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

My First Astrophoto

I just finished processing my first astrophoto. It is of M42, the Orion Nebula. Actually this is about the 8th or 9th version. I think this is the one I'll keep. I think it is not too bad considering it is my first attempt at image processing and it is a composite of only 15 … Continue reading My First Astrophoto