ADVENTURES IN CORD CUTTING – PART NINE – $32 A MONTH. [UPDATED TO $28 PER MONTH] JUNE 11, 2014 2 COMMENTS So, where were we? Oh, yeah. We bit the bullet on the TiVo and decided to go for a lifetime subscription. (Whose lifetime? My lifetime? Your lifetime? — this was Continue Reading
Cord Cutting
The end is the beginning. In other words, we’re moving.
This blog was a great experience. Wait, did I say “was”?Yes. But, it’s not the end.I know I tried this before but that was a clunky experience because I was using iWeb and iWeb sucked. I’ve fixed my website. www.allenlulu.com the blog is on the right. Or you can just come Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting Part 7 – Money Out the Window
Money out the window. For the purposes of this blog and this subject, that’s actually a good thing. Well, maybe not “good”, but very telling. See, the other day, Beth and I were upstairs watching something. I think it might have been Brooklyn 99 (Which is hilarious, btw) or the Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Glitch Update
You will recall in article 6 (The Glitch) that there were problems with the new TiVo. Freezing images, etc. The belief of the Tivo tech support was that it was a faulty hard drive and they could replace the box since it was still under warranty.They sent another box and Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part six – a glitch.
Not a hitch. A glitch.As a holiday present we were given a wireless Sennheiser headphone and transmitter. The connection to the back of the tv was simple. A snap. And these things work great. With my hearing, though, I can hear every little signal change from either the network transmitter Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting part 5 – 2 weeks in
Cutting the cord part 5. But it’s really just an update. Or supplemental. Or aside. It’s been a couple weeks since we got the tv in the media room and added the sectional. And last night was a milestone of sorts.As you may have read before, the addition of Tivo and Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part 4 – Hello, Old Friend.
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part 4 – Hello, Old Friend.Where was I? Oh, yeah. Too busy was I watching 3D movies and making artists like Gordon Willis and Gregg Toland look bad via high definition that I didn’t really pay attention to the over the air (OTA) status.And then I ordered Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part 3 – Santa Tenants
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part 3 – Santa TenantsSomething happened this year that hasn’t happened in a long, long time. And it coincided with a decision not to do something that we usually do and always want to:First, we didn’t have any major renovation bills or medical things this Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part Deux – The Room Reshuffle
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part Deux – The Room ReshuffleFor a while Beth and I were thinking about creating some sort of “playroom”. The kids each have a room of their own and Beth had her office, which she could retire to. I, on the other hand, just sort Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting. Part 1 – Just thinking ’bout it.
I love TV. I think it should go without saying that it wasn’t my love of Broadway or film that drove me to wanting to be in this business. No. I wanted to be on TV. That was the dream. It’s always been the dream.I love the boob tube.A few Continue Reading