A review of Paramount+, ViacomCBS’ new streaming service. Verdict: it’s not a must-have service, unless one’s a fan of “Star Trek,” Nickelodeon, or CBS.
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Diverse Tech Geek covers various technology topics, including: tech industry news; digital media; streaming services; Linux/open source software; and blogging.
Streaming service review update (2021): Disney+
An updated review of the Disney+ streaming service.
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Why NFT collectibles are a bad thing
Non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles may be the latest thing, but I look at reasons why they’re a bad idea.
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Basic tips for setting up a self-hosted Ghost blog
Basic tips on how to set up a self-hosted blog running on Ghost.
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The NHL moving to ESPN and ABC; ESPN+ to stream out-of-market local games
On Wednesday, big sports and cable/streaming news broke: the National Hockey League (NHL) and ESPN reached an agreement for the sports network to be the
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Streaming services made up 83% of US music industry revenue in 2020
US music industry group the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) released its figures for music revenue in 2020. Despite the pandemic, ongoing trends from
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What are the most popular US streaming services?
For years, I’ve considered Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Netflix as the “Big Three” streaming services. Netflix made streaming services popular; was inexpensive; served as
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How I set up Linux Mint 20 (and dual-boot with Windows 10) on my laptop
A year ago, I bought a new laptop (a Lenovo Ideapad). Breaking with home computing tradition, I opted to stick with the default Windows 10
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Reddit vs. Wall Street, or the Clash of Two Worlds
The big Wall Street news over the past few weeks has involved, of all things, Reddit. There’s been a lot written about this, mostly to
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Comcast shutters NBCSN to focus on streaming, USA Network
On Friday, news came that NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, will be shutting down its cable sports network NBCSN by the end of the year.
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