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How did the Fax Machine outlive the VCR?
So this is slightly off topic. But I heard NPR on the way home today do a comedic eulogy for two pieces of technology: the Blackberry and the VCR. It seems the last maker of VCR’s is stopping...
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Cut the Cord on FM Radio: and the best inexpensive way to stream Pandora
I’ve always been a big fan of “old fashioned” RF, i.e. over the air radio. But let’s face it, FM music radio can’t compete these days with what you can get streaming. For whatever reason, FM stations...
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Cyber Monday for Cord Cutters
In what appears to be blatant marketing (as opposed to real news), CNN posted a piece on November 25th entitled: Amazon unveils Cyber Monday deals. Of 9 items listed in that article, one does fall...
View ArticleWashington Post piece on DIRECTV NOW -“Cord Cutter’s Dream”
According to Wapo AT&T is about to launch “DIRECTV Now” at $35 per month. Quoting from the article: “AT&T’s offering will come with roughly 100 TV channels in a “fat bundle” of both on-demand...
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Best Streaming Package for the Golf Channel
Since I know this site attracts cord cutters that like golf I thought this topic should be covered. Although not strictly “cord cutting”, the various new streaming bundles are cheaper than a full blown...
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How to Stream the Oscars – or NOT
Just a few thoughts as one of the most watched broadcasts of the year – the Academy Awards – is about to go live. It seems like years ago when I first posted how ABC would not stream the real...
View ArticleYouTube TV enters the room
Just a quick thought on today’s announcement. I think Google/YouTube is going to present some serious competition to Sony, Sling, and DirecTV Now. Google has the best engineers in the world and tons of...
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Speed Test and the Cord Cutter
Are you getting what you paid for from your internet service provider ? Lately I’ve noticed wild variations when I run speedtest.net. I see downloads that vary between 7 and 30 Mbps. When I look at the...
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Sony’s PS Vue on Roku is Really Bad
When PS Vue raised their rate to $45 for their “core” plan I was already eager to dump the service. YouTube TV had recently launched, but wasn’t yet available in San Diego. YouTube TV was charging $35...
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CordCutterGuide: “We are Back”
Cordcutterguide.com disappeared for a while when the website was “stolen”. And if you logged on you saw a generic looking site with cord cutter related advertisements. But let’s put that behind us now....
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