Author Archives: Tom Long

Live TV on XBMC

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Tom Long

Look, if you have a Hauppauge tuner, WinTV, and Orb, you can watch live TV on XBMC in just a few minutes.

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Travis McGee Hawaiian Style?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Tom Long

When the Honolulu Star-Bulletin began its decent into bankruptcy the two things I missed most were the Island Images column and Charles Memminger’s humor column. It has just been announced that Charles (who actually worked some material I sent him … Continue reading →

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How to Choose a Carrier

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Tom Long

If you want a really cool phone, choose AT&T. If you want to be able to use your phone as a phone, choose Verizon. If you want to use your phone as a data behemoth, choose Sprint. If you want … Continue reading →

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Netflix Fix

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Tom Long

Too often, my blog degenerates into griping about what is wrong with products or services. Netflix made one of the most stupid moves in business history. But now they’ve corrected course and I’m glad. Looks like they’ll be keeping my … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs Has Died

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Tom Long
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