How to save money on tech
CNN offered up some good tips on saving money on tech. But of course I want to analyze and comment on it myself. Anything else would be out of character. Here’s how I save money on tech. Use smart...
View ArticleThere are several things to like about the Television Consumer Freedom Act of...
The Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 is coming soon to a Senate near you, and there are several things in it worth paying attention to. 1. Unbundling. It’s not uncommon to have to pay for...
View ArticleHints for surviving if the shutdown put you out of work
I’ve seen plenty of news stories of how the government shutdown is affecting 800,000 or so government employees. What the news stories fail to mention is a large number of contractors are out of work...
View ArticleCutting through the fluff around the Target PIN breach
OK, so Target is back in the news, and it’s nowhere nearly as bad this time but there’s some posturing and some fluff in the news, so I’ll take it upon myself to demystify some of it. Some of it’s The...
View ArticleNet neutrality is not Marxism
There is a fear campaign going on, suggesting that net neutrality is Marxism, or a plot for the government to take over the Internet. That’s name calling. There’s actually something very different...
View ArticleHow to test whether your TV has a digital HDTV tuner in it
If you’re thinking about canceling your cable TV subscription to save money, you might be worried about buying an antenna, only to find your TV isn’t capable of receiving over-the-air broadcasts. If...
View ArticleHow long do you think it takes to have a conversation you don’t wanna have?
Friday night, I took my wife out to get some coffee to get her a few minutes away from the house. There’s a corner in the front of the store next to the window that we always sit in, and The post How...
View ArticleA DVR without a subscription or monthly fees
What if I told you that you could have a DVR without a subscription that worked with free over-the-air antenna-based TV, and it cost less than $35, saving those monthly subscription fees month after...
View ArticleSpectrum bought by AT&T? Not quite.
Was Time Warner Cable or Charter Spectrum bought by AT&T? No it wasn’t, but I understand why some people are thinking that right now. It now turns out that both Charter Communications and AT&T...
View ArticleWhat is Spectrum, or Charter Spectrum?
What is Spectrum? Charter Spectrum, or simply Spectrum, is a new name to many parts of the country. Spectrum is the brand name for cable, Internet and phone service from Charter Communications....
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