When I first published this article in April 2011 there were three Roku models from which to choose. At this writing (December 2011) there are now four models and some of the features have changed. This week I helped someone determine which model would work best given their existing TV and internet equipment and I’ve [...]
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This is a video of a news program streaming over a Qwest direct connection (7mbps) using a Roku HD media player and a 6 year-old TV. The Roku was simple and easy to setup and works beautifully with Netflix instant play and Hulu Plus. In this example, the Roku is wired to the router (not [...]
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It is getting more and more difficult for virus and malware scanners to intercept malicious software in a timely manner. Even though people are diligently keeping their virus software up-to-date these insidious, destructive, time-wasting and costly viruses are proliferating at an exponential rate and software companies simply cannot keep up with the information needed to [...]
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WordPress is licenced under a GNU General Public Licence. That means it is free and as a general rule you are free to copy, modify, make derivatives works and share it…freely. And that’s all generally good. I like free; especially when you can get a top quality, extremely flexible and versatile product like WordPress. But [...]
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You can no longer be lazy about the passwords you use for internet logins and especially on your email accounts. In the last few weeks I’ve received at least two or three emails per week from a friend or family or colleague trying to sell me Viagra. Of course this spam wasn’t really sent by [...]
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