Author Archives: Bo Link
World of Warcraft Owns Me
I’ve been a bit consumed lately by the succubus that is Azeroth. I downloaded the demo for WoW back about a week before Thanksgiving. I haven’t stopped playing it since. I was so addicted during the demo, I made my … Continue reading
Pro Bowl Favoritism
Well, it looks like the annual Pro Bowl teams have been announced. I never really expected the Titans to get more than one player selected this year. Unfortunately, it seems the Titans most deserving player, Kyle Vanden Bosch, was snubbed … Continue reading
In All My Widescreen Glory
I finally opened the wallet and grabbed one of the Dell 2005FPW flat-panel displays while they were on special this week…. The major plus about the ACD is that it would have totally kept the Apple look and feel consistent…. Was it really worth $350 more to get a display that completely matched my system?As you can tell, I’m not so blinded by the allure of Apple.
Continue readingEntertainment Execs = Boneheads
Their panties are getting all in a bunch just because TiVo is going to offer out-of-the-box support for downloading shows to iPods and PSPs. I say right on TiVo.There are quite a few programs out in the wild right now that will allow consumers to do just this very thing…. for making this easier for the non-techies out there who would love to watch Lost or Veronica Mars on their iPods while they’re on the go.Everyday I realize that the only fair use the entertainment boneheads are interested in is what’s fair to them.
Continue readingNew Study Focuses on TiVo’s Buzz
I came across this post over at Lost Remote while I was catching up on my feeds, and I started thinking about how I refer to my ReplayTV when I’m posting online or talking in casual conversation. A research firm … Continue reading
Your Friendly, Family Tech Support Guy
I’d rather focus on using my computer as a tool rather than fighting with it in order to get it operational.While I’ve been able to successfully move away from the menial updating tasks in my everyday computing life, I still have to deal with my family and their desire to buy the cheapest Dell they see advertised in the paper on Sunday. I’ve already set my mom up with a good base of spyware removal and blocking tools (AdAware, Spybot and SpywareBlaster), additional firewall software (ZoneAlarm), a virus scanning and removal tool (AVG Anti-Virus) and a more secure browser platform (FireFox of course).This seems to have kept her secure for the most part; the only real problem with this set up is keeping it up-to-date with patches and new definition files…. The best thing about this is my mom is always nice enough to feed me every time I go over to her house to help with her routine maintenance.I’m sure there are more “geeks” out there who are, by default, the main tech support facilitator for their families.
Continue readingPuerto Rico: Observations from a Rookie
Wow! After playing my first game of Puerto Rico the other night, I must say that I’m impressed with this game. i can certainly see why it’s so highly rated on BoardGameGeek. There sure is quite a bit to digest … Continue reading
Various Board Game Thoughts
Like most board game fanatics, I’ve been trying to read as many of the Essen ’05 reports I can find. In doing so, I’ve come across quite a few games which seem very interesting to me. The main one’s I’m … Continue reading
Quick Hits from the Sports World
Titans Dominate Hapless Texans Wow, just when I thought the Titans were scraping the bottom of the barrel, along come the Texans. They are really awful. I feel sorry for David Carr. It has to suck to be the NFL’s … Continue reading
Update on Wireless ReplayTV Connection
In a previous entry, I talked about the frustration I had to put up with as I tried to modify a couple of Linksys WRT54G routers in order to get my two ReplayTV’s talking to each other wirelessly…. I took back both of the Linksys routers, and I purchased two Buffalo WHR-HP-G54s to take their place.These Buffalo routers support WDS bridging right out of the box…. I’ll stick with the little bit I know how to do in Terminal here on Mac OS X.If you’re looking for a way to wirelessly connect two or more ReplayTVs, then these Buffalo routers are your best bet.
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