US TV - AT LAST!!!

So the Slingbox is all connected and works very well actually. Having some "remote" issues - as in trouble getting the remote control to correctly tell the Moxi what to do. It's close and I was able to watch Baseball Tonight and Sportscenter in English with NO subtitles. It's a beautiful thing.

So for those who are wondering what I'm talking about - basically there's a cable box setup in Rochester that connects to a "Slingbox" which translates the signal into something to boradcast over the internet. Connect that to a router (thanks Mike!) and then I can point my computer from Taiwan to the cable box in Rochester!!! The quality is actually really good here at work when I set it up. I'll try from home tonight to check the connection speed but it seriously is good! The program also allows me to control the DVR from Taiwan using an IR cable connection back in Rochester, but that's the part that isn't working so hot. Minor problem at this point that we will figure out how to work around! It's pretty sweet! And only one person at a time can connect which preserves the bandwidth. Next task is to build a PC for our apartment that I can have always connected, run that to our TV, and PRESTO - US TV in the apartment.

Yeah, I'm a nerd but since we have 1 year left here, it's a necessity!

An interesting article about Obama's BIGGEST supporter (Rochester folks make sure you read). I may be the biggest man in all of Taiwan, but I have nothing on Igor!!

We decided to go to Vietnam next month. So plans are underway to get reservations, visa, things to do, etc. We should have 3 full days to enjoy what the 2008 version of Vietnam has to offer. We are also planning on a trip to Kenting in south Taiwan at the end of October. Mountains, beaches, coastline over looking the Ocean, blue water, sunny weather... yeah, basically just like Hawaii!!




Jealous yet?

We are going salsa dancing this weekend with a bunch of people. There are lessons and a free drink with an advanced purchase of a ticket ($10 US) so we're in. I'm sure there will be lots of pictures from that experience. I left my salsa dancing clothes back in the US, so I have to come up with a plan B of what to wear:)

Have a great Wednesday - my week is over half way complete!!