Archive for the ‘Computing & Internet’ Category

Have SureWest service? Want to make $100? If you have SureWest landline/internet service, drop me a note. I’m looking for a referral to take advantage of the refer-a-friend promotion that SureWest is running right now.
And yes, more juicy fiber news to come, as I finally get the coveted Fiber To The Home linkup.

Users with CableCARD systems have confirmed to me that Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 (Fiji)… does nothing to fix the CableCARD DRM problem.
I’ve beaten to death the problem in prior posts, just run a quick search on CableCARD to see all of them. But, safe to say, that if you were holding out for [...]

As I’ve reported previously, Back to My Mac hasn’t worked out well for me. Because it shares ports with Windows Home Server (both vie for HTTPS), I haven’t been able to use BTMM.
Now, that’s not really a big deal for me. I have LogMeIn on every system, and that does the job nicely (if not [...]

Today the media was abuzz about how Apple’s market cap has sustained itself beyond Google’s. That didn’t hold for today, but by the end of business yesterday, Apple was number one in Silicon Valley.
And what was the reason attributed by many financial analysts? Word of the impending release of a new MacBook Air.
It was nice [...]

Newegg is offering the
KWorld 340U TV Tuner for only $14.99 after a $20 mail-in rebate. This USB stick-style tuner is compatible with Windows Media Center, and can do both cable and over-the-air programming.

There aren’t QAM drivers available for Media Center (something that will hopefully be fixed by TV Pack 2008… Microsoft still hasn’t gotten [...]

I am moving. But, I haven’t said to where exactly. Well, that’s mostly because I haven’t found a place. Anyone that has moved knows the pain of finding a new place to live. My troubles are much worse.
See, one of the killer benefits of the Sacramento Valley versus the Bay Area is a little company called [...]

Monday, I have a private conference call with the Media Center team at Microsoft. And, there aren’t really any limits on what I can ask… and hopefully, get answered.

So, I’ll turn to you. What would you ask the team behind Windows Media Center? Post your questions in the comments, and I’ll try to get them [...]

Microsoft today formally announced TV Pack 2008 for Windows Media Center, inside of Windows Vista.
And, they also said you can’t have it. If you want the benefits, like ClearQAM (that’s unencrypted digital cable), or the ability to add an unlimited amount of tuners (of any combination)… Microsoft appears to be directing you to buy a [...]

I’ll be at LinuxWorld 2008 most of this week. I’ve just posted the announcement over at the PhoneNews.com Blog.
Why am I posting this here? Well, if you’ve got something cool to show off Linux-wise, or if you just want to hear what I think of the pros… and cons… of all-things-Tux, this would probably be [...]

I’m just wrapping up an all-day restoration of my MacBook Pro… complete with clean install of Leopard.
I was at a lunch the day before, talking up how my MacBook Pro has been running without a hitch, while everyone else was complaining about MacBook failures. I was asking for it… and boy did I get it [...]