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Why Your Cable TV Signal is Crap!

by John P.

This is a photo I snapped of a cable TV box at an apartment building in Dallas. The door was just hanging open and this is what was inside. I’m amazed that anyone can get any sort of a signal whatsoever!

Why Your Cable TV Reception Sucks


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Response to a Net Neutrality Critic

March 20, 2007

I recently found myself reading David Cowan’s personal blog as a result of researching my previous post on Dr. Dawkin’s letter to his daughter. As I perused his interesting site I found a post entitled “Net Neutrality is Politically Correct“. If my interpretation is correct, David argues that the concept of Net Neutrality is misguided [...]

How to Reach a Human When Calling Any Company

March 6, 2007

Everyone has been driven crazy by a poorly staffed call center, sitting behind a horrible Interactive Voice Response Unit (IVRU) while calling a service provider like the phone company, cable company, government office or technical support. Well, help has now arrived. Paul English, the CTO of Kayak.com, decided to build a site to help people [...]

Time Warner and Motorola DVR Mute Problem

February 6, 2007

I’ve got a Motorola DCT6416 HD DVR unit from Time Warner Cable (formerly Comcast) and I have a problem with it constantly muting itself. It makes me want to throw the damn thing out the window! Luckily, I got the answer on how to get around the issue along with a couple other hints. Still, [...]

Internet Speed Test

August 11, 2006

I’ve seen a few speed testing Web sites in my day, but this new one from SpeedTest.net takes the cake! This site is totally awesome! Everything from the animation to the test results are very clear and easy to understand. Select the image above to see my personal results which range from a download high [...]