Author: DOuG pRATt

For Tech Nerds Only

Logitech Harmony 650

Logitech shut down their MySqueezebox service and handed its Logitech Media Server system to the capable volunteers at Lyrion, with excellent results. Something that Logitech hasn’t given up is support for its Harmony smart remotes. The product line was discontinued four years ago, but as I found out yesterday, Logitech’s MyHarmony service, that I hadn’t accessed since 2019, is still online.

I removed Verizon’s Motorola DVR from my Harmony 650’s configuration and laughed out loud when seeing the cheapie iView 3500STBIII tuner/PVR listed as a supported device. Would it actually work? After reconfiguring the setup and synching the remote over USB, it does indeed work.

“You’re Gambling with World War Three”

Trump told Zelensky he isn’t holding any cards, but then Trump handed him the biggest one of all when he said, “You’re gambling with World War III.”

This is the second time that Zelensky has defied and infuriated Trump. He refused to go along with Trump’s scheme to falsely claim that Ukraine had opened an investigation into the Bidens, resulting in Trump’s first impeachment. Trump is looking for payback and finding only frustration.

Dearly Diskparted

As expected, the external 1 TB WD My Book/AV HDD, installed for more than a decade on the now-retired Fios TV DVR, was seen by Windows as a raw disk. I initialized and partitioned it to be used for whatever.

I need to initiate an equipment return process with Verizon, but the drive was my own purchase, so it stays with me. Verizon actually doesn’t care about the old gear, but as I must return the new Fios TV One and Mini, I may as well send the old stuff back as well.