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Since there is no longer much competition, I'd imagine they can slim down R&D quite a bit.

I've been using the Amazon Echo a bit lately. Playing Pandora is nice, the integration with my Nest thermostat is nice. It (in theory) will interface with my Insteon lighting system, but I haven't messed with that yet. It follows the kinda crazy practice of arriving at my place already...

Just change the default gateway to take it off the internet. See if your bandwidth issues go away. If that is indeed the culprit, there is a way to re-install the OS without losing your data (of course, you should have a backup somewhere anyway).

I didn't know that. What cable do you use?

Every once in a while I find myself on the road and on the phone hours at a time. Because of this I keep at least one spare fully charged at the locations and vehicles I use. And yes, the company pays for all of it.

Thanks for that. One of the downsides of having the wireless charger built into my car holder, work desk, and bedside table is that the phone is nearly always at 100%. I'm sure this isn't good for the chemistry.

Thanks for that Howell! I did not know that word.

And (after the update, at least for now) change the default gateway of the Synology box to an incorrect value. It only needs to see the internet for updates.

I've been reconsidering for 6 years. I'm not going to do something against code, but I'm surprised that there isn't a product that would allow cables to pass through a rated firewall. Steel sleeved with an expanding foam to seal fumes? Tempted to run a conduit outside, past the firewall...

I've been considering something similar, but the wall in question is a firewall. I'm having a hard time finding a legal way to do it.

I'd probably be looking at PVC pipe and a couple flanges.

I've used HDMI audio splitters to get around similar issues.

Howdy e_dawg! It has indeed been a while. I don't think it is your WiFi. I think one of your internet-connected devices has been hacked. Could be the modem itself or some other "smart thing". Of course, it could also be your devices doing updates and the like...the Win10 pre-load is a monster...

I'm pretty sure this is how genetics works ;)

Logitech makes a wireless keyboard with a touchpad on the same board. I've used those before. Mostly I just bring a good mouse that can track on the fabric.

USB3 made these much better. Not perfect, but usable for most people.

And in case anyone missed it, SpaceX landed their second 1st stage booster safely today. This time on a barge in the ocean (saving the fuel that would have been needed to return the 1st stage to the launch site). https://youtu.be/sYmQQn_ZSys

Though Elon has said specifically that their goal is to force the market to react to their actions and accelerate an EV future. Much like Google has done in internet connectivity (Google Fiber) and cellular plans (Google Fi). This requires them to hake something at least as cheap as the 3. I...

A client of mine could only be served by Comcast. I managed to get their home and business divisions to bid against each other and got a pretty sweet deal. They really are treated as two separate companies internally and it costs them a fair bit.

I know she is putting together a list of specifically female focused comics and is offering money for each one (don't remember how much, $0.50?) to build inventory. In any case, if you are looking to offload a stack, I can put you in touch.

Yup, one of the athletes in the video has another year of college eligibility left and is being approached by several top-tier colleges. We're trying to put together a promotional video for her. Unfortunately, it seems the only video shot of her playing is this one. Just confirming the problem...

As a shareholder, I'm OK with this too. Toyota has already licensed Tesla IP. Rumor has it that BMW has done the same. So long as the company is profitable.

Can anyone else play this video successfully? For me it has an overriding buzz and the video is a 1FPS slideshow. Trying to help a friend apply for a college team. http://m.ustream.tv/recorded/73114683?rmalang=en_US

I should put you in touch with my sister; she is currently accumulating comics for the shop she is opening in Portland. http://www.opb.org/news/article/woman-friendly-comics-shop-portland-katie-proctor/

Very troll-y language with very little substance. Do you have an undisclosed horse in this race? And what is this "your boy" BS? Let's take this back to what it should be about; some companies and the odds of their success. Tesla: Profitable (in the same way the other US automakers are, with...

I think you're asking if it is safe enough to buy an app for your phone from your phone? Sure. If you're asking if it is safe to use some kind of e-wallet to purchase things at a physical store? I'm not comfortable saying that yet.

Comcast has such a lock around here that anytime I've threatened them they've just let me go. They know all the other options (DSL or wireless) suck.

For me that is the biggest selling point of Ultrsharp Dells over their cheaper ones; more connection options.

T1 lines here are also $450 a month. Even now the internet connection at my office is 14 T1 lines at $450 a month. This is why I'm so stoked. Currently: $6300 for 21mbps Soon: $4400 for 1000mbps If I could get a gig for $500/mo I'd have one at home.

Years ago I used very early Ubiquiti equipment in the 2.4Ghz range to fire a point-to-point right down main street, about 5 miles. A site survey showed hundreds of APs, dozens without any security at all. Some clever coding and more radios and I could have harvested all the internet bandwidth I...

Two of the three enterprise web apps that we use specifically don't support IE or Edge. Chrome or FF only.

Probably won't do most of the things you're after, but my wife and I use a joint LastPass account. It has all the credentials to all of the things and is on both our phones and all the computers. That and a joint DropBox make things really easy.

Same. Available on ninite.com, no reason to mess with anything else.

I don't have any information for you I'm afraid. So far I've kept things in the VMWare world and haven't had to worry about it.

Wireless AC can actually give higher speeds than gigabit ethernet. I'd recommend some USB3 wireless AC adapters for max performance. (Also much easier to troubleshoot than an intermediary device).

Exactly. Another reason to move as much as possible to electric first.

I know two people who placed orders (I'm one). Both of us are anticipating deliveries midway though 2018 even though we were some of the first. While I doubt the subsidies will be pulled, it wouldn't be a deal-breaker for me. I also anticipate the cost of the one I'm thinking of to be in the...

Almost. Every month I'm charged $5 for the ability to take or put energy into the grid as needed. Actual usage is only calculated once a year when they look at the net for the entire period. At that point I pay somewhere between $0.21 and $0.36 depending on how much I went over. If they owe me...

This is why I pay the utility company $5/mo; to treat them like a giant battery. When I use more power than I produce, my electric meter runs forward. When I produce more than I use, it runs backwards. The difference over a year is all that I care about at the moment. This is a pretty standard...

I've been planning this for quite some time. When I redid the electrical service in the house 8 years ago I ran a 240V/100A circuit into the garage that terminates in a dedicated sub-panel. This should be able to charge a pair of electric cars overnight. When I did the design for the garage I...

If you produce your own electricity, you are helping them reduce load on their distribution network. If you produce more you become competition. Still irrational, but that is my guess. Peak loads, and loads when production is low is handled by the grid. Same as my excess production during the...

You're right of course, as evidenced by his other colossal failures (PayPal, SpaceX, SolarCity) Right again. I'd have been far more confident of their success had half as many people shown serious interest in their product. Of course not; this is someone entering into a known marketplace...

This was actually very intentional. Around here, our power company will not let you install more generation than your average consumption. I'd been intentionally wasteful for the year, but as I approached permit time I realized I hadn't been wasteful enough to get the system capacity as high as...

Blue is me, grey is my neighborhood average, green is an "efficient" house (whatever that means). There is a monthly fee ($30? something like that) for being connected to the grid and using it like a battery. No complaints there. They also buy back any excess power (though at a really low rate...

The solar just kicked in, yo! I'm hoping that net-negative for March means I'll be able to be slightly net negative for an entire year...

Good catch. With my luck I wouldn't have noticed until I needed to review the footage after a theft or other.

It also seems to be an either/or situation. On some installs (my Surface Pro) it works perfectly every time. On others (my Lenovo laptop Win10 install) it never works. Also doesn't work on Server 2016 TP4, BTW.

That was my thought.

...and a DVD reader capable of reading the 3-layer, 33GB/layer disks. I might be better off capturing the HDMI stream somehow.

Has anyone put together a hardware/software solution for ripping 4k UltraHD disks to a file yet? I've done a fair bit of searching and come up empty.