Author: Terry West

I know the truth about the One Ring, how to gank a demon, and the Death Star's weakness. Father, husband, writer, On-Air Talent, Digital Managing Editor, and Voice Over Artist.

What Did You Do For Easter? I Dissected Two Laptops

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It started Saturday while cleaning out the shed: I found my two old Apple iBooks, dead, but still resting comfortably in their cases. My 12″ iBook suffered a motherboard failure five years earlier, and the iBook G4 14″ lost its mind when the hard drive crashed. At the time it was too expensive to get either repaired as both had gone out of warranty, so they were banished to the shed.

Then it hit me: why couldn’t I use both iBooks to create one, working laptop? Continue reading “What Did You Do For Easter? I Dissected Two Laptops” →

Avengers Assemble!

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My son Jack, the future Avenger. And yes, that's me as Iron Man.

My 3-year-old son Jack is currently a huge Avengers fan. He loves Iron Man, The Hulk, and Thor, but far and away his favorite Avenger is Captain America. He has one of those frisbee Captain America shields with him at all times now. It even has dog teeth marks where he had to wrestle it away from the neighbor dog after a fateful battle.

Lately he’s been watching the new Avengers cartoon on Disney’s XD and really enjoying it, but I’m worried that he may not enjoy the movie this summer as much as the cartoons. Continue reading “Avengers Assemble!” →

How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Cut The Cable (And You Can Too)

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Terry's Cool Streaming Setup

How many times have you been sitting in front of the television and flipping through your 200+ channels only to remark “there’s nothing on?” I hate that. There’s nothing worse than having all of those channels and not being able to find anything to watch. It’s a waste of time and money.

So I cut the cord. Not literally, but I did have a friend once who was so perturbed at his cable service that he actually ripped the coaxial cable out of the wall and cut it. That’s a little extreme in my book, but I did find a way to stop paying for cable and switch over to a digital alternative for just $7.99 a month. You can too. Continue reading “How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Cut The Cable (And You Can Too)” →