On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:35:12 -0700 "Michael A. Peters" <mpeters@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Something that has bugged me for years - I have to manually set the time > on my microwave, on my stove, on my VCR (it will auto-sync if I pay for > cable, but cable does not offer me what I consider to be programming > worth what they want to charge - well, I would watch the sci-fi channel, > had I the time to watch it ...) If you're in the USA, you probably don't need cable. What you need for many VCRs is merely acceptable reception of PBS. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- * Charles Taylor <tomalek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> * Chemistry instructor / Mad scientist / Linux enthusiast! -------------------------------------------------------------------- * Web: http://home.mindspring.com/~charletiv/ --------------------------------------------------------------------