We have been very happy with our DishNetwork service for all the 10-plus years we have been customers. For the first time, they are moving toward a system that’s eerily similar to that used by cable companies. By that, I mean that with the new Hopper and Joey system, they require not only a receiver… (read more)
We have stopped using the TV at our house on weeknights. Well, let me back up a step. We do not turn on the television before our son goes to bed. Baby steps, people. This is part of our effort to hit our son’s attention deficit disorder (ADD) from the environmental angle. Included in that… (read more)
I worry that reading anything longer than a few sentences is becoming a dying art, and our increasing reliance on technology is ushering it to the graveyard. I’m just as guilty as the next person of helping it happen. Once our son is in bed, my first thought is, “What can we watch?” If my… (read more)
Quick review before the technical, DHCP-related stuff: I like the new DishNetwork Hopper. Okay, that’s finished. On Monday, a DishNetwork technician came to my house and replaced my ViP 722 with a Hopper and one Joey. He had trouble getting the Hopper on my network, so I pulled up my router’s management page in my… (read more)
I never expected all the shouting. For a few reasons, it is very difficult for me to surprise Shannon at gift time. We’re not awash in cash, and she manages our banking and bills, so any purchase I make is instantly visible to her unless I use a credit card. Even then, which is rare,… (read more)