Articles by Jake Buckler

Cord-Cutters, Are You Ready for Some Football?

Football season is almost here, cord-cutters! If you want to see more games than your TV antenna delivers, Solid Signal has the solution! When it comes to pro football, cord-cutters are pretty lucky. Many of your…


Marvel’s Luke Cage, Documentaries Coming to Netflix

Get ready for a bonus STREAMING SATURDAY! Luke Cage, the Marvel superhero from Harlem, is coming to Netflix. So are four documentaries that feature a variety of interesting and thought-provoking subjects. Based on the trailer,…


The New Hulu: What to Expect

Thanks to Stuart Sweet’s clandestine and ubiquitous reportage, you already know that Hulu is axing its free streaming services. Here’s a little more about how the new paid Hulu will work. According to an article in Fortune…


More Sci-Fi Technology from Solid Signal

Imagine the possibilities of sending video over Wi-Fi to any TV in your house? That’s exactly what the StarTech HDMI wireless display adapter with Miracast does. Last week, I wrote about how today’s high-tech consumer electronics products are similar to…




Sci-Fi Consumer Electronics Products

With high-tech TV antennas, satellite dishes, and wireless networking, the sci-fi future I dreamed of as a kid is now a reality! We’re you a sci-fi fan in the 1970s and 1980s? I know I was….


Time to watch TV like it’s 1999

You can stream live Lollapalooza coverage, but I think the MTV Classic channel is more my speed. If you own a streaming device that gets Red Bull TV, you can see this year’s Lollapalooza on…


Cord Cutters and the Olympics

Some cord-cutting sources say that cord-cutters can access the NBC Olympics app. My reply to this is simple – Don’t believe the hype! My definition of cord-cutting is rather inclusive. I consider folks with cable Internet services and…


New Amazon Video App More Android-Friendly

Good news, streamers! A recent update to Amazon Video’s Android app now allows you to save content to an SD card. Since its inception, the Amazon Video has allowed people to instantly stream movies. This latest…


Cord-Cutting Superior to New Comcast Plan

Comcast plans to offer pre-paid TV and broadband service later this year. While the move is designed to make the cable TV company’s services more marketable, they still pale in comparison to cutting the cord. Comcast…


Some Boston Cord-Cutters to Lose NBC in 2017

BOSTON – A bitter split between NBC and WHDHTV is expected to happen at the end of the year. This leaves many Boston cord-cutters unsure of whether they’ll get NBC in 2017. It’s been widely reported that…



Get Free Hulu for Two Months!

Are you a cord cutter who’s considering streaming? If you act before July 18, you could get two free months of the popular Hulu streaming service. Hulu is one of the three streaming service options available…