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NHL playoff blackouts
NBC will black out two first-round series of the NHL playoffs in some TDS TV markets. – The Minnesota Wild’s series against the Dallas Stars will be blacked out on NBC Sports and CNBC in the towns of Monticello and […]
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Be careful what you type: scams (and malware) lurk in misspellings
We all make typing mistakes, but due to a new type of scam, your fat fingers could cost you—big time. It’s called typosquatting—creating a website that has a domain name that is super similar to a legitimate, popular website, but takes advantage of common misspellings or accidental keystrokes.These fake sites can look so real, they can trick you into revealing your login or payment credentials, or even place backdoors into your computer system or install ransomware without your knowledge.
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The Revenant comes to TDS TV on Demand
Coming to TDS TV on Demand: “The Revenant” which scored multiple Oscars, including Best Actor, Best Director and Cinematography—making it one of the top films of 2015. Other upcoming standout programs coming to a TV near you include the spy thriller “The Night Manager,” Ken Burns’ new documentary, “Jackie Robison,” and a new season of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”
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Tech news roundup for April 8
This week: meet the garage door opener making the utilitarian device a bit more sexy, read a review of the newest member of the Amazon Echo family (and find out what’s in store for their e-readers too), and check out a practical-but-cool Kickstarter that you just might “need.” All this, plus a few more fun tech tidbits–including the Star Wars Rogue One trailer too, in case you haven’t watched it/need to watch it again.
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Joe Cocker
Like many folks of a younger generation, your first exposure to Joe Cocker may have been the theme song of the television show “The Wonder Years” but he was around long before then. On this 1969 album he lent his raw and emotional vocal style to many songs and made them his own (even with the blessing of Paul McCartney). For only $5, you can get a bit of musical history and a great listen.
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