Zac Garrett

Television today is becoming obsolete as there are just better methods to receive programming than via cable or satellite. About six months ago I decided to ditch my TV and get everything over the internet.

When I first started out the first thing I did was download all of my favorite shows via not so legal methods, mainly torrents. I quickly found this method to be annoying and went to find a better method. For some shows that better method was the iTunes music store. This provided the shows with the least amount of work. Continue Reading »

While going to school of telecom one of my favorite topics was fiber optics. The sheer amount of work that goes into putting on a connector it is just simply amazing and fun to do. One of the things I loved about fiber was that it was the one cable that was nearly impossible to intercept without someone clearly knowing something went wrong. Continue Reading »

In February 2009 TV broadcasters will be forced to disable analog TV broadcasting. Thus freeing up the spectrum for other uses. This is a huge deal seeing that these wireless frequencies are very powerful. Analog TV signals are capable of going great distances and they will penetrate walls very well. Now that we know that the spectrum is going to be freed up in early 2009 it is time to speculate on what it can be used for. Continue Reading »

The Study

In a recent study[pdf] by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, or ITIF the United States is clearly trailing when it comes to broadband speeds. The US has a whopping average broadband speed of 4.8mbps. Continue Reading »