Confessions of a MOUSE POTATO

Confessions of a MOUSE POTATO - John Kessler at AJC on watching TV shows on his MacBook: "But abc.com has its major frustrations. One, the large view isn't that large. Two, the stream stalls frequently in heavy late-night traffic, leaving you in the lurch. One night I watched the same Scrubbing Bubbles commercial four times as I tried to reload the last few minutes of a show to no avail.

So thank the Javascripted heavens for cbs.com's Innertube. When this baby cranked into action, I could see the future of convergence. The viewer expanded to full screen, the computer desktop faded to black and the video rolled across the screen —- a triumphant letterbox. There were some herks and jerks as a reminder of the digital tether. But it felt like the movies. Get the popcorn."