How to Get Your iPhone 4 Free Case or Refund- Now Available
July 23, 2010 – 5:13 pm | No Comment

Apple and AT&T have released the details of how to get your free (or refund for already purchased) ”bumper”  that will eliminate the calls dropped by holding the phone along the antenna edge. See my blog …

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DTV Transition

Coming June 12, 2009. What do you need to know? “How to” info that the techies haven’t told you.

Gadgets on the go

MP3s, iPods, iPhones, GPS, anything you want to take with you. What they are. What you want. How to use it.

Home Networks - TVs, Online, & Computers

View your photos or listen to your music from your computer to your TV and home theater. Watch online videos from HULU or YouTube, etc. The Digital Home. All explained with simple “how to” DIY

HomeTheater

From TVs to Audio to Blu-ray Disc Players to Networked TVs, to DVDs–”how to” DIY

Troubleshooting Technology

Tips on where to look first when your electronics aren’t working. Troubleshooting tips to try. Tips on “how to” approach solving your problem.

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Try out MMS on your iPhone Today! Finally send pictures with your text messages
September 25, 2009 – 3:35 pm | No Comment
Try out MMS on your iPhone Today! Finally send pictures with your text messages

UPDATE: As of 11:30 am PST, the AT&T upgrade is available.  IMPORTANT!: If your iPhone doesn’t automatically shut down and restart, you will have to turn off your phone and restart it  (press the top …

What you Must Know about Streaming Movies from Online-”Fair Use”
September 10, 2009 – 4:17 am | One Comment
What you Must Know about Streaming Movies from Online-”Fair Use”

I am the proud owner of a number of devices that allow me to stream the movies I want to watch anytime I want to watch them.  August is a month of reruns so movies …

Lessons & Tips about iTunes and Your Account
July 21, 2009 – 11:43 pm | 2 Comments
Lessons & Tips about iTunes and Your Account

I have been using iTunes for several years now.  My first iPod was a second generation iPod that still had a black and white screen.  I’ve loaded it up with all the CDs I owned. …

Transferring settings & info from old iPhone to new iPhone 3G (s)
June 16, 2009 – 8:35 pm | 7 Comments
Transferring settings & info from old iPhone to new iPhone 3G (s)

I have a ton of apps on my old iPhone. Many apps are customized with login information and preferences and I would hate to have to redo all of that when I sync’d my new …

You Don’t Need A Cable Box
April 30, 2009 – 4:32 pm | No Comment
You Don’t Need A Cable Box

 
If you subscribe to cable TV, you don’t need to rent their cable box, you have choices. I’m about to move into a new house here in Bend. I’ve been living on acreage …

Troubleshooting your Technology
December 30, 2008 – 4:37 am | No Comment
Troubleshooting your Technology

As you get to know your new gadgets, they may not react the way you expect. Certainly, it would have been easier to read the user manual that you let slip back into the …

And the Beats Go On!
August 5, 2008 – 12:16 pm | No Comment
And the Beats Go On!

I was able to get a pair of Dr. Dre Beats Headphones by Monster Cable. They’re glossy, and look cool with their red “b”…but I listen to my iPod, how good could they be? …

Reduce Troubleshooting Home Theater & Electronics’ Problems
July 20, 2008 – 3:02 pm | No Comment
Reduce Troubleshooting Home Theater & Electronics’ Problems

Have you ever noticed how–just when you go to hook up a new component, that’s the time when something arbitrary happens. Take today. I was re-connecting a friend’s home theater and the picture …

Great info on HDMI
July 14, 2008 – 11:54 pm | No Comment
Great info on HDMI

I was at a client’s house the other day working with the local Dish Satellite installer. He was using component cables and I asked him why. He said that he knew that HDMI …

Why you should buy real Media Furniture
April 11, 2008 – 8:03 am | No Comment
Why you should buy real Media Furniture

 

 

Home Theater Cabinet by Salamander Designs

Dedicated audio video home theater furniture is definitely the way to go. Whether you are about to buy a TV stand, a media center shelving system or …