Been Busy

Like everyone else, I get busy with life. Last few days, I have spent less time on the computer and more time doing things that just needed to get done around here.

I was thinking of what to write about and thought about TV.  Years ago we never had to pay for TV or Internet or allot of things, we do now. Once upon a time the signal was free and the only real out lay of cash was to buy a TV, which in the 50s was expensive, or a computer (which in the early days us geeks built them ourselves)

Now we have pay TV, all kinds, Cable, network (due to the new bandwidth changes) Direct TV and a host of others.
I don't want to pay for any of it. So here are ways to avoid paying premium prices for TV and other things you want to watch.

1. Use the Internet more, Hulu TV is a great free TV source.

you can also see shows on all the network sites for free, all the cable sites like A & E, Discovery, or SciFi on either their site or Hulu. If you have access to a good Internet connection (like DSL) or WYFI, then tune in and enjoy. 

2. Movies: If your smart, down load early. Since I'm a apple user, I have programs to down load movies to my mac,store them short term and then play or record them for later use. I have no idea what people with Windows have. While my machine has a windows side, I don't go there! I left the dark side years ago to go to mac and never looked back (HAHA)

So down load movies-great way to watch something at night.

3. I burn allot of the movies I down load, so watch those DVDs later, I know when I am at anchor, after dinner is done, dishes are washed and put away and I can put my feet up to relax, I put on a DVD movie and chill out, its a great way to spend 2hrs.

4. If you must spend money on TV, look into premium services on line, Hulu Plus is $7 for a month and you get on demand movies and neat stuff to watch. 

5. You can find on line, on demand movies to down load through Net flicks and a host of other movie carriers, they all have sites and you can spend a small fee and get movies. These are the latest blockbusters out there.

With a movie at a theater costing approximately $7-12 a ticket, some of the direct services are cheaper and right to your living room, all you have to do is set up your digital recorder and get the popcorn and enjoy.

While TV is not free anymore, entertainment including TV can cost less to nothing, if you have a computer, and you have a good signal. It just takes time, a little imagination and you can find it on the Internet..

Enjoy your night