Category Archives: Blogs

MoCA and DECA – What’s the Difference? Or Is There One At All?

Posted on Thursday, September 1, 2011 by MegaZone

I’ve seen a lot of confusion over MoCA and DECA in various forums recently, so I thought it was worth addressing. Mostly people saying that DirecTV uses ‘DECA’ and not MoCA, and they’re not compatible. This is both correct and … Continue reading →

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Cut the Cord, Pay Less for TiVo

Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 by MegaZone

Dave Zatz noticed a seeming stealth promotion by TiVo to appeal to cord cutters – those who abandon cable and satellite to turn to free OTA broadcasts tuned via antenna and/or over-the-top broadband content. While the normal monthly rate for … Continue reading →

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M-x psychoanalyze-pinhead is All Grown Up

Posted on Monday, August 29, 2011 by MegaZone

Some of you, like me, are probably emacs users. And some of you may have, at some point, played with some of the sillier elisp extensions, such as M-x psychoanalyze-pinhead. For those who don’t know, it pits Eliza, one of … Continue reading →

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How Do You Paint a B747? KLM Shows How It Is Done

Posted on Monday, August 29, 2011 by MegaZone

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines posted a blog entry about their environmentally friendly electrostatic painting process, but the best part is the time lapse video of one of the KLM Cargo B747-400F Freighters getting a fresh paint job. Via the Aviation … Continue reading →

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DirecTV Nomad Coming Soon

Posted on Friday, August 26, 2011 by MegaZone

Engadget noticed that DirecTV put up a ‘Coming Soon’ teaser page for their new Nomad product. The page itself doesn’t reveal much, it is just an image of a DirecTV DVR and the Nomad, along with a Mac, iPad, and … Continue reading →

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