Recent Comments:
Caption Contest: HMD of the future? {Engadget}
Oct 16th 2006 11:47AM DRM of the Future! You can only see what you pay for!
How-To: Run your own network wiring {Engadget}
Aug 22nd 2006 11:24PM UGH! Do it right!
1) The wiring you are using in the ducts is almost certianly ILLEGAL. You have to use plenum rated cable (about 2x the cost) in any air space used for ventilation.
2) Do it right the first time - it looks UGLY and UGLY is usualy unreliable. Do it right and put it in the wall. Get yourself a long flexible drill bit, a good fish set, a drywall saw, a punch down tool, a patch panel and the modular jacks and some cable. I've done three houses now and it looks great and works flawlessly.
3) I can echo the users above about standed vs. non-stranded. A mismatch will drive you insane with the likely failures.
My current house was by far the easiest, we have forced hot air which means there are ducts in the walls. The round ducts in square holes make running wire easy even to the third floor. Note, we ran outside the ducks, not inside, at the same time we ran RG-6 coax to the same locations. Wired still blows wireless out of the water for speed, especialy in a crowded city environment.
Sharp introduces 37-inch LCD 1080 HDTV {Engadget}
Mar 9th 2006 11:10AM Uh? First 1080p 37"? Hardly? Westinghouse and others have had 37" 1080p sets for a while.
TiVo's new pricing includes box, drops lifetime plan {Engadget}
Mar 8th 2006 7:36PM Well... to bad Tivo
I like nearly everyone else here think Tivo's new price structure SUCKS. I understand that they have to pay for their programing info, but so does DirectTV and they can charge $45/month for their programming... I don't think the programming guide is 30% of their cost, I think content costs a lot more than that... plus tivo can sell back usage ratings (so long as they don't include my identification).
Its total B.S.
I'd pay
