Cutting the Cord Update #2

We have moved our landline phone service to Vonage. It went very smooth, after one bonehead mistake by me. I went online and ordered the Vonage service on a Sunday. I went with the 1 yr package since that included free hardware and activation. In most cases you can keep your existing number. Since we … Continue reading Cutting the Cord Update #2

Yet Another Way to Fail When Flying Rockets

Early in 2016 I bought a Jolly Logic Chute Release. The device is about the size of a small matchbox. It allows you to turn any rocket (that the device will fit into) into what is essentially a dual-deploy rocket. I have several 2.5 to 7 inch diameter rockets that deploy their parachutes at apogee … Continue reading Yet Another Way to Fail When Flying Rockets

Cutting the Cord Update

Well I am continuing to build and test what I need to cut the cord with cable. Last time I talked about Plex and how I was using it to test my antenna and store all our DVD's and Blu-Ray's. Now I've picked up the Tablo 4-tuner OTA DVR. I decided on the 4-tuner rather … Continue reading Cutting the Cord Update

Getting Ready to Cut the Cord

Some time ago I wrote a post about an HTPC (home theater PC) that I was building. The intent was to use it as a DVR on our cable system via a Ceton TV card. After quite a bit of trouble I finally had it ready to go using Microsoft Media Center to control the … Continue reading Getting Ready to Cut the Cord

My First Media Center PC

After stumbling onto a TV tuner card called the InfiniTV 4 by Ceton, I decided to try my hand at making a Media Center PC. There was potential to save some money on my cable bill and get some additional functionality that isn't offered by Cox. First I needed a PC to put the InfiniTV card in. … Continue reading My First Media Center PC