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about 15 hours ago
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OMG. via @ - the funniest thing I've seen in ages:
about 15 hours ago
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When I need a peripheral with an insane degree of packaging, Logitech is my go-to provider.
3:51 PM Nov 24th
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@ Agreed; and Tivo fees+cablecard rent is cheaper. Still have the Tivo buy, but the interface and connectivity is way better.
5:21 PM Nov 23rd
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@ FIOS install was painless, 20 min or so but get the Tivo 1-2 days earlier so you can have guided setup done b4 FIOS installer
5:10 PM Nov 23rd
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@ The reason for 1M or 2S is so that it can decode/record two programs simultaneously.
5:08 PM Nov 23rd
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@ You want to ask for an "M" (multistream) card. TivoHD takes 1 M or 2 S cards, rental on each is the same (so 1 M is cheaper)
5:07 PM Nov 23rd
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@ Not terrible; called them and scheduled them to get the STBs and bring the Cablecards; rental on the Cablecards is $4/mo
5:06 PM Nov 23rd
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@ The TivoHD hooks to the same coax the FIOS STB used; it uses a cablecard to decode it -- no IR channel switching.
4:48 PM Nov 23rd
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FIOS TV minus FIOS set top box plus cablecard plus TivoHD = Win. Bonus, no FIOS STB, no need for wonky Verizon coax router. Yay!
3:30 PM Nov 22nd
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@ Great news about Series G -- any chance it'll be in HD?
3:25 PM Nov 22nd
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@ vendors are still selling extra-capacity aftermarket batteries, etc. The only thing that disappeared is the latch, really.
12:01 PM Nov 19th
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@ Also, user replacement still "do-able" -- about on-par with replacing HD on the unibodies. Just not an on-the-fly thing.
12:00 PM Nov 19th
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@ ...business partner recently took an out-of-care 'book to them that had a warped battery. They replaced it free, no questions
11:51 AM Nov 19th
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@ Better be for at least the life of the warranty + applecare. They've always been fairly good about that tho.
11:50 AM Nov 19th
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@ Can't explain the reasoning, but had early battery failure in a 15" unibody MBP. 10 minutes at the Genius bar, new battery.
11:41 AM Nov 19th
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@ Just remember that an X-Box's attention span is only as long as its power cord...
7:03 PM Nov 17th
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@ General Zod replacement - "Neil" (would have been better as a predecessor...)
10:55 AM Nov 16th
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The Dallas Coral Farmer's Market managed to once again successfully suck money right out of my wallet...
3:35 PM Nov 14th
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Traced the root of Mac problems to Flash Player going evil. Why am I not surprised? If reinstall doesn't fix it, I'm calling an exorcist.
5:50 PM Nov 12th
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- Name Chuck Lawson
- Location The wilds of northeast Plano
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- Bio Web app builder, reformed cat herder, server wrangler, mac geek & lecturer in experiential serendipity
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