tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14145735173887312942024-02-19T17:03:43.489-08:00Technical VisionariesSteve Calhounhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15851640853694618062noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414573517388731294.post-72638578379164645322018-10-31T07:40:00.002-07:002018-11-25T21:27:05.288-08:00Some tech, some not. 62 jobs in 40 years.
Raised in Maine
Stocked shelves with Shaklee vitamins for my parents in-home company. They earned a ’81 Ford Thunderbird. $3 / hour income.
Carpenters helper on a new home job site.
Bakery bookkeeper, stocker and cashier at farm market.
Church janitor with my father.
Tractor driver in apple orchard.
Dishwasher at a restaurant.
Lawn mower at a restaurant.
Dock boy at a marina.
Typed up term Steve Calhounhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15851640853694618062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414573517388731294.post-9956447509783768842018-10-24T15:10:00.001-07:002018-10-24T15:10:02.287-07:00Are your guests having a hard time with the TV remote?There are at least 2-5 remote controls on the coffee table of most of my clients. One for the TV, one for the cable box (which is suppose to control the TV also), one for the Roku/AppleTV, and one for the DVD/Blu-Ray player.
A ‘smart’ remote is one that is programmed by an installer, or a consumer**, when you only want ONE remote to control all of your home entertainment equipment***. A real Steve Calhounhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15851640853694618062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414573517388731294.post-14283218789478524172018-10-19T12:19:00.001-07:002018-10-21T12:01:14.333-07:00Do you really need that Internet speed?
Comcast is trying to sell you on their 200-500Mbps Internet speeds
and the homeowner is not aware that this speed is overkill.
5 Mbps
or less: Basic Web surfing and email
5–10
Mbps: Web surfing and email, with occasional streaming and online gaming,
shared among a few connected devices
10–25
Mbps: Moderate high-definition (HD) streaming, online gaming, and
Steve Calhounhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15851640853694618062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414573517388731294.post-40308116085640452552018-10-18T11:33:00.001-07:002018-10-19T13:13:20.175-07:00Stick it to the 'man' and get Free TV!<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Steve Calhounhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15851640853694618062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414573517388731294.post-75754109930797049632018-10-18T09:50:00.003-07:002018-10-18T11:18:36.301-07:00Why do you need wire in your home if everything is WiFi?
Internet signals need copper (Cat5/6) or glass wire (fiber
optic) in order to travel from point to point around our planet. The longer it
travels on a wire the stronger the signal remains. As soon as that signal
becomes wireless, you lose reliability and speed.
Current home networks using Cat5e wire are only capable of 1Gb
or Gigabit speeds. Don’t confuse
this with GB/gigabyte, which is a Steve Calhounhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15851640853694618062noreply@blogger.com