As we were driving down tour neighbors driveway, we saw this owl on the tree, so we stopped and watched and took this picture. There is so much wildlife here.
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Birds at our Feeders
This year we have had quite a few birds feasting at our feeders. Its a joy yo watch them. The usual birds are here; Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Cow Birds, Blue Jays, Tufted Titmouse, Purple Finches, Wood Peckers, and Flickers. This year we also have Red-Winged Black Birds, an Indigo Bunting and once we saw a Baltimore Oriole.. And the turkeys are still here.
As we were driving down tour neighbors driveway, we saw this owl on the tree, so we stopped and watched and took this picture. There is so much wildlife here.
As we were driving down tour neighbors driveway, we saw this owl on the tree, so we stopped and watched and took this picture. There is so much wildlife here.
Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Our Perriennial Garden
During all this rain, our irises out out in full bloom. Wish we could spend some time outdoors just looking at them. They are beautiful this year.
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Cutting the Cable TV Cord. Part 6. - New Antenna
I decide to buy a new antenna to bring in the local stations a little better. This antenna was on sale for $19 so I decided to buy it.
I got it from these folks, the same company where I got my Raspberry Pi: MCM Electronics.
It came today & I installed it in the attic. After having the TV search for station I got a total of 25 stations including ABC, NBC, CBS, WHDH, PBS, FOX and a smattering of other stations that mainly show old classic TV shows. Now I think I am done!
It came today & I installed it in the attic. After having the TV search for station I got a total of 25 stations including ABC, NBC, CBS, WHDH, PBS, FOX and a smattering of other stations that mainly show old classic TV shows. Now I think I am done!
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Cutting the Cable TV Cord - Amazon Fire TV - Part 5
Haven't posted in a while but my TV situation is fine. The Amazon Fire Box arrived earlier than expected. Installed in and put sling on it for CNN and ESPN. I got the Box instead of the Stick because I wanted "wired" internet versus WIFI. I have Amazon Prime because we usually spend over $100 in shipping from Amazon yearly, so prime is basically free for us.
I haven't used the laptop for Sling or HDTVSHOWS in a few weeks. I only used the Amazon Fire box, plus OTA antenna. Haven't missed out on anything we want to watch. I would say it is a successful migration plus I am saving about $100 per month. Sweet! I think I need a new antenna though.
I haven't used the laptop for Sling or HDTVSHOWS in a few weeks. I only used the Amazon Fire box, plus OTA antenna. Haven't missed out on anything we want to watch. I would say it is a successful migration plus I am saving about $100 per month. Sweet! I think I need a new antenna though.
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Cutting the Cable TV Cord - Part 4 Problem with VOIP
Last night our land line had no dial tone!. I call 1-VOIP, they said they will sand out a new box FedEx overnight. Today the box arrived, replace the old on and Voila! Land line back up & running!
TV Watching is going just fine, but its a little complicated for Elly. I have:
TV Watching is going just fine, but its a little complicated for Elly. I have:
- Antenna for CBS, NBC and ABC Boston stations
- Laptop PC with Sling for CNN & ESPN
- Same laptop with a browser for hdtvshows.net
Saturday, April 15, 2017
Cutting the Cable TV Cord - Part 3:Turning in my Set Top Boxes
Yesterday, I went to the Comcast store and turned in my Set Top Boxes for the TV. No problems at the store, kept my Xfinity Blast Internet service.
When I got home, I had NO Internet service! Called Comcast support, I was on the phone for over 4 hours with multiple support people. They all assured me that everything was OK, and it should be working, they said they would send a tech out the next day.
Today when I woke up, I checked the modem and all the lights indicated it was OK. It worked fine. I got a call from Comcast saying there was a problem in the area last night. What a coincidence! I told him that I still wanted the tech to check the speed.
The tech came at 2:00 we chatted, checked the speed (230MBPS download) . He said the phone support should have realized that there was a problem in the area when thousands of people from the same area called support. Oh well. All is fine now and I am saving $130 per month!
When I got home, I had NO Internet service! Called Comcast support, I was on the phone for over 4 hours with multiple support people. They all assured me that everything was OK, and it should be working, they said they would send a tech out the next day.
Today when I woke up, I checked the modem and all the lights indicated it was OK. It worked fine. I got a call from Comcast saying there was a problem in the area last night. What a coincidence! I told him that I still wanted the tech to check the speed.
The tech came at 2:00 we chatted, checked the speed (230MBPS download) . He said the phone support should have realized that there was a problem in the area when thousands of people from the same area called support. Oh well. All is fine now and I am saving $130 per month!
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Cutting the Cable TV Cord - Part 2: Home Phone Land Line Porting
Since we still wanted to keep our land line and home phone number, I had decided to get the VOIP service from 1-VOIP. Today, I had to take call forwarding off of the number on Comcast and wait for the port to happen.
Around 10:00 this morning I dialed the home phone number from my cell. It rang! Phone porting complete! I looked at my Comcast Account and it said that I was no longer a Voice customer. My bill went down from $230 to $211 per month.
Later this week I will bring all the TV boxes to the Comcast office and cancel my TV service. Hope I don't get too much of a hassle.
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