http://sanderwolf.com/blog A Man and His Stereo Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:37:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know that pictures don't really steal your soul. I know that once I've posted stuff to the internet whether on Facebook, Linkedin, MySpace, this website, or any others that it's pretty much out there for the world to see with no expectation of privacy. However, that doesn't mean that ... http://sanderwolf.com/blog/2007/12/18/violate-me/ I started losing satellite channels a couple weeks ago. The Dish 622 upstairs seemed to be ok, but my older receivers stopped being able to get Bravo and some other stations. I scheduled a Dish tech to come out and fix it (after signing up for their maintenance plan), but ... http://sanderwolf.com/blog/2007/07/10/dish-dropping/ I'm on hold with Apple technical support and the hold music is Peter Gabriel's "Don't Give Up." Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush are telling me, "Don't give up/You have friends." Brillant. http://sanderwolf.com/blog/2007/06/06/dont-give-up/ So I'm in the market for two or three electronic things now: * a multi-function printer to replace my current printer and scanner * a flat screen TV (40-42" LCD) to replace a 37" tube in the bedroom You'd think that with CompUSA (my one-time employer) and Tweeter closing most of their ... http://sanderwolf.com/blog/2007/03/28/no-sale/ Millions Complain About New Holiday HDTV Sets Like I've been saying, this stuff isn't easy to buy, install, nor use. I'd like to see more articles like these and less that assume it's a piece of cake to get HDTV and 5.1 sound in place. http://sanderwolf.com/blog/2006/12/31/you-think/ Aloha -- Our trip is over but we have the pictures and doctors' bills to remember it by. Take a look at the pictures: Maui Mahalo, -- Sander http://sanderwolf.com/blog/2006/12/17/maui-2006/ ssssshhhehhhhhshhhhmmmm it's always there now pehwssssssshhhh even when I turn up the volume to mask it fwoooooshhhssssss static, noise, distortion?, hiss hussssssssssssss but where's it coming from? How can I get static when going from a lossless file in iTunes to the Airport Express then via an optical cable to the amp? eeeeeeesssssssssssseeeeeeessssssssssssssssss It's driving me crazy. I think it ... http://sanderwolf.com/blog/2006/12/07/eeeeeeesssssssssssseeeeeeessssssssssssssssss/ Still waiting for Dish's software update so that I can get my HDMI input working again. In the meantime, the component is working pretty good and it does make the switching easier on the amplifier. Now I only need one remote to go from Dish to DVD. (That's because when ... http://sanderwolf.com/blog/2006/10/19/old-school/ Like a moth, I'm drawn to these: Smith & Wesson Galaxy 3 Flashlight Combo It's a set of three flashlights. Each uses two sets of LEDs (one white and the other either blue, green, or red). I have no use whatsoever for them that my Maglight (slogan: It's never dark in ... http://sanderwolf.com/blog/2006/10/02/things-you-can-buy-me/ Part of the trouble with any new technology is that the "early adopters" often run into a ton of problems with it on its way to maturity. A lot of times I'm one of them. I got an AOL account when you could still get one that resembled your name ... http://sanderwolf.com/blog/2006/08/11/life-on-the-edge/