Last weekend my Son and Daughter-in-law stopped by to enjoy with me an afternoon meal at Applebee\u2019s restaurant.\u00a0 I had recently received a gift card from one of the stores I would no longer be delivering to and I had asked Dave and Lisa if they would share the gift card with me.\u00a0 We enjoyed a good meal with plenty to eat, but the appetizer platter Dave ordered left us too full to finish most of our main meal.<\/p>\n
Afterwards, we sat around the living room talking, and I mentioned to Dave that it would be nice if I could stream some shows from my computer to the TV.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t justify spending $80\/mo. to hook up cable when there is almost nothing on that I want to watch.\u00a0 With more and more free programs and movies available online, I was wondering if he knew of a way I could hook the computer to the television.\u00a0\u00a0 We checked the connections and discovered that because of the television age and my base model laptop, no cable would connect them.\u00a0 Dave picked up his iPhone and after a couple of minutes of research told me he had an idea.<\/p>\n
First, he installed PlayOn on my computer, a media app that is used to transmit shows from various venders over wireless connections to gaming consoles.\u00a0 Next, he configured the kids Wii to find the wireless signal and connect to the Internet.\u00a0 After a few minutes of experimenting with different settings he had it all up and working.\u00a0 Apparently, the signal comes from the wireless router (not even in my house) to my computer, then back to the router, then back to the Wii, then to the TV!\u00a0 It all boggles my mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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