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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


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, [...]