can we miss out Facebook these days?

How to use Facebook App on Smart TV
http://stuffaboutgames-dave.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-to-use-facebook-app-on-smart-tv.html
Link

2 comments:

Unknown said...

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Alen said...

i need upgrader box for lg smart tv, can you please give e tutorial to use it?
thank you very much