Posts Tagged ‘World Cup’

Buh-Bye DirecTV, Hello TiVo – How I Ditched Cable – Part II

Monday, June 21st, 2010

The TiVo welcome screen finally lit up our HDTV, signaling the dawn of a new era and this experiment that I like to call Hello TiVo.

We’re back for the second segment in a series of articles on ditching cable and moving to a TiVo solution.  So far, I’ve authored two articles on the subject and brought you my reasoning, preparation and installation (links below).  Now, we pick up with The Reality of switching from the high-cost cable bill to a mix-n-match approach of keeping up with our favorite TV shows, cable series, movies and more.

Our last article ended with the photo story of our TiVo units arriving, getting hooked up and powering on.  After 3 weeks with the new TiVo Premiere units, I have some insight for others who might want to take the same plunge.

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FollowFriday – Friday June 11, 2010 – WORLD CUP

Friday, June 11th, 2010
FollowFriday : On any given Friday, thousands upon thousands (maybe even millions) of Twitter users enter the hashtag #FollowFriday (or #FF), followed by one or more “mentions.” The idea is for users to share the names of other “interesting people” that they follow and think you should too. These recommendations serve as positive comment cards for the digitally inclined.


JumpstartMyPC.com has decided to bring FollowFriday to our blog. Read on and, if you are so inclined, add these “interesting people” to your own list.

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