Dr. Neil Hair

SCexperts (so called experts) are now saying its going to take ten years before digital homes reach the mainstream. Mine is already somewhat there but it's not been brought on by the advent of new technology - more to do with the 'what the hell am I going to do with this Pentium III rubbish?'. It's been a while since I threw out old wires and so forth, wires I can come to terms with. I suffer no insurmountable loss when I cut a wire in half. However, chucking technology that once cost me a months wages is a different matter. So, what to do? First off there is the always on, wireless, portege that I use through my sound system to listen to internet radio when the fancy takes me. Who needs an expensive Sonos or multimedia PC network for that? D-link media hub? Please… don't waste my hard earned dollars when I now have a wife who is perfectly capable of doing that for me. What to do with a couple of tired Tosh Satellites? Rip the screen off, break it down (with the help of someone who knows what they're doing - no - not my trusty wife but a COB (now SCOB) technician, turn it around on itself and build it into a ready made wooden shadow box and bada'BING! you have the equivalent of a very expensive for what it is CompUSA picture box that will do exactly the same thing but without a poor screen. Whack that on slide-show and away you go (also thinking of making it wifi so I can stream the pictures of mine and friends flickr accounts). The other tired Satellite now streams my slingbox tv to the bathroom. You've guessed it, tv in the tub. My next project will be to upgrade the PC and use the old one as a media storage unit for all my video patched to the TV's pc port. The market my friends is not NEW gear. It's assistance in converting the old stuff which makes everyone (including the environmentalists) feel better. Why arent we marketing this instead? Here's one I wished I'd made earlier.