http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Drew+Surrey Computers and Technology Drew Surrey Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=125219&ca=Computers+and+Technology The word "vista" has everything to do with vision, both in the physical sense and the mental sense; that is, a view through a row of trees or a view of the future. For Bill Gates and Microsoft, Vista is the name of their new operating software, which is their "vision" of the future of personal compu... Entertainment Drew Surrey Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=124400&ca=Entertainment There are several ways to get satellite TV programming into your home. In the United States, the first satellite TV systems are called TVRO, for TeleVision Receive Only. They are set up using sizable satellite dishes (three to six feet in diameter) to receive programming from many different satellit... Entertainment Drew Surrey Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=123010&ca=Entertainment When it comes to watching TV on your computer, you can go down one of two roads: the hardware one or the software one. If you take the hardware road, what you're going to buy is called a TV-PC tuner card. This comes either as a card that you install inside your computer that creates an external sock... Computers and Technology Drew Surrey Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=121064&ca=Computers+and+Technology There are a lot of websites and advertisements online promising you free satellite TV, the type that you receive directly to your PC or laptop computer. It's all lies. And it's all true. I'll explain. But first we'll need to talk a little bit more about satellite TV. Direct Broadcast Satellite (or D...