Posted on March 12, 2010, 10:50 am, by Andrew, under
Internet.
I’m here waiting for my new DOCIS3.0 modem to arrive from the Comcast man (1.5 hours into my 3 hour install window). So in preparation I decided to do one last ‘normal’ cable modem test before the new one comes in. Actually the speeds today are not that bad. I guess everyone is off at [...]
Posted on March 29, 2009, 2:33 pm, by Andrew, under
Internet,
TV.
Well, I survived, more of less. When I was in Hong Kong, there were basically only a few channels of English programming. BBC World, CNN International, DW (English and German), the English Premier League soccer channel and ATV, which showed reruns of 24 and a few other tv shows. In fact, while I was over [...]
Posted on March 24, 2009, 3:35 pm, by Andrew, under
Internet.
Well we had a bit of a grace period while they worked out just exactly how to disconnect things, but just a few moments ago the remnants of the CNBC feed disappeared into static. It’s kind of like a power failure–there is no more cable in the house. We got by pretty well last night. [...]
Posted on March 18, 2009, 9:28 am, by Andrew, under
Internet.
So I’ve decided to do it. A news junkie cutting the cable and going without the joy that little coaxial brings into my home. But fear not, I’ve made alternate arrangements for my ‘tv’ viewing. Here we go: Hardware: I have a Mac Mini in the garage that currently serves as a ‘development’ server for [...]