James Chamberlin

Well it’s been an interesting day. Going through the Charter Escalation Team has proven promising. The local Charter supervisor contacted me and assured me the problem has likely been taken care of. My cable has been good for the last half and hour so we’ll see how it goes. The promising piece of news is […]

I really didn’t expect there to be a second edition to my Charter to the Rescue? post, but things haven’t been going well with my cable. The problem with my cable signal has deteriorated even further. It’s down almost all day now. It used to be for a few hours. Now it’s down for at […]

I’ve had quite a time lately with my cable company, Charter Communications. I’ve been battling signal problems for a few months. In February, I finally broke down and called them. They sent out a technician on February 26th to replace the line that comes from the telephone pole to the house. When he left, the […]

Where’s that spring weather the meteorologists claimed to be on the way? A week ago they claimed 40+ degree temps were coming. For the last three or four days, the wind has been howling at a constant 20mph, with temps rarely approaching the freezing mark. Overnight it was just eight degrees. I can handle the […]

I don’t have central air so every summer is a gamble as to when to put in the window air conditioner. I hate putting the A/C in too early. I like having the full window open in the spring to let that fresh air in. However, waiting too long will have you feeling miserable as […]

For me not much beats the NBA playoffs. Call me crazy, but I prefer the NBA playoffs over even the singular event that is the Super Bowl. It used to be the other way around slightly, but the Super Bowl hasn’t been the must-watch event in several years. I’ve always enjoyed the NBA playoffs and […]

This week’s weather has been absolutely terrible. Monday, Tuesday, and today (Wednesday) have all recorded high temps of well above 90 degrees. At times, it was over 100, depending on where exactly you were. These high temps would be expected in July/August, but early June? It’s made for a miserable week. You just can’t escape […]

The same computer I had to replace the case fan last week just got hit by a piece of malware. I admit I should be more proactive in keeping this system updated, but I’m disappointed in Zap2it’s inability to secure their own website. They’re owned by Tribune, an enormous company with a lot of IT […]

I was busy working around the house, doing a few repairs which required the use of a hammer. I guess it’s been a while since I swung a hammer because it wasn’t long into the project that I smacked my thumb with the hammer. Ouch. Okay, that wasn’t the actual word that came out of […]

Over the last six months, Charter has rolled out I believe two free internet speed upgrades and they haven’t been shy about saying it. At times, Charter’s ads for patting themselves on the back outnumber any other single company. I don’t think even Geiko can compete in the number of ads I’m seeing now. What […]