I’d rather be surfing

Chris Anderson has finally pushed FREE past the tipping point into the minds (and business plans) of entrepreneurs everywhere. Chris Anderson’s Wired article does a good job at explaining how FREE can and should be part of any business’ strategic plans. While applicable to any business, FREE fits particularly well with internet businesses…

For those who have been paying attention, the momentum behind FREE has been building up over the last couple of years as entrepreneurs and other Big Thinkers have been espousing various observations about different models and industries. I have found a few posts to be particularly though provoking and worth reading at least once (if not multiple times).  Here’s my list of must reads on the topic of FREE that every entrepreneur should read in addition (or as a primer to) the Wired article:

• Mike Masnick’s — The Grand Unified Theory On The Economics Of Free
• Fred Wilson’s — The Freemium Business Model
• Josh Kopelman’s — The Penny Gap

Let me know what you think about these and the future of FREE.

You can reprogram your Comcast DVR Remote to have a 30 second skip button by following these simple instructions:

0) Press the Cable button to put the remote into control mode for the cable box.

1) Press and hold the Setup button until you see the Cable button blink two times.

2) Enter 994 on the number pad. The Cable button should blink two times.

3) Press but do not hold the Setup button again.

4) Enter 00173 which is the code for 30 second skip

5) Then Press the button that you want to use for 30 second skip. You should use a button that you won’t mind missing like the HD Zoom button or the FAV button.

That’s it. Now you have a 30 second skip button!

Original instructions here.