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Indoor or Outdoor Antenna?

HD signals can be picked up by inexpensive indoor HD antennas if you happen to live close enough to the broadcast tower. If you don’t know where the nearest broadcast tower is located, then it might be a good idea to try using an indoor antenna first to see if you can pick up the signals because they cost less than rooftop antennas. If the indoor HD antenna doesn’t work, you can simply return it and put the money toward a rooftop model.

Tools and Materials

• HDTV with a built-in digital tuner
• 72 ohm all-weather coaxial cable
• Grounding wire
• HD antenna with mounting hardware
• Coaxial cable grounding block and grounding strap (if needed)
• Power drill
• Adjustable wrench
• Screwdrivers
• Roofing screws
• Silicone caulk
• Nail gun
• U-clamp nails
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Step 1: Do You Have an Existing Antenna on the Roof?

If you have an existing antenna on your roof, you can try connecting it to your HDTV to see if you can pick up any channels. Many homeowners are able to receive a high quality picture using their old antenna, so this might be worth a try.

Step 2: Choosing the Right HD Antenna

There are plenty of HD antennas on the market to choose from, so this can be an intimidating process for someone who is not familiar with them. So rather than get all stressed out about it, visit Antennaweb.org and input your address to find out where the nearest broadcast tower is and what types of antennas work best in your area.

Step 3: Preparing for the Installation

On the Antennaweb.org website, you will be given a number of different channels and their compass headings. You will want to position your antenna at a compass heading that will give you the most channels so use a compass to find out which direction your antenna should face.

Step 4: Install the Mounting Bracket to the Roof

Follow the instructions that came with your mounting kit and secure the mounting bracket to the roof. Secure the bracket to the roof using roofing screws and apply silicone caulk around the screws to seal them against water penetration.

Step 5: Assemble the Antenna

Depending on the type of antenna you purchase, you may have to assemble it, or it may come in one solid piece. If you have to assemble it, refer to the manufacturer’s instructions so you know how to put it together properly.

Step 6: Attach the Antenna Pole

Loosen the bolts on the mounting bracket’s sleeve and slide the pole in until it reaches the bottom of the sleeve. Tighten the bolts so the pole is held securely in place.

Step 7: Place the Antenna on the Pole

Loosen the bolts on the sleeve on the antenna and slide the sleeve over the pole until the top of the pole meets the top of the sleeve. Rotate the antenna so it is facing the general direction of the broadcast tower. Leave the bolts loose for the time being as you may have to adjust the antenna’s direction in order to get the best picture.

Step 8: Run a Temporary Cable Line

Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the cable output terminal on the antenna and then run the cable line to your HDTV. This is just a temporary run to test for signal so don’t worry about securing the cable just yet. Connect the other end of the cable line to the coaxial input on the back of the HDTV and turn the TV on.

Tune to your local channels as listed on the Antennaweb.org website to check for the HD signal. In order to get the best picture, you may need to have someone watch the TV while you adjust the antenna on the rooftop.

Step 9: Secure Everything

Once you find the ideal position for the HD antenna, secure the antenna in place on the pole by tightening the sleeve bolts and disconnect the temporary cable from the HDTV. Run the coaxial cable and grounding wire neatly across your roof, securing them along the way using a nail gun and insulated U-clamp nails.

Step 10: Grounding the Installation

Drill a hole through the siding of the house for the cable to enter the interior of the home. Secure the coaxial cable coming from the antenna to one end of the grounding block. Secure another length of coaxial cable to the other end of the grounding block and run the other end of this cable through the hole and into the home.

Connect one end of the coaxial cable’s grounding wire to the antenna’s housing and the other end to the grounding block. Connect another grounding wire to the grounding block and run this wire to either a cold water pipe on the inside of the home or install a grounding rod in your yard and connect it to that. Secure the grounding block to the side of the house and seal up the hole with silicone caulk.

Step 11: Reconnect the Cable to the HDTV

Run the coaxial cable to the HDTV, and connect it to one of the TV's coaxial inputs. Turn the TV back on and double check your HD channels. Now, all you have to do is call the cable or satellite TV company and cancel that costly subscription!

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What's the Catch?

In order to receive free digital and high definition signals you must meet all of the following conditions:

1. You live in an area that is capable of receiving over-the-air (OTA) broadcast signals.
2. Your local broadcast stations (ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, etc) transmit a digital signal.
3. You either have a HDTV that has a built-in digital (ATSC) tuner or a HD-ready TV and an external HD receiver connected to it.

Do You Meet the Conditions?

Here are some general answers based on each condition listed above. They are numbered accordingly.

1. Most of the U.S. population should live within range of an OTA broadcast tower. The exception would be someone living in a very rural areas, like a desert or middle of a mountain range. Although, it's possible to live within the range of a broadcast tower and still not get a signal, like if you live near large buildings or have physical objects -- metal roof, large buildings, large hills -- blocking the signal getting to you.
2. The digital transition has happened so all full power broadcast TV stations are broadcasting in digital. There is no more analog from these stations. Prime time programming from the networks is usually in digital or HD, but most of the daytime programming is still in the old non-HD format.
3. You should know the answer to this already. If you don't, look at your owner's manual or call the manufacturer and ask them. If your TV has a square screen -- not rectangle -- then is is likely that you don't have a television capable of displaying digital or HD programming.

You Meet the Conditions…Now What?

It is time for action now that you know you have everything needed to receive free high definition and digital programming. This is what you can do:

1. Go to www.antennaweb.org to find out the best antenna for your area. You can get a generalized recommendation or specific for your address. If you use your address and provide your email address then I would uncheck the two boxes if you don't want to receive emails from the Consumer Electronics Association.
2. Once you know what kind of antenna you need then go to your local electronics store or shop online and buy the unit. If you are buying an outdoor antenna then don't forget to plan for the extra cable you might need to wire it into the TV.
3. Once you have the antenna at your residence, install it. You might need to auto-program your television in order to access the digital stations. If you have a cable or satellite HD receiver then you might be able to connect your antenna directly to the receiver and receive HD through the receiver without having to switch the TV source to antenna.

• If your TV is HD-ready you will need to connect the antenna to the receiver in order for the TV to receive the digital/HD signal.

   

Best Torrent Download Sites

1. VCDQ.com: VCDQ.com isn't technically a torrent search site; rather, VCDQ specializes in verifying torrents. VCDQ employs a committee of serious users to confirm that torrents do indeed exist for thousands of titles, especially brand new movie releases. Use VCDQ to confirm that a title is available, then copy the torrent name to paste into a search engine like Isohunt.com. Definitely give VCDQ.com a try; this is a great resource for avoiding fake torrent files.
    
2. Vertor: this torrent service claims to filter out bad torrents, viruses, DRM locks, passwords, and fakes. Some readers rave about this site, so give their service a try and let us know your thoughts.
    
3. Kick Ass Torrents: this site is a favorite with a growing community. The interface is a distinctive earth color, and the search results display in a useful format of columns, including torrent health. The best part of Kick Ass Torrents is their comment and feedback system... the user community watches the quality of torrents, and offers their recommendations and warnings. The adult advertising can be annoying, but Kickass.to has an excellent library of torrents.
    
4. TAKE.FM: Take is a smaller library than other torrent search sites, but the community here strives to keep the torrent quality high and the fake torrents out. Like most successful torrent sites, TAKE does not store the actual music and movie files on their servers, and instead focuses on helping its members find their sources elsewhere. Try TAKE out and let us know if you like their service.
    
5. Torrent Funk: Torrent Funk is a very popular torrent search site that now supports commenting. While Torrent Funk also supports 'verified status' tagging, which some people prefer to comments. The interface can be difficult to discern between sponsored ads and the actual torrent links. But the Torrent Funk site layout is pleasing, the cross- movie recommendations are very helpful, and several About.com readers highly recommended Torrent Funk. Give this site a try, and watch if it will grow over time.
    
6. ThePirateBay.se: since being shut down in 2009, The Pirate Bay refuses to stay down. This latest TPB Swedish domain name version claims to have over 1.5 million torrents available. The servers themselves are constantly changing location to stay ahead of the authorities, and this seems to make the website experience inconsistent for speed. If you don't mind repeatedly checking back because The Pirate Bay is sometimes slow to render, definitely support this longtime P2P icon as it tries to rebuild its former glory.
    
7. Isohunt.to: Isohunt is reborn!  After being shut down by the MPAA on October 17, 2013, Isohunt has been resurrected with a new domain name in a new country.  Please support this longtime champion of P2P file sharing!
    
8. SeedPeer.me: SeedPeer is a very large database of over 3 million torrent files. The search interface is simple, and the keyword cloud map helps as a discovery means to find interesting movies, tv shows, and music artists. Fans speak very highly of SeedPeer, so do consider trying it out.
    
9. Torlock: Torlock is special. These folks actually pay their users commission for uncovering fake torrents and reporting it to their community. In a world of phony files, this is a tremendous service. If you are a regular downloader, and are tired of wasted downloads and fraudulent files, give Torlock a try.
    
10. Torrents.to: this site has a Tonga country domain name, but certainly offers plentiful metasearching of movies and music in English and Spanish. There are some popup advertisements that are annoying, but perhaps you might like the framed interface for searching other torrent sites.
     
11. Torrent Crazy: this P2P site is very good for non-English language movies and music. If you're seeking Italian, Russian, French, and files in other European languages, consider trying Torrent Crazy.
12. TorrentHound: at over 4.7 million torrents, TorrentHound is one of the largest players in the torrent P2P game. The site does enforce good use of 'white space' in the sidebars, so scanning the pages can be easier for most readers. Unfortunately, the comments counts are not included in the initial search results, so you'll have to click into the individual files to see reader comments.
     
13. Thunderbytes: this private site is a smaller community, which is good for reducing the number of false torrents.  You can join Thunderbytes by either getting sponsored by an existing member, or by becoming a donating sponsor yourself.
     
14. FullDLS:  at over 2.5 million torrents, FullDLS is one of the larger torrent search sites today.  The advertising is a bit cumbersome, and you’ll have difficulty finding what is worth clicking and what is just sponsored banner advertising.  But the site is recommended by readers, and the search catalog does have popular files.
         
15. LimeTorrents: LimeTorrents looks like most other torrent sites: tabular lists of torrents, with girly porn advertising in the sidebars. But LimeTorrents does have a growing database of nearly 2 million torrents, and multiple readers speak highly of the quality of seeds and legit files in the Lime catalog.

1. BitSnoop.com: is the largest known database of torrents today.  With over 18 million indexed files, one could argue that this is the only site you'd need to search at.  Try BitSnoop for yourself and see how it presents its results with its comments and ratings... you might like this site as much as other readers do.
    
2. ExtraTorrent.com: ExtraTorrent.com is very visual and very busy.  But the thumbnails and file information at this site are tremendous. This site is definitely worth trying, as it is very browsing-friendly for discovering movies and music artists.
    
3. RARBG.com: RARBG is a very small torrent site, with less than a half-million torrents in its index. Nevertheless, multiple readers at About.com have recommended that RARBG be a community on your search for a good P2P experience. Perhaps try them and give us feedback on if agree with their opinions of the service.
    
4. Monova.org: this service is another example of clean and simple interface style. Additionally, Monova goes beyond torrents to also index newsgroup sites (e.g. alt.binaries.highspeed), which can sometimes be faster than torrent swarm downloads. Advertising is as unobtrusive as possible on the Monova pages themselves. Popup adult advertising will be a turn off for some users, but if you can work around that, this search service has a strong catalog of modern torrents.
    
5. 1337X.org: This is a very clean-looking site, with a nice presentation of the comment count for each of your search results. The database is less than a million torrents as of November 2012, but several readers have recommended 1337X.
    
6. TorrentDownloads.Net: with over 6 million torrent files in its catalog, this site is considered the second-largest torrent index on the Web today. To help you navigate the sheer magnitude of its database, TorrentDownloads also  publishes a filter to see only those torrents that have passed verification testing.
    
7. Torrentz.com: this metasearch engine may look a bit amateurish, but it works well. It conveniently scours other torrent search sites for you, arguably saving you 20 minutes of search time when you are seeking that one particular song or movie.
    
8. btscene.com: btscene is a longtime player in the file sharing game. This website does have annoying popups and adult advertising, but it does offer a solid library of torrents. It does a good job of featuring very recent torrents (good for people who follow television shows), and presenting many browsing choices at a glance.
    
9. Toorgle.com: Toorgle is a torrent metasearch engine based on Google technology. Like any metasearch service, your searches result from multiple other search engines on the Web. Toorgle retrieves the location of these files for you as a kind of matchmaking service. It's quick to use and can help you find rare or obscure torrents. Just make sure you are careful in which torrent you choose at Toorgle; because Toorgle will show results from dodgy torrent sites, take the time to check that a torrent has positive comments and is verified by users before you download. Careful and experienced users comment that Toorgle can be very helpful, if you know how to pick the good torrents from the bad.
    
10. TorrentZap: at ~2 million torrents indexed, TorrentZap is not as large of a catalog as other torrent search engines (e.g. Fenopy.eu has over 5 million torrents). And, as with all sites, you need to endure advertising at TorrentZap to keep it a no-cost service. But the interface is clean, bright, and easy to navigate. Try this site out, skip past the 'external search results' to find the real torrents at TorrentZap, and let us know what you think.
     
11. Nowtorrents.com: Now Torrents (allegedly) offers a special service: it filters out fake/dead torrents. It also offers date-range searching, so you can search for specific years of content (e.g. Flight of the Conchords, 2008).
     
12. Torrentcafe.com: this site needs to grow its user base some more. But Torrentcafe comes highly recommended by several About.com readers, so please give it a try and let us know how you like it.
     
13. YourBitTorrent.com: this site has gone through changes over the years. The sponsored download links are annoying, especially for beginners who are not used to visually filtering out the paid advertising links. But readers at About.com have spoken highly of this site. If you are an intermediate or advanced downloader, visit YouBitTorrent and decide for yourself if you like the interface.
     
14. Fenopy.eu: has some compelling features. Fenopy has a Spartan and clean interface, and a portion of its library is dedicated to verified torrents. Easy sorting of the tabular results and a catalog of the most popular torrents will please most users. Advertising does pop up and distract, but no more than other torrent sites. Definitely give Fenopy.eu a try.
     
15. H33T.com: This is a substantial library of torrents, exceeding 4 million indexed files as of November 2012.  The black background isn’t for everyone’s tastes, but the volume of movies and music and tv shows make this a worthwhile destination. Beware the popup advertising, though… advertisers definitely believe that H33T is worth advertising at.

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Android Tapp. Android Tapp is the best resource forAndroid App Reviews, Android App Ratings, Interviews with mobile app developers, News and Showcases. Eliminate the guess work when downloading Android Apps… know for sure! Offering infinate value alerting whether an Android App is worth paying for… or not :mrgreen:

Android Apps. Although they may be considered our onlyand direct competiton for Android App Reviews, we don’t mind mentioning them. The sister site of AppVee iPhone app reviews; they not only review Android Apps, but they offer YouTube video screencasts.

Droideo. Android Video website. Find all android videos from unboxing, sneak peak at new app/feature demos, phone hardware and more.

Cyrket. Developer Jay Freeman managed to create an extract of the actual Android App Market, once only viewable on the handset, now viewable on the web. The Android Application Browser features comments (yeah… even the idiotic comments), user ratings, app descriptions, and more.

News, Insight & Tips:

Android Guys. Blog that covers everything Android; news, reviews, interviews, Podcasts, etc. They even have an accessories store for your mobile gadgets.

Phandroid. Android Fans blog covering all things Android; breaking news, insights and reviews. See their forum below, Android Forums.

Google and Blog. Blog about Google and Android news, tips and insights.

LiveCrunch. Though a Tech blog, they do give a lot of attention to the Android OS, news and devices. Their motto is “KISS” (keep it simple stupid) with short bites of news and alerts.

Forums & Message Boards:

T-Mobile G1 (Android) forum. T-Mobile’s Official forum for all “How To…”, “Market Apps”, and “General Discussion and Feedback” topics. Vast information, discussion, praise and gripes.

TalkAndroid. Android news and insights blog. They also have a Forum which contributes to a huge Android Wallpaper repository.

Android Forums. Thousands of members and counting, discussing all things Android.

TmoNews Blog is the Unofficial source for all things T-Mobile, since T-Mobile has trademarked the “G1″ and became the first major wireless carrier to debut Android, their blog covers it as well. There is a Forum with thousands of members as well.

AndDev is a Forum for Android Developers by Android Developers. Get Android tutorials, tips, help, sample code or even hire a developer.

There are plenty more forums & message boards: T-Mobile G1 Forum, T-Mobile G1 Fans, G1 Forum, and Android Community.

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Google Android Developers Blog. Google’s blog for Android Developers by Android Developers.

Big In Japan. Developers of the popular Android AppShopSavvy, offers news about the app roadmap as well as other Android advances.

Leading Mobile, Gadget and Tech Blogs:

This is a list of the larger well known blogs  that frequently write about Android, Android OS, Android Phones and Android Netbooks. TechCrunch’s family of tech related websites; CrunchGear & MobileCrunch. Gizmodo, Gigaom, and IntoMobile all cover Android often.

Wallpaper & Ringtones:

G1Wallz. Offers a lot of Wallpapers suited for the Android G1 screen size.

G1MP4. Offers free ringtones pre-sliced for the G1.

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8 Awesome Websites to Take Free College Courses Online  

The sites below offer free online college level classes to anyone willing to spend the time on them. Each differ – some have all of the materials online and some may want you to purchase (borrow?) a textbook to follow along with. Each of them offers complete courses with only one thing missing: the credit for the coursework to put towards a matriculated degree.

MIT OpenCourseware

Massachusetts Institute of Technology was a pioneer in offering online college courses and they still have the most diverse and in-depth collection of classes available anywhere. Their online offering is an archived version of real courses that have been taught at MIT, and you may need to purchase the textbook to follow along with the class. These courses come highly recommended.)

Carnegie Mellon OpenLearning

Carnegie Mellon, based in Pittsburgh, PA, has a variety of courses available for anyone online. While the selection is not as great as MIT’s, many core courses are presented in an easy to follow online format. Their courses are similar to what a paying student would receive minus the course credit or access to an instructor.

Khan Acadamy

Salman Khan began putting videos on YouTube to help with tutoring a cousin. When he started receiving feedback that they were helping a lot more people than just his cousin, he realized he was on to something good.

Today, there are over 1000 videos on KhanAcademy, which is now a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Most videos are about math. However, there are also many other topics that he explores. Even Bill Gates has said that he uses Khan to teach his kids about math. These are not college courses per-se, but the math he introduces in them are at college level and many people praise them for being clearer and easier to comprehend than actual college courses!

University of California at Berkeley

UC Berkeley has put online videos and audio of many of its most popular courses up on their Webcast website. They do not include the text materials which can be very helpful for taking online college courses. However, you can still learn a lot by watching the videos of the lecures.

They have lectures for ongoing courses and also historical class archives on their website, as well as videos of recorded events and one-off lectures.

Stanford University iTunesU

Stanford has made many of their courses and lectures available via iTunes in iTunesU. This collection is great if you are on the go or want to listen to courses while commuting. They have an impressive collection of content available, all for free. The downside is that you need to use iTunes to view their content.

Tufts OpenCourseware

Tufts uses the OpenCourseware format to offer full content on a number of their programs. Worth mentioning from Tufts are their Medical and Dental school courses as well as selections from other courses.

Open University LearningSpace

Learningspace offers content from the Open University, based in the UK. This university pledges to be open and accepts many different kinds of students in its real world classrooms. It also opened up its content to anyone online. The online college courses are laid out extremely well and offer many different topics with skill levels going from beginner up to expert.

Johns Hopkins OpenCourseware

Johns Hopkins is a respected medical school outside of Baltimore, Maryland. They offer a selection of courses from their school which would be of particular interest to medical students.

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