WOW! has created a fun, interactive tool to learn how to program your WOW! remote. This new tool will walk you through programming your WOW! remote to your TV, DVD player, VCR, or audio equipment. The step-by-step walkthrough comes with nifty visuals as well as both audio and written instructions. You can access the new tool on www.wowway.com by selecting the “Remote Control Support” option from the Customer Care drop down menu anytime you need help or ... » Read more
IOS in “Universal Remote” Clothing…
Over the course of the last months, I've made a couple of recommendations for universal remotes. There are several good ones out there, and many folks prefer the "hardware" of a universal remote with physical, tactile buttons that emulate, to one extent or another, the remotes we've all used over time. Universal remotes get rid of the "clutter" of multiple remotes to control different devices, and certainly have a place in a complex A/V system. A relatively recent trend has been to weld remote functions to the ubiquitous smartphone/tablet paradigm. I've had a Samsung remote application on my iPhone for some ... » Read more
The Fallow Way
Judy Collins once recorded a beautiful folk song called, "The Fallow Way". The message of the piece was that the natural cycle of all things includes what may be characterized as "down time". With the passing of the seasons, the land becomes "fallow" in the fall and winter, as nature rests and prepares for the explosion of life the following spring. As a country kid who grew up with agriculture, I learned that fallow time was actually very important. During the time, microbes in the soil work to increase fertility; root systems grow and expand, tapping new sources of nutrients; ... » Read more
Fond Farewell to TiVo – Big Hello to Ultra TV
I think Neil Sedaka said it best when he sang “Breaking up is Hard to Do”… well the more I think about it maybe Boyz II Men stated it better when they sang “It’s so Hard to say Goodbye to Yesterday”. When I volunteered to write my review of WOW!’s new Ultra TV, I thought I would write a review, the more I think about it, I feel like I am writing an obituary instead. Full disclosure, I am a TiVo man, a “Fanboy” if you will. I have purchased almost 10 TiVo units in the last 10 years. I have ... » Read more
Technology Solving Problems
One of my colleagues and friends has devoted a great deal of time studying the life and accomplishments of Thomas Edison. Edison was perhaps the greatest inventor of all time, and although gifted mentally, was not "brilliant" in the sense that Albert Einstein was brilliant. I think that many men and women have been born who have the raw mental horsepower of Thomas Edison, while only a few were as mentally gifted as Einstein. That said, Edison made great strides in research "method" which many scientists use variations of today. He was a determined researcher, knowing that the "answer was out ... » Read more
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