Recent content by Gerry Allen

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    Why I Will Never Buy a Hard Drive Again

    On-line backup is impractical for the vast majority due to extremely slow upload speeds. According to the FCC, more than 70% of households are limited to upload speeds of less than 3 Mbps. That makes the external drive more important.
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    Hulu Live TV Is Most Well-Rounded Cord Cutting Service

    Let's see...missing channels, double-dipping, terrible DVR, very expensive -- hmmm, can't see how this is anything but the worst value offering in the market. Happy with SlingTV, TabloTv and no $160 per month DirecTV bill.
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    Sonos Playbase Review: The Ultimate Soundbar

    Another expensive half-solution from Sonos; looks like they haven't learned the Bose lesson. Look folks, spend $280 on a pair of ELAC B6s and $400 on a Yamaha A/V receiver -- the results will blow the Sonos (and Bose, for that matter) off the track. Yes, there will be cables and wires...oh, no!
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    1byone Amplified Indoor HDTV Antenna: Capable and Inexpensive

    In our location (Medford, Oregon), this antenna performed well. However, the one we purchased gave as many watchable channels without the amplifier (we left it unpowered) as it did with it. This reflects the experience of several Amazon reviewers.
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    Caavo Aims to Be Ultimate Set-Top Box, But $400?

    Looks like another company that ignores OTA; no Caavo for us.
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    Windows Virtualization Comes To Chromebooks

    Seems like both models have the same CX-110 designation?
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    10 Best Things You Can Do with Amazon Echo

    The 8th best Echo thing for us is asking about movies or series we are watching on TV. We often ask Alexa about an actor or director in a film, when the movie was released, how many episodes in the series or the box office take. The 2nd best Echo attribute for us is the tight integration with...
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    Valve’s Steam VR Developer Showcase: A Dozen HTC Vive Titles

    Will there be a follow-up article describing experiences with the demonstrations?
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    Spending Time In The World Of 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'

    Looks to me like the game was designed for a gamepad. I'll have to look up some reviews in order to try one.
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    Valve Demos Steam Controller with Portal 2, CS:GO

    Note that it took two swipes to do a 360...a great way to get killed early and often. Still, early days yet; it might get better with further optimization.