I am going to outline the first steps of cord cutting for my mother in-law. She is pretty tech savvy but does worry about stuff not working, so what we put in place better work. I will go over the service we are looking to replace and see how far we get. I will actively update this post with status and well see how it goes.
Currently she has a triple play package, VOIP phone, Internet, and Cable TV. She is currently using the ISP modem so right off the top getting rid of that will save $10.00 a month. Also she recently moved to a different area and wanted to keep her original phone number from the 80s. Unfortunately she was unable to transfer it so we hacked together a plan to port her original number to a pay as you go mobile phone. Then from her mobile phone port the number to google voice. I should do a blog post about it because it was quit an adventure.
First step testing the VOIP replacement:
The Device: I set up an OBI device to connect her google voice number and her telephone lines in her house. Here is the one I am going to get her. OBi200 1-Port VoIP Phone Adapter
Since we set up here google voice under her gmail account setting up the OBI is super straight forward. Also now she can use here original phone number again. Cost Savings: Yet to be seen she is under contract for the Triple Play, once that expires we will re negotiate with the ISP.
Outcome: Good so far, one issue we ran into was the phone not ringing. I think it is a setting in google voice to ring the google chat account I will let you know what the outcome is.
Next step will be replacing the Modem:
The Device: Currently she has the ISP rented modem with built in wireless. We disabled the built in wireless but it still advertises the ISP's SSID. The modem is also the digital to analog converter for her VOIP service. This is why we are testing to make sure the OBI is a viable solution before we return the rented ISP modem. We are going to buy a ARRIS SURFboard SB6183 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem
. I think she will get even better throughput with the Arris modem then the ISP rented modem.Cost Savings: The modem is $80.00 and her modem rental fee is $10.00 a months so in 8 months her modem would be paid off, and once paid off she will be saving $120.00 a year.
Outcome: Yet to be seen.
The final and most difficult hurdle:
The Device: Cable television will be the most difficult replacement. My mother in-law is an avid TV watcher and DVR master, but she hates the offered DVR menu and management. So I am looking for a solution. I don't think services like Hulu, Sling, or direct TV are mature enough to replace cable tv. Netflix and Hulu are great but don't offer the shows she watches in a format she is used to. So for now we will wait and see. I might look into the Tivo and a cable card, this might give her a better management interface, but may not be cost effective.
Cost Savings: Tivo Bolt 1TB $300.00 one time cost. Monthly service is $12.50 a month if you buy is per year. From the cable provider you get a free cable card and a $2.50 credit every month. You could also drop the equipment rental and DVR fees yet to be seen how much those are.
Stay tuned for updates and more fun.
Ingredients
1 tblsp of vanilla extract
4 cups Eggnog
4 Large eggs beaten
2 cups Granulated sugar
2 teaspoons Ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1 package of 12 KING'S HAWAIIAN Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
Preparation
Step 1
Cube bread and Mix in all other ingredients. Pour in a 9 X 13 greased baking dish.
Step 2
Bake @ 350 degrees F. for 60 minutes
Step 3
While pudding is baking, you can make the sauce to pour over the cake when it is done.
Step 4
In a small saucepan heat 2/3 cup water, 1/3 cup of spiced rum, 2/3 cup granulated sugar, 2 tblsp flour, and 7 tblsp butter. Mix and cook over medium heat. Boil at least 2 minutes while stirring continuously until thickened. Remove from heat and blend in 1 tsp vanilla. Pour over cake after it cools slightly. Serve warm.
Food:
George’s (11am-11pm) This restaurant/bar is the quintessential local bar, and like almost everywhere in Louisiana servers outstanding food. Many people who have moved from Baton Rouge make it the first and last place they eat when there at home. The Shrimp Po Boy is the best I have ever had, but you cant go wrong with anything on the menu.
Bet-R-Grocery (7am-9pm) Just down the street from George's Bet-R-Grocery is a local supermarket that has all the local Louisiana flavors, What stood them apart was the delicious Deli in the back. We stopped in for a quick breakfast and for $1.45 you wont get a better breakfast sandwich. There biscuits where so good and the Grits are super flavorful.
The Chimes (11am-2am) There are not enough words to explain how good this place is. Located just off the LCU campus, (there are two other locations), the atmosphere food and beer is hard to replicate. They probably make the best burger I have ever had and the fried pickles and alligator was super yummy too.
Louisiana Lagniappe (5:30pm-9pm) This was hands down the best meal I had on our trip. It is an upscale restaurant in Baton Rouge Absolutely delicious, wide variety of seafood, reasonable prices and excellent service. I would definitely recommend this restaurant and return when I'm back in the area.
Raising Cain’s (10am-3am) If your coming home from a mardi gras parade or just want a quick bite Raising Cain's is a good choice. They are a typical fast food restaurant but where they shine is they specialize in just chicken fingers. You don't have a million choices on their menu just chicken fingers, fries or cole slaw.
Coffee Call (6am-2am) Last but not least you need to try beignets when your in Louisiana and my favorites where at Coffee Call. They have not only beignets but the easier to eat Belgium fingers, and much like Rasing Cain's they focus on making the best beignets.
Zeeland Street (7am-2pm) The locals place for breakfast. It's not fancy but everyone knows each other and food is great. In fact Zeeland family has owned it for ever.
George’s (11am-11pm) This restaurant/bar is the quintessential local bar, and like almost everywhere in Louisiana servers outstanding food. Many people who have moved from Baton Rouge make it the first and last place they eat when there at home. The Shrimp Po Boy is the best I have ever had, but you cant go wrong with anything on the menu.
Bet-R-Grocery (7am-9pm) Just down the street from George's Bet-R-Grocery is a local supermarket that has all the local Louisiana flavors, What stood them apart was the delicious Deli in the back. We stopped in for a quick breakfast and for $1.45 you wont get a better breakfast sandwich. There biscuits where so good and the Grits are super flavorful.
The Chimes (11am-2am) There are not enough words to explain how good this place is. Located just off the LCU campus, (there are two other locations), the atmosphere food and beer is hard to replicate. They probably make the best burger I have ever had and the fried pickles and alligator was super yummy too.
Louisiana Lagniappe (5:30pm-9pm) This was hands down the best meal I had on our trip. It is an upscale restaurant in Baton Rouge Absolutely delicious, wide variety of seafood, reasonable prices and excellent service. I would definitely recommend this restaurant and return when I'm back in the area.
Raising Cain’s (10am-3am) If your coming home from a mardi gras parade or just want a quick bite Raising Cain's is a good choice. They are a typical fast food restaurant but where they shine is they specialize in just chicken fingers. You don't have a million choices on their menu just chicken fingers, fries or cole slaw.
Coffee Call (6am-2am) Last but not least you need to try beignets when your in Louisiana and my favorites where at Coffee Call. They have not only beignets but the easier to eat Belgium fingers, and much like Rasing Cain's they focus on making the best beignets.
Zeeland Street (7am-2pm) The locals place for breakfast. It's not fancy but everyone knows each other and food is great. In fact Zeeland family has owned it for ever.
Sites:
Louisiana “New” State Capitol (8am-4:30pm) The tallest state capitol in the United States the New Luisiana State Capitol is a must see attraction. Your tour here can be made even better is you study on the King Fish Governor Huey Long's assassination that took place in the second floor hall way. You can still see the bullet holes n the marble.
Louisiana “Old” State Capitol (10am-4pm) One of the coolest old building I have ever seen. It has been beautifully restored and the winding stair case and stain glass celling is breath taking. You have to watch the movie about the history of the capitol. With out giving away to much it was produced by Disney and will truly surprise you.
Louisiana “New” State Capitol (8am-4:30pm) The tallest state capitol in the United States the New Luisiana State Capitol is a must see attraction. Your tour here can be made even better is you study on the King Fish Governor Huey Long's assassination that took place in the second floor hall way. You can still see the bullet holes n the marble.
Louisiana “Old” State Capitol (10am-4pm) One of the coolest old building I have ever seen. It has been beautifully restored and the winding stair case and stain glass celling is breath taking. You have to watch the movie about the history of the capitol. With out giving away to much it was produced by Disney and will truly surprise you.
The
Cajun Village My friends favorite beignets and fun eclectic grouping of unusual gift shops. This place is in the middle of no where but worth the trip.
Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center (9am-5pm)
Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center (9am-5pm)
Atchafalaya
Basin Landing Swamp Tour
Audubon State Historic Site (9am-5pm)
The
Myrtles Plantation (7:30am-9am)
Angola
Prison Museum (8am-4:30pm)
***UPDATE***
I tested the process below on Mac OS Mojave and it still works.
Original post was created by Bryan at wrmem.net
Network engineers on Windows have been using the lightweight and open source TFTPD32, for years But for those of us who have evolved and moved to the Mac we have found a couple short comings due to the increased security and sandboxing requirements set by apple. Luckily there’s a built in tftp daemon that you can use in a pinch if you know a couple little tricks.
I tested the process below on Mac OS Mojave and it still works.
Original post was created by Bryan at wrmem.net
Network engineers on Windows have been using the lightweight and open source TFTPD32, for years But for those of us who have evolved and moved to the Mac we have found a couple short comings due to the increased security and sandboxing requirements set by apple. Luckily there’s a built in tftp daemon that you can use in a pinch if you know a couple little tricks.
Here is a link to another post for apple OS Sierra Sky579x.bligspot.com
By default tftpd uses the following folder:
By default tftpd uses the following folder:
/private/tftpboot
which is hidden in finder, but can be accessed by using “go to folder” or hitting Command+Shift+G and entering /private/tftpboot
To launch the daemon run the following commands:
sudo launchctl load -F /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plistsudo launchctl start com.apple.tftpd
Be sure Read/Write/eXecute permissions are set on the tftpboot folder and any files you wish to transfer:
sudo chmod 777 /private/tftpbootsudo chmod 777 /private/tftpboot/*
If you’ll be transferring a file TO your TFTP server, the file will technically need to exist on the server beforehand so create it with touch. For example:
sudo touch /private/tftpboot/running-configsudo chmod 777 /private/tftpboot/running-config
To unload and shutdown your tftp daemon you can run the following command.
sudo launchctl unload -F /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist
If you’d like a graphical front end for launching tftp then check out the great TftpServer. I have found this application not as reliable so I have fallen back to using the built in TFTP server.
Now you can start transferring your files.
Happy TFTP'ng