After hours of researching the subject, we finally put a plan together and smoked our first batch of cheese at home using a cheap soldering iron, a tin can and some apple chips. The results were good. Here's how we did it.

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For a couple years now we've had Comcast Internet service and a 7mb DSL line from CenturyLink as a backup. Comcast goes down frequently since we live in a forest and trees take down the line. For the past week I've been using just the DSL line and find the bandwidth to be adequate. So, should I cut the cord? We've spent around $1,300 so far this year on cable and Tivo. We never watch live tv and use Netflix, Amazon and Apple TV more and more. If we drop Comcast it would be the first time since I was a little boy that there would be no live tv in my home. Am I missing anything? Have you done this? This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or shoot me a tweet. I'd appreciate any feedback.

If you read my About page then you know I'm a Joomla! aficionado. Today, November 6, 2013 the newest version of the highly acclaimed content management system was released. To say I'm amazed would be an understatement. The upgrade took all of about 30 seconds and it looks great. Lots of new features. This article from JoomlArt highlights the most notable new features. Highly recommended. I remember installing Joomla! 1.0 years ago. Pretty amazing how far this open source community has come. I'm still not crazy about the ! in the name, but I'll live with it.