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10 Classic Movies Your Whole Family Can Enjoy Together

LilSugar — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:00:51 -0800

Time to update the Netflix queue! The brutally cold weather gripping much of the nation has many tots - and their mamas - going a bit stir crazy. After the holiday gifts have lost their thrill and you've already seen every kiddie flick playing at the local theater, there are few phrases moms fear more than, "I'm bored." Your home may be filled with the latest Pixar and Dreamworks DVDs, but there is something to be said for the classic flicks that many of us grew up watching. So pop a big bowl of popcorn, pull out the warmest blankets you can find, and cozy up to some retro '80s films that will keep the whole family captivated.

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10 Apps to Keep You in Control

GeekSugar — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:00:55 -0800

My iPhone will soon become my universal remote, allowing me to control my TV, DVD player and sound system with a small adapter and an app. What other media can you control with an app and your iPhone or iPod Touch? The answers to your questions are right here, my friends.

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7 Awesome Gifts For Your Kid Brother

GeekSugar — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:57 -0800

I'm counting down the days to the holidays by sharing my picks for the best geek-approved gifts for your entire family. Check out my previous picks for your parents and your sister here, then check out all the cool goodies I would choose for your younger bro in this slideshow!

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How-To: Make a Popcorn Tray From a Netflix Envelope

CasaSugar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:30:06 -0700

If you're a Netflix member like Yours Truly, you've probably got a smattering of red envelopes lying around your house. And not the romantic, love-professing kind from your sexy valentine. Although, who knows, maybe you have both! In any case, there's a way you can put that tear-off slip of paper to good use without just sending it to the recycling bin, or heaven forbid, the trash!
Using ancient origami techniques, you can transform that petit papier into a tray to hold your popcorn while you're weeping over The Notebook (Netflix's ninth most popular film). All you'll need is your hands and the tear-off Netflix flap. To learn the steps, read more.

Here are the steps, from Netflix Origami:

Fold the flap in half the short way, then in half the other way, so the flap is folded in quarters.
Unfold it once and then fold the two corners of the folded edge towards the middle so that they meet at the center crease.
Unfold the flap entirely, and lay it so it peaks in the middle.
Push in the folds on the two longer sides towards the middle, so they're folded inward, making a triangular shape.
Fold the sides inward so that they meet at the middle crease. Turn it over and repeat on its other side.
Fold up the lower edge, meeting the horizontal edges of the flaps above it.
Fold it over again, and firmly crease it. Turn over and repeat.
Fold down the peak so it meets the bottom edge, then unfold it. This will define the bottom edges of the tray.
Grasp the side flaps and pull them in opposite directions to open up the tray. Fini!

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Check out Netflix Origami, geeksugar's recent Website of the Day, to learn how to make a dozen other origami shapes from your Netflix flap.
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Netflix On TiVo - Almost As Good As It Sounds

GeekSugar — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:00:47 -0700

You can now view or modify your online movie queue with popular DVD rental programs like Netflix, Blockbuster Online and even Amazon's Unbox by downloading a simple and free TiVo plugin.

This does not mean you can have your Netflix of Blockbuster films on demand on your TiVo or even download them, but it does give you easy access to your movie queue when you're sitting in front of the TV.

You can access, browse for movies by genre/category and keyword and update your Blockbuster or Netlix movie queue with TiVo and your online service. I'm in love with this feature because I only think about my Netflix queue when I receive reminder e-mails or when I am playing with my TiVo wishing I had a great movie to watch because 90 percent of the stuff I TiVoed enviably falls in the "TiNo" category.

As for Amazon Unbox, you can rent or purchase and download videos on your registered TiVo, watch video previews on TiVo ToGo enabled receivers, view or modify video preview queue and do regular searches by genre, category or keyword.

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Get the TiVo plugin for free.