iTunes 10- How to Ping
September 2, 2010 – 10:58 pm | No Comment

iTunes 10 became available this morning.  iTunes didn’t automatically update when I opened my iTunes but I got it here.
A major new feature of iTunes 10 is “Ping.”  Ping is social networking for iTunes.  It …

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What is a Home Network? What is a Router? The Connected Home 101
February 23, 2010 – 4:18 pm | No Comment
What is a Home Network?  What is a Router?  The Connected Home 101

Don’t worry! It may not seem like it yet, but with my help, you’ll see Home networking is much easier than it used to be when you had to hire a professional to connect it …

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Online Video is Keeping Cable Subscriptions Alive; Will Free Online TV disappear?
February 18, 2010 – 11:22 pm | No Comment
Online Video is Keeping Cable Subscriptions Alive; Will Free Online TV disappear?

We’ve been thinking that we can just get rid of cable and get all of our TV shows from online, but cable companies are finding ways to keep us subscribing.  This became evident when I …

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Will Promises be enough to pass the Comcast NBC Universal Merger? Comcast to continue NBC’s policy of charging “the best price it can get from its customers.”
February 12, 2010 – 12:56 am | No Comment

You know the old saying “fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.”  That’s how I feel about trusting the promises from Comcast during the Congressional and Senate Hearings regarding the …

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Choosing Your Internet Speed– Google to Provide 1 Gb/s–what it means…
February 11, 2010 – 5:14 pm | One Comment
Choosing Your Internet Speed– Google to Provide 1 Gb/s–what it means…

I’m all for fast internet.  My local provider, BendBroadband, offers us 60 Mb/s download.  Let’s compare that to what most people can get now.  DSL offers 1 to 6 Mb/s. (Megabits per second) The speed …

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NBC’s Zucker talks about Boxee & Hulu
February 5, 2010 – 12:11 am | No Comment
NBC’s Zucker talks about Boxee & Hulu

Boxee, the video-watching computer software, and soon-to-be online video streaming device (can connect to CBS.com, comedy central, MTV and many others), was discussed during today’s NBC/Comcast congressional hearings. NBC was questioned about blocking Boxee users …

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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 …

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Surviving the First Day at Comic-con
July 24, 2009 – 3:17 pm | No Comment

The massive crowds at Comic-con are a testament to how popular “popular culture” truly is.  Mostly appealing to teens, the rest of the nearly 130,000 people are mostly made up of young men in their …

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Comic-Con for Adults & Baby Boomers
July 22, 2009 – 4:03 pm | No Comment
Comic-Con for Adults & Baby Boomers

If, like most people you haven’t heard of Comic-Con, it is a convention for geeks and those who like pop culture.  From video games to popular TV and movies, it’s all there.  Movie directors like …

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