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Hard to believe, but it was 11 years ago today that I became a DISH Network subscriber!
I remember the day well, I ordered my equipment online and had it all ready for the installer. The installer showed up and I told him it was a 3 room install, and his face drooped and said he would have to reschedule because he didn't have time to do a 3 room install by himself.
He then asked what kind of equipment I had I told him a 3900, a DISHplayer 7200 and a DISH 6000.
When I told him I had a DISH 6000 he didn't believe me as he never saw one... He then said "oh but for me to hook up the DISH 6000 you need to have a HDTV and nobody has one of those yet..."
I said I did.
He got on his phone and called in two helpers... he wanted to see HDTV for himself as he never saw HD before... the install was on.
In a matter of a few hours we were all hooked up and he was impressed with what he saw.
Me and that installer hit it off and now today we are still very close friends.
That was 11 years ago today.. its been a bumpy road to say the least! I have seen a lot of good and bad from DISH Network over the years... but the think I have loved most about DISH is they are always keeping things interesting... from new state of the art hardware to new programming (and who can forget the programming disputes!)
I didn't realize it has been this long with DISH... but over the weekend one of my 622's died so I contacted Matt from the DISH DIRT team for help and he noticed my start date and let me know.
And since we are celebrating things, it was also 10 years ago today that I helped start another satellite discussion forum, today we celebrate the birth of DBSTalk.COM!
A number of us decided to start our own site when the now defunct DBSforums started prohibiting people from discussing issues with the DISH Network DISHplayer.
For the history of DBSTalk please check out History Of DBSTalk for a complete revisit of this history written by DBSTalk founder Chris Blount.
Here is what the DBSTalk homepage looked like back then.. DBSTalk Home Page
I was with DBSTalk for around two years before going out on my own and starting SatelliteGuys. SatelliteGuys turns 8 this year in September! (SatelliteGuys was born on September 6th, 2003 at 12:19PM ET)
I would like to congradulate Chris and the DBSTalk folks for hitting the 10 year milestone! They have dne a great job over the years especially with their DIRECTV forums.
We have not always seen eye to eye over the years, but in hindsight the bickering made both of our sites better for all of our members. So once again hats off to Chris and the gang at DBSTalk!
I remember the day well, I ordered my equipment online and had it all ready for the installer. The installer showed up and I told him it was a 3 room install, and his face drooped and said he would have to reschedule because he didn't have time to do a 3 room install by himself.
He then asked what kind of equipment I had I told him a 3900, a DISHplayer 7200 and a DISH 6000.
When I told him I had a DISH 6000 he didn't believe me as he never saw one... He then said "oh but for me to hook up the DISH 6000 you need to have a HDTV and nobody has one of those yet..."
I said I did.
He got on his phone and called in two helpers... he wanted to see HDTV for himself as he never saw HD before... the install was on.
In a matter of a few hours we were all hooked up and he was impressed with what he saw.
Me and that installer hit it off and now today we are still very close friends.
That was 11 years ago today.. its been a bumpy road to say the least! I have seen a lot of good and bad from DISH Network over the years... but the think I have loved most about DISH is they are always keeping things interesting... from new state of the art hardware to new programming (and who can forget the programming disputes!)
I didn't realize it has been this long with DISH... but over the weekend one of my 622's died so I contacted Matt from the DISH DIRT team for help and he noticed my start date and let me know.
And since we are celebrating things, it was also 10 years ago today that I helped start another satellite discussion forum, today we celebrate the birth of DBSTalk.COM!
A number of us decided to start our own site when the now defunct DBSforums started prohibiting people from discussing issues with the DISH Network DISHplayer.
For the history of DBSTalk please check out History Of DBSTalk for a complete revisit of this history written by DBSTalk founder Chris Blount.
Here is what the DBSTalk homepage looked like back then.. DBSTalk Home Page
I was with DBSTalk for around two years before going out on my own and starting SatelliteGuys. SatelliteGuys turns 8 this year in September! (SatelliteGuys was born on September 6th, 2003 at 12:19PM ET)
I would like to congradulate Chris and the DBSTalk folks for hitting the 10 year milestone! They have dne a great job over the years especially with their DIRECTV forums.
We have not always seen eye to eye over the years, but in hindsight the bickering made both of our sites better for all of our members. So once again hats off to Chris and the gang at DBSTalk!
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Good ol phpBB! If someone could win the Lotto and pay for the server, etc it could be that clean again!
Look how clean everything looked back then. (lol)
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We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so... 
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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Buy her book!
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Lately my eight year old Dell laptop has been shutting off even when I have a full battery. I have had to keep it plugged up all the time to keep this from happening. Any idea what is causing this? I replaced the battery about three years ago.
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I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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If you can restrict the DHCP address space to assign addresses to one end of the subnet (i.e. x.x.x.50+), you can manually assign the IP address on pretty much any operating system. This is a default behavior on several popular routers. As the Router Mini only supports 235 devices, I expect that's already done.
Another option is to use a router that supports PoE to power the antenna. This article discusses that option (under PoE Power heading):
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Another option is to use a router that supports PoE to power the antenna. This article discusses that option (under PoE Power heading):
Starlink V5 Is Here: What RVers Need to Know
Overview of the new Starlink V5 model along with comparison to the previous V4 model along with a recommended setup for mobile internet users.
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Good...simple humor. Enjoy
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Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.
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At Least 64 Dead After Two High-Speed Trains Collide In Spain<!-- --> | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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They will have to look at the switching sections to determine WHY 2 trains were on the same track ... at the same time.Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.
At Least 64 Dead After Two High-Speed Trains Collide In Spain<!-- --> | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Thought this article might be of interest to some of you who might travel via train.
www.dailymail.com
The safest seat to sit on in a train
Safety experts have shared top tips on train safety after a fatal railway crash in Spain killed 69 people, including where the safest place is in an emergency.
Booredatwork.com
Time for another AWESOME video from BoredAtWork!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSXmcYapC3I
Direct YouTube Link - MacBook Pro With PROLED XDR Display - Watch Before you BUY!
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSXmcYapC3I
Direct YouTube Link - MacBook Pro With PROLED XDR Display - Watch Before you BUY!
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