As you have no doubt heard by now, all over-the-air TV broadcasters will be converting from analog to digital transmissions (DTV) by February 17, 2009. What does that mean to you?
The change to DTV will effect those who use “rabbit ears” or a rooftop antenna for their TV reception. Most cable and dish users will be […]
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Continuing with what seems to have become a digital theme, here is a reminder that high priced cables will not improve the performance of either digital audio, or video. In the digital realm the cables will either work, or they won’t.
Ever wonder why gadget store employees push Monster cables like they’re crack? Bitchin’ markups, just […]
Obviously, there are legions of confused consumers out there who are clueless about the 2009 conversion of over-the-air TV broadcasting from analog to digital.
"Consumer Reports" says that 74 percent of survey respondents know that the transition is coming, but aren’t quite sure what that means. Many are unaware of the DTV transition, or ready to spend […]
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Ready your telescopes! Tonight, Dec. 18th, Mars makes its closest approach to Earth until the year 2016. At a distance of only 55 million miles, Mars outshines every star in the night sky (it is slightly brighter than Sirius) and draws attention to itself with its distinctive red color. Plus, it looks great through a […]
This is the latest in the continuing saga of the RIAA’s Draconian marketing campaign.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today sent another new wave of 411 threatening letters to 19 universities nationwide.
The RIAA sent letters to these schools schools:
Drexel University (17 letters)
Indiana University (23)
Northern Illinois University (25)
Occidental College (19)
State University of New York at Morrisville (18)
Texas Christian […]
Is this the beginning of the end for YouTube?
Several of the world’s leading Internet and media companies today announced their joint support for a set of copyright guidelines for user-generated content designed to protect the intellectual property of content owners.
According to the companies, the principles offer a comprehensive set of guidelines to help user-generated content (UGC) services […]
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The Current network is available on Channel 107 on Comcast systems, 366 on DirecTV and 189 on AT&T U-verse. I like it and think it has promise. An interesting statistic is that seventy percent of the 18 to 34 year-olds watching Current TV are using their laptops at the same time.
Al Gore’s two year-old […]
VHS is dead. Its ghost lingers in our homes and in cobweb-filled corners of electronics retailers, but make no mistake, VHS recording is rapidly going the way of the dodo. And this passing is being used as an excuse for one of the biggest consumer ripoffs in technology history — with our friendly neighborhood cable television services […]
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This looks sort of like some ham shacks I have known.
SOURCE: John C. Dvorak’s Blog
This is a clever re-use of a common product. Corral those cables that are hanging behind your entertainment center, or your ham radio desk, with this tip from unclutterer.com.
