I have been a member of AOPA since around 2004 when I did my flight training. They are a worthwhile organization that lobbies hard for general aviation pilots and they do a lot of education and outreach. Over the years, the cost of membership has gone steadily up and this was fine with me, the … Continue reading eMail to AOPA regarding why I am no longer a member
Shortly before I received my notice from Comcast regarding their data capping scheme, I began experiencing intermittent issues accessing Netflix via my Apple TV and my iDevices… I naturally assumed it was Comcast doing something to filter and otherwise mess with a prime competitor to their own web services. But after digging into it further … Continue reading Issue concerning access to Netflix (and other bothers) resolved
This past weekend I had a glitch in my Comcast internet service. On Saturday afternoon my internet connection simply died. It was pretty obvious to me that the issue was between my house and Comcast but they assured me there were no issues and that they’d send someone around to look at it… on Monday… … Continue reading Internet Speed – Are you getting what you pay for?
Wow! The promised bad weather finally hit us. Our tornado watch was upgraded to a tornado warning last night some time before 9 pm. There were some spectacular rains and some damage affecting the major roadways near our house. Fortunately the folks working on our site were farsighted enough to put tarps over everything that … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 08 – The pool walls are up, half of the driveway is gone
When people speak about “corporate culture” it often seems like such an esoteric term. But there is a certain reality to the way some companies deal with you that appears to be the manifestation of that esotery. For instance, when I deal with Amazon.com or Sears or Wendy’s I get the sense that I’m getting … Continue reading Who do you love to deal with, and who do you not?
Has anybody out there noticed that the upload speed results achieved using testmy.net are significantly depressed using Google Chrome? My upload speed is supposed to be 3 Mbits/second. Using Comcast’s own speed test and Speakeasy’ I typically get results in this range. But I like testmy.net’s approach and have always had great confidence in their … Continue reading Testmy.net results and Google Chrome
Even though I’d be perfectly happy just using our cell phones. Michelle is still not super comfortable with not having a landline (or at least something that approximates one). So, when AT&T was no longer able to support decent broadband to my house, I moved to Comcast’s broadband offering and then signed up with Vonage. … Continue reading Vonage (2nd time around) is a charm
Also loosely (and probably poorly) translated – To Acquire, To Try, To Return. I had heard about MagicJack from our local consumer advisor “Clark Howard“. The idea is that you get this USB dongle-like piece of hardware that you plug into your computer, it runs a bit of software that allows your computer to work … Continue reading MagicJack – adipiscor, experior, remitto
You may already know that I am not a fan of Comcast. AT&T is kind of OK but their high prices, relatively slow speeds and lopsided upload download speeds bug me a lot. Recently I’ve begun having issues where the DSL line kind of goes on vacation but kind of doesn’t. Seemingly at random, the … Continue reading Looking forward to having alternatives to DSL and Cable
There seem to be plenty of utilities available for this kind of housekeeping on MAC systems on which iTunes is a native application. But it took a little digging to find these helpful little utilities. There are about 20 utilities of which I see a use for about 3 of them for my purposes. Every … Continue reading Remove duplicate tracks from iTunes Playlists on a Windows Machine
