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Heading off a potential FCC debacle

article rootMessage was edited by: The Trivia Geekwhat the? what cablecard? not from MY cable company!Maybe I need to read that a few more times.. and get the understanding..but some of those keywords.. like cable-card .... they aren't use-able in mostplaces I've lived. That is, the cable company...

Tags: cablecard cable directv dish, FCC, it management, TG2

Discussion threads 2006-09-22

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Got the CES scoop on Dish Network's new HD MPEG-4 receivers

Like many Dish Network subscribers, I have been eagerly awaiting CES 2006 because Dish Network's parent company EchoStar has been expected to unveil the details of its new breed of set top boxes that will feature MPEG-4 standards so that they can send a lot more HD programming to customers. Today,...

Tags: Network, Dish Network, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2006-01-03

Did Apple install a rootkit in Apple TV?

Do you understand what a root kit is?... because it surely sounds like you're confusing it with an appliances ability to be automatically updated.You know, like how TiVo, DirecTV/Dish Network, every cable company out there, ... regularly push out updates to their set-top boxes?A root kit is something that's installed...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, jason@..., TV, rootkit, root kit, AppleTV, administrative access, Apple Computer Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-03-29

ethernet interface on cisco 1841 router

can the 2 inbuilt ethernet interfaces on the cisco 1841 router be configured as ethernet WAN connection? i.e one ethernet interface for internal LAN and the other Ethernet interface for WAN connecting a canopy dishbridge at both ends of the 1841 routers and networking them?? is this possible?re: ethernet interface...

Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, Routers & switches, ioane@..., Ethernet, ethernet interface, router, cisco 1841, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-01

Considering dropping cable for satellite

I'm considering dropping cable television service for a satellite service because of Time-Warner's prices. I don't care about premium movie services, pay-per-view events, sports packages, on-demand services, or anything outside one of the 150- or 200-channel packages. I'd like one HD / DVR receiver and a second "plain"...

Tags: Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, TVs, Palmetto, cable, satellite, phone line, receiver, phone

Discussion threads 2007-10-30

Photos: World's most efficient solar dish?

An MIT project's dish prototype, which is made of inexpensive and easily accessible materials, can rapidly vaporize water--or set a wood plank on fire. by CNET News.com

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Photograph, CNET News.com, news, mit, solar dish

Image galleries 2008-06-24

Got the CES scoop on Dish Network's new HD MPEG-4 receivers

DISH TV DVR ChangesStarting July 2, my DISH-TV DVR started acting up. I used to be able to record two programs and watch a previously recorded program concurrently.I have had the system reboot when trying to do this since 07/02/2007.Does this have anything to do with the litigation, "TIVO...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, network, bob@..., receiver, MPEG-4, Dish Network

Discussion threads 2007-07-22

How to squelch growth of the high-speed Net

Shapiro says,"Normal competition, combined with the rapid technical advances that characterize new information and telecommunication technologies, sharply drives down prices--and those steadily falling prices create broad access." If the cost of broadband goes down under de-regulation I will eat his hat.It will happen, but only ifcities and towns stop negotiating...

Tags: Network technology, cable

Discussion threads 2006-08-18

Is an 'open' Internet a doomed concept?

If they do "shut-it-down"...... smarter people will go 100% wireless.You'll put up an antenna & be 100% on-line without taxes, regulatory fees, or scrutiny. The FCC created the do-not-call lists, now the call centers use VOIP located in the Caribbean; non-traceable, non-regulated. If the FCC goes ahead...

Tags: cable, FCC, hardware, Internet, mooseman1

Discussion threads 2005-04-04

Dump your Cable or Satellite bill with free HDTV

Where are the signals coming from?Are you tapping signals that people normally pay for? Would the local dish tv salespeople call the police?These are local broadcasts.Why would anyone call anyone else, you're not stealing anything. These sign

Tags: off-topic, stress junkie, cable, HDTV, satellite

Discussion threads 2006-11-25

Is Tivo worth it?

I am just about to pull the trigger on a new Tivo system. With the box only $49, I almost have to. But I just read that Tivo might be struggling to compete with cable services etc, offering DVRs. So, am I wasting my time/money on this?...

Tags: DVR, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Digital video, Cable, TiVo Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-12-05

cisco 1700 and a satellite connection with a DVB device

greetings,In the firm I'm working in, we recently installed a VSAT connection with the following equipments:-Satellite modem-Cisco 1700 router-DVB- and the satellite dish - two cables coming from the satellite dish to the DVB and the sate

Tags: networking, cisco, digital video broadcasting, jaguar_warrior2@..., router, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., fastethernet0, satellite

Discussion threads 2006-12-24

Hot Dish (exe)

Go on a culinary adventure like no other in this gastric-busting Time Management game! Build your career one dish at a time as you start at the bottom of the culinary ladder as a line cook in a local Italian restaurant with dreams of one day becoming a world class...

Tags: Dish, Time Management, Professional Development, Food & Beverage, Games, Productivity, Career, Manufacturing, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-02-04

TVPC Elite (zip)

Haven't got a satellite dish or cable box? No need to worry; now you can Watch TV on PC. We are offering you the right software and instructions to access all the above entertainment. This is completely legal. So sit back, smile and enjoy TV on your PC with TVPC...

Tags: PC, SKS, TVs, Cable, Tv & Home Theater, Desktops, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-02-21

Multi-room viewing on the cheap

Having a single video server in your home that can multicast HD streams to separate client set-top boxes is something that a few companies are working on and is something I would very much like to have, but no one has perfected it. Dave Zatz over at...

Tags: Video, TiVo Inc., Corporate Communications, Cable, Home Entertainment, Network Technology, Marketing, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2007-10-08

What really counts - good customer service or the lowest price?

Recently, more than 400 companies were examined by MSN Money for their customer service efforts - and six out of the worst 10 were communications providers. Among the nations bottom 10 - cable providers, wireless carriers and one satellite company dominated the studys results. Here are some of the...

Tags: Workplace Strategy, Success, Reputation, Performance, Mentoring, Leadership, Job Satisfaction, General, Company Culture, Communication

Blog posts 2007-05-09

DIRECTV: Down to Earth Delivery

To help support growth, HP Services provides the complete management of DIRECTV's core billing system, which drives the company's CRM and supply chain functions.

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., DirecTV, Supply Chain Management (SCM), TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

White papers 2007-01-01

cable tv options? no luck so far..

hello, i live in a very wooded area.due to that, it seems i cannot get any type of cable tv service. (right now.. i get very fuzzy reception of 2 channels at best)i do have dsl through verizon. it's through the phone line.the local cable company comcast does not service...

Tags: cable, cable company, cable television, cable tv, dipgizzards@..., off-topic

Discussion threads 2006-10-23

A David to TiVo's Goliath: Mythbuntu

TiVo, after eight years in the red, has been inching towards profitability, with cost-cutting the key this quarter. But, everyone wants a piece of time-delay digital video recording. Cablecos, DirecTV, and Echostar's DISH Network sell house branded recorders direct into their customer bases, and other retailed...

Tags: LiveCD, TiVo Inc., Digital Video Recorder, DVR, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, John Bartley K7AAY

Blog posts 2007-06-06

BesTV (exe)

BESTV is the hottest program on the Internet. This program will allow you to access 100s of Satellite TV and Radio Stations from all over the world on your desktop or laptop 24/7 anywhere you have Internet access. Watch for free. No subscriptions and No additional hardware are required. No...

Tags: Internet Access, Satellite, BesTV, Satellite TV, Digital Music, Smart Cards, Network Technology, Cable, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Telecommunications

Software downloads 2006-04-13