Apple TV can replace Sonos
On 2011/01/06
I design and set up whole house entertainment systems. It is one of the RHFtech services. Most whole house entertainment systems are audio-only. I often employ Sonos as a simple solution for existing construction where pulling cables through walls is an issue. Sonos uses its own mesh wireless network to communicate source material [...]
The printed word is fading from view. Get over it!
On 2010/01/22
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It is ironic that I am writing about the decline and fall of the written word. The written word had a great run, starting perhaps as many as 6,000 years ago with Sumerian cuneiform. Writing has to compete today with more compelling and natural forms [...]
Technology marches on, 10.2 surround sound
On 2010/01/07
Why is Avatar one of the highest grossing movie of all time? I believe the use of high quality 3D special effects is the answer, not because of a compelling story and great acting. I don’t know firsthand because the Bow Tie Cinemas projector malfunctioned when I went to [...]
RealPlayer much maligned, very useful
On 2009/05/11
RealPlayer has a reputation for selling itself too hard and for making changes to a computer system without informed user consent. Real has reformed but the reputation continues. Apple’s iTunes, which installs QuickTime, Apple Updater, Bonjour and lots of other crapware without explicit user consent, seems immune to [...]
Do you overpay for audio and video components?
On 2009/03/28
Many people equate price with quality. Their mental equation must be something like, “higher price = better product.” I have been a skeptic about this equation for as long as I can remember.
A recent Consumerist.com post Do Coat Hangers Sound as Good as Monster Cables? highlighted how [...]
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