Tag Archives: TV

Sometimes things work out

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Jim

This week one of our monitors died.  No big surprise—EVERYTHING has been dying or breaking lately… Over the past couple weeks, Sandy’s cell phone broke, our laptop died, the PS3 died, and our expensive Harmony Remote died.   It’s like Karma … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Jim

We”re having a great holiday season!  It’s the day after Christmas and this is my day to recover enough to be able to go back to work tomorrow and be productive for another week.  I woke up early this morning … Continue reading →

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Where were you on that fateful day?

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Jim

9/10/10 – It’s the anniversary again.  Below is the entire cumulative contents of all of my previous postings on 9/11, including the old comments posted by users.  Please give it a read and feel free to post your own comments … Continue reading →

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Netflix adds instant streaming to iPhone & iPod!

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Jim

Netflix has finally added instant streaming to the iPod and iPhone!  Last Thursday (somehow I missed this last week) they release the app in the app store.  You can now use your iPod or iPhone to watch any movie or video … Continue reading →

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April is here

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Jim

A co-worker got me today with a simple, yet potentially very effective practical joke. I came back from lunch and sat down at my workstation to use the computer and the mouse cursor wouldn’t move. I moved the mouse around … Continue reading →

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Passing gas and digital TV

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Jim

I recently heard a radio commercial on my way to work that startled me.  I couldn’t tell if it was a joke or not at first. It was about passing gas, of all things.  It was a family at dinnertime … Continue reading →

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Another DVR Down

Posted on June 4, 2004 by Jim

Well, we blew our second DVR drive last week. I think we’re getting pretty good at it. This one was the second of the two original DVRs we got when we started using them back in August of 2003. They … Continue reading →

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Live commercial

Posted on October 20, 2003 by Jim

I think I saw a commercial last night. No, not on TV, on Highway 50. As I was driving home from Union Grove on the highway I came up behind one of those Mitsubishi SUVs. It was black in color … Continue reading →

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DVR Paradise

Posted on September 20, 2003 by Jim

Our two new DVRs have done wonders for us so far. What they’re capable of is pretty neat, and so easy it’s scary. And with the fall television season starting this coming week, I’m afraid I might just overdose on … Continue reading →

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Hi! (a posting from Jay)

Posted on April 30, 2003 by Jim

Just figured I’d drop a line and say hi. Will’s getting big…up to 9 lbs now! He’s getting the “Trottier belly” goin on! (Just like his dad and the other Trottier males   Our dog gets us better TV reception … Continue reading →

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