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  1. Tech Talk - Gadgets, Gizmos and Technology
    My first "computer" was a Heathkit terminal that I built in 1979. I logged into the University of Alaska mainframe using a 300 baud acoustically coupled modem - the kind where I set the handset of the phone onto a set of rubber cups. I wrote my term papers on it using a line editor. You typed...
  2. ViP612/622/722/722K DVR Support Forum
    Tony Thanks for the advice. I'll check the wiring. I know the DPP33 is grounded at the switch as I looked at it while working on the coax. The other end used to be grounded to the electrical service, but I have dogs..... There is a separator just before the 722. I'm puzzled as to why...
  3. ViP612/622/722/722K DVR Support Forum
    No question. I searched the site and did not find anybody else who had run into this, which is why the second half of the first sentence is: "in the off chance that somebody else runs into this problem", the second sentence is the problem and the 3rd sentence is the solution. My intent for...
  4. ViP612/622/722/722K DVR Support Forum
    I ran into a problem that Dish tech support could not solve and am posting the issue in the off chance that somebody else runs into this problem. The 722k replacement for a failed 622 would not go past the screen with the big white DISH text and a red shaded area under DISH. The lower right...
  5. TV Show Talk
    That was just plain terrible. It's off of my timer list. I don't mind the nudity, but the bad writing, acting, effects and editing are the worst I'm seen in a long time. :icon_lame !pusht!
  6. Gaming Fun - The Other Reality
    I have the PS3 version, but in reading the review of the PC version, the PC version has an extra view mode that lets you zoom out farther to see the battle better. On the other hand, the PS3 is on the 67" with 7.1 surround. As a general rule, I prefer playing on the PC. There are a lot of...
  7. Gaming Fun - The Other Reality
    I have Dragon Age: Origin for the PS3 now. It is a lot of fun and well worth the time and money, but I think Elder Scrolls: Oblivion is still a better game.
  8. Laughter Is The Best Medicine
    One to say that the term "thread" should not be used, as some bulbs have pins, not threads, therefore the correct term is "electrical contacts".
  9. Gaming Fun - The Other Reality
    I got it for the PS3 last weekend. I've got about 8 hours play into it so far, playing as a mage. I started it on the 'easy' level, so it's not much of a challenge. I'll probably start it over on the normal level before I get to far into it.
  10. Gaming Fun - The Other Reality
    In terms of the most hours spent playing, first place is Master of Orion and second place goes to Civilization. I had more time to play back then.... Best game play would be Elder Scrolls: Oblivion with the Balder Gate series in second place. The next must buy game is Dragon Age: Origins by...
  11. The Movies
    I went to his show last November. It was great! I highly recommend it. Suitable for the family if you want to take the kids, but also entertaining for the adults.
  12. TV Show Talk
    Assuming they find something on the desert planet that allows them to stay on the ship, any guesses as to whether it will be a technology or a plant based solution? If it is tech, then there may be an advanced civilization (probably in ruins) on the planet. Or perhaps the advance scout ships...
  13. TV Show Talk
    OK, they are starting the first exploration on a desert planet. (Dune? Let's hope there are no giant worms!) I see three options: 1. They stay on the desert planet ala the original Stargate movie. Perhaps they use the flying camera to find a better place on that planet and trek (hmm, Desert...
  14. TV Show Talk
    I second the Footfall recommendation.
  15. TV Show Talk
    The plot is a variation on the old love triangle, but it did have a few good lines. I'll give it a couple more episodes.
  16. ViP612/622/722/722K DVR Support Forum
    This works now on the 622. Dish must have changed the software, as there have been quite a few posts on how to stop it from buring into the TV. Hitting the cancel button is a lot more obvious than going thru the INFO button. Little improvements like this are always nice. Thanks Dish! :)
  17. ViP612/622/722/722K DVR Support Forum
    If you hit the cancel button the icon comes back in a few seconds. With the info button, it does not come back at all. I do that so as to now burn in the icon, which happened to my last TV. This is on a 622. Perhaps other boxes are different.
  18. ViP612/622/722/722K DVR Support Forum
    FYI After you hit the skip forward button, the small pause icon shows up in the upper right hand corner of the screen after a few seconds. To make that go away, hit the INFO button 3 times. It will not come back.
  19. The Movies
    You ought to check out Paint Your Wagon. It was made in the late 60's IIRC and starred Client Eastwood and Lee Marvin. Eastwood may not be the best singer, but the movie is has some very funny moments and a couple of classic songs. Cats is a filming of the stage show, so I'm not sure I would...
  20. The Movies
    I have seen most of the movies on the top 30 list and liked most of them. Does that make me a girly man? Maybe, but some of the chick flicks also have some nice T&A. OK, now I'm back in the manly man column. :D However I also like the musicals - Paint Your Wagon, Cats, Phantom, Music Man...
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