Networked CableCard TV Solution

For those Cable TV subscribers looking to ditch their set-top boxes, CableCards provide a way for your equipment (Tivo, Moxi, etc.) to decode encrypted and High-Def TV channels without having to rent a set-top box. I was able to ditch the horrible Motorola DVR box my cable company was charging around $20 a month for . . . → Read More: Networked CableCard TV Solution

New TVs won’t end frustration!

The fancy new voice- and gesture-controlled TVs being introduced at CES this year are evidence that the TV makers don’t get (or even worse, can’t fix) the frustrations many people have with their TVs: The problem isn’t the TV!

The problem is controlling the TV and the cable box and the A/V receiver (and the . . . → Read More: New TVs won’t end frustration!

Ocean Views category now on front page

I originally kept the Ocean Views category off the front page, because I had ambitions to put up a picture every day or two. Well, that hasn’t worked out, so I will let those posts show up on the front page. They will certainly not interfere with the web crawlers that grope their way through . . . → Read More: Ocean Views category now on front page

Jan 8 – Rising morning clouds

The weather got a bit colder and foggier yesterday, but this morning, we had bright sunshine on top of the hill, while the fog settled in the valleys and on the ocean. Mid-morning, though, the fog rose in great billows, as these photos show. You can see Catalina Island in a couple of the pictures, . . . → Read More: Jan 8 – Rising morning clouds