Tyler S. Miller

Hawaii – Day 7 – Hiking

Tyler S. Miller — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:29:25 +0000

Hawaii – Day 7 – Hiking, a set on Flickr.

Hawaii – Day 4 – Pearl Harbor

Tyler S. Miller — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:18:04 +0000

Hawaii – Day 4 – Pearl Harbor, a set on Flickr.

Hawaii – Day 1 – Ka’ena Point Road

Tyler S. Miller — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:52:00 +0000

Hawaii – Day 1 – Ka’ena Point Road, a set on Flickr.

Hawaii 2012 – Day 1

Tyler S. Miller — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:45:33 +0000

Hawaii 2012 – Day 1, a set on Flickr.

Downtown Des Moines – January 2012

Tyler S. Miller — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:30:59 +0000

Downtown Des Moines – January 2012, a set on Flickr.

Sculpture Garden, Water Works Park and 9/11 Memorial

Tyler S. Miller — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:10:57 +0000

Sculpture Garden, Water Works Park and 9/11 Memorial, a set on Flickr.

Downtown Des Moines Sculpture Garden and Surrounding Areas (Tyler S. Miller)

Tyler S. Miller — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:26:17 +0000

Downtown Des Moines Sculpture Garden and Surrounding Areas (Tyler S. Miller), a set on Flickr.

Saylorville Dam – July 31, 2011

Tyler S. Miller — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:12:39 +0000

Saylorville Dam – July 31, 2011, a set on Flickr.

Took another trip to Saylorville — this time to the dam and surrounding area.

Lake View – July 26, 2011

Tyler S. Miller — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:33:50 +0000

Lake View – July 26, 2011, a set on Flickr.

Went on a boat ride at Lake View tonight. Enjoy.

Downtown Des Moines – July 24, 2011

Tyler S. Miller — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:14:20 +0000

Downtown Des Moines – July 24, a set on Flickr.

Went downtown and to Gray’s Lake one night, and got some amazing night shots. Enjoy!

Day 4 – July 23, 2011

Tyler S. Miller — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:20:07 +0000

Day 4 – July 23, 2011, a set on Flickr.

Pictures from July 23′rd.

Day 3 – July 20, 2011

Tyler S. Miller — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:27:18 +0000

Day 3 – July 20, 2011, a set on Flickr.

Photos from today, where I visited some bridges and a few parks. Also a few of downtown Des Moines and the Capitol. Enjoy.

Photos – Day 2 – July 19, 2011

Tyler S. Miller — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:43:10 +0000

Day 2 – July 19, 2011, a set on Flickr.

Shots from my new Canon Rebel T3 DSLR. This is my second day with it, capturing random things around the house and some friends dogs. Enjoy.

Netflix Goes Above and Beyond

Tyler S. Miller — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:11:08 +0000

Recently, Netflix was down. It was very down. Their website stopped responding, and an error appeared at times stating their shipping and streaming services were on hold until they could fix the problem.

I wake up this morning to find an email from Netflix. They sincerely apologized and offered an account credit. It looks like this went to all members… here, take a look.

Dear Tyler,

Recently you may have had trouble instantly watching TV episodes or movies due to technical issues.

We are sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused. If you attempted and were unable to instantly watch TV episodes or movies yesterday, click on this account specific link in the next 7 days to apply a credit to your next billing statement. The credit will be 3% of our $7.99 a month plan that lets our members instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies. Credit can only be applied once.

Ready to start watching again? Check out our latest selection.

Again, we apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. If you need further assistance, please call us at 1-866-923-0898.

–The Netflix Team

I find this to be very generous of Netflix. They were very up front with the outage, and are offering customers a little something in return for their downtime. Thank you Netflix. More companies should follow what you did. Think of the people first, money and business later. Kudos.

Roku

Tyler S. Miller — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:23:14 +0000

Recently, my xBox decided to die. And by that, I mean the three Red Rings of Death appeared. There was no turning back, as it’s hard to repair these and my version of xBox was so out of warranty. Thankfully, I used my xBox for only one thing. Netflix. I have the 1 DVD out at a time service from Netflix, and that includes unlimited streaming of content to almost any device. So, my xBox acted as that middle man between my Netflix account and my TV. With the xBox dead, I was out of a box to play my content. So, I hooked my Mac to my TV, which presented many problems that I won’t get into. But let’s just say it was not easy to watch content on my TV while using my computer.

Credit: Roku.com

That meant I needed to do something, and that something was get a dedicated streaming device. I am not about to dish out $50 a month for cable, when there is such good content already out there and I am already paying for Netflix. So, I needed something. I was caught between a few different devices. I was first thinking of a Dell Zino, which is just a small computer that I can hook up via HDMI to my TV. Using a wireless keyboard and mouse to browse stuff from Hulu and Netflix and everywhere else on the web. But, after reading reviews that said the video card was not up to snuff, I took the Zino off my list. Now I was left with a Boxee or Roku.

I found that while the Boxee and Roku do the exact same thing, I was leaning towards the Roku. The Boxee offers streaming of Netflix and Hulu and some other services and also has an included HDMI cable and remote. But, the price for it was a little steep. The Roku offered all of those features, except for an included HDMI cord. The Roku also had a lot more offerings on channels. And was cheaper! Roku it was! I got the Roku XD and an HDMI cord for it. Within a few days I was all setup and streaming Netflix and Hulu, along with Revision3, TED talks, cNet and more!

All said and done, I love the Roku and it’s quality of service, price, offerings and features. If you’re looking for a box to stream media form the Web, and are torn between a Boxee and Roku…go Roku.