Monthly Archives: April 2009
Dvd Rental Sources
Back in the day, when VHS tape was the prevalent format for movie watching at home, I can remember getting my rentals from Wherehouse Music, Blockbuster Video, or 20-20 Video. Over two decades later I avoid most rental sources because of time/cost/distance, and choose to use a few that still get me out of the house.
First up is the RedBox kiosk. You can find them around local supermarkets, Wal-Mart stores, McDonald’s. For the mere cost of $1 plus tax, Dvd’s can be rented for one night and can even be reserved online. Their competition DVDplay, and MovieCube don’t yet offer online rental reservation. On Mondays you can even get a free rental code by subscribing to notices from RedBox sent via SMS to your cellphone. However, I prefer to get those codes from a website called InsideRedBox.
NETGEAR MoCA Adapter MCAB1001
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A few years back, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), I came upon a wired ethernet bridge technology that seemed very promising. This introduction could have also been used for Powerline (electrical wiring) networking, HomePNA (phone wiring), but is actually for MoCA which is through the cableTV or coaxial wiring in a home.
And after spending a couple of weeks using it myself and installing it for others, I have to say that so far the NETGEAR MoCA adapter has been well received. Personally I enjoy having one computer running Windows Media Center on Vista (VMC) downstairs, while family are able to watch in different bedrooms HDTV recorded shows at the same time! Try doing that with high speed wireless-N…
