Ok, update at 1am.
It's working. Not sure why. I thought it might have been because I was using Safari - so I logged on with Explorer. It worked, and then... tried again with Safari - and it worked as well.
So - maybe the Akimbo server was down. Hmm....
First impressions. The menu is full of random stuff... some that I know (TCM, Adult Swim from Cartoon Central) and some that I never knew existed (Sailing. TV)
Pricing is all over the place - and surprising. A channel run by Quicksilver charges $3.95 for a download of a surfing film. Most channels have some free samples. In the end, you could get a nasty surprise on your credit card if you don't download with care. There's a good password protection feature to keep the kids from hitting your credit card.
I'm downloading a bunch of stuff tonight. No progress bar, and no view in progress - so it's just sitting there. Not ever a blinking light to tell me it's working. I hope I'm downloading some things. find out in the AM.