Thursday, August 21, 2008

Enlarging a DVR Hard Drive


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The DVR is a great invention, but like many other electronic devices, we soon exceed its capacity and must upgrade. The hard drive of a DVR seems to always fill up fast with your favorite programs. HDTV recordings are even worse, "hogging" four times as much file space as regular programming. Unless you want to become "enslaved" by your DVR trying to free space on its hard drive or developing a case of "Tivo Disease" (wasting all your free time trying to watch the multitude of programs you have recorded) a bigger hard drive is a must.

Increasing the size of your hard drive can be done easily.-Read More


Sunday, August 10, 2008

Tool Review-Starrett’s "OOPS" Arbor


One of the most frustrating things is to drill a hole with a hole saw bit and then find out it's too small. Now the center section is gone, so trying to line up a bigger bit and drill a clean hole is nearly impossible. Fortunately Starrett has found the answer with their "OOPS" arbor. -Read more