OPINION: One bill, one little bill…
How much do you pay for internet? Providers certainly make it hard for you to know. You might be paying for a bundle that includes landline phone and TV, which probably costs about $120 a month…
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OPINION: “The Best Show You’re Not Watching”
There has been a recent rise in some variety of article like, “Am I the only one still watching Difficult People?” or “Vinyl is the best show you’re not watching.” In fact, I was inspired to write this…
Best of the Blog 2016, Volume 6
Some good stuff was brewing in the summer of ’16.
iPad Pro 10.5 Review … kind of
I do not have an iPad Pro 10.5 for review. I’m just not that well-heeled in the blogging community. Believe me I wish I did. But that’s ok, this isn’t that kind of review. The…
DON’T GET CONFUSED: ATSC 3.0 is not the “repack”
The other day I was talking to a broadcast industry professional and my jaw about dropped. He said something like, “well when all those stations change frequencies, we’re all getting 4K.” Folks that isn’t true. You all probably…
Get to know “Easy F”
There’s a reason they call it “Easy.’ With the Easy F connection system featured on Televes outdoor amplifiers and coming soon to other Televes products, you don’t need commercial-grade skills to connect equipment together with the right length…
Taxing the internet: a good idea?
The internet has been a tax-free zone since 1992. In those days it was just too hard for out-of-state retailers to figure out how to collect taxes and send them to all 50 states. The ruling…
STREAMING SATURDAY: Orange is the New Black is Perfect for Streaming
Orange is the New Black is tailor made for streaming. Let’s take a look at what makes this Netflix original so popular with streamers. By the time you read this, Orange is the New Black’s latest season will have…
FUN FRIDAY: Superhero costumes
Comic books, up until the 1980s, were a very limiting art form. They were produced as cheaply as possible and that meant limiting the number of colors and making everything look exciting even though it looked…
Best of the Blog 2016, Volume 5
May 2016 was a good time to be alive. Take a stroll back there.
NICE AND EASY: Can you pause live TV with a DIRECTV H25?
No.Even if you have a Genie DVR in the home you cannot pause live TV with an H25 receiver. However, there are some things you should probably know. What most people do as a workaround…
What is the singularity and when will it happen?
It doesn’t take much imagination at this point to see what happens human intelligence and artificial intelligence grow closer. There’s no shortage of movies and TV shows that will show you that. Of course, it’s all…
Will subchannels survive the FCC “repack?”
Things are changing in the world of television. In case the news hasn’t gotten to you, the FCC has approved a change which will see all UHF channels above 37 going to cellular data. (Channel…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: The end of 2G
5G is coming. We all know this. It’s still a while off, but it’s actually far more interesting than 4G, 3G, or any of the other “G’s” that came before it. Why? Because 5G doesn’t just…
The StealthHawkAntenna vs The 8″ Bowtie & Pennyloop Antennas
The Stealth Hawk Antenna Gedanken (Thought) Evaluation The Stealth Hawk Antenna is made from a single 60” (5’) long piece of wire. The design I used as my template was: [VHF-UHF07-51] The top section was…