The site to determine if your ISP is vulnerable to the new DNS exploit is DoxPara.com
And here’s a report on what’s going on.
If you’re up for making some slightly technical adjustments, you can ensure you’re protected by switching your DNS servers to OpenDNS.
Some great Digital TV questions today:
Dottie in Greensboro writes:
I use rabbit ears on my TV’s and can get regular channels, but when i purchased two digital boxes with my coupons, I didn’t receive any signals at all. What’s going on?
I’m pretty sure the problem here is that your rabbit ear antenna is not able to pull in enough signal to display a digital picture. In Greensboro you’re a good ways from our transmitter in Baltimore, so I’m going to guess that with those rabbit ears you were able to see Baltimore stations before, but that the picture wasn’t always the best. The nature of digital TV is that viewers who used to receive a blurry or “static-y” picture may need to upgrade their antennas or they may not be able to see the new digital signals.
A few things to try first:
- Double-check that everything is wired correctly. Antenna into the DTV box’s antenna IN plug, and the box into the TV on the same plug where you used to plug the antenna. TV tuned to channel 3 (but try 4 too).
- Be sure you’ve auto-scanned to program your local channels. This is different on each company’s box, but a look through the on-screen menu should turn up an option like “auto-scan” or “auto-program.” This’ll take a few minutes as the box scans all available channels for signals.
If this doesn’t work, you should consider a larger antenna. The site antennaweb.org is a good place to determine what you’ll need.
How can I copy TiVo recordings to a DVD?
You’ll need a program called TiVo 2 Go, and a computer and TiVo connected to your home network. You’ll also need to buy the specific DVD burning program indicated on the website. It’s not terribly easy, but it is possible.
