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Best Roku Channels For Watching Favorite TV Shows Without a Subscription

Roku and other Internet TV streaming devices work best with premium subscription services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, but Roku also has a good selection of free channels, including many that offer viewing of television shows.

Pop Flix offers classic TV shows, including:

“The Beverly Hillbillies”
“Life with Elizabeth” starring Betty White
“Bonanza” starring Lorne Greene
“Sherlock Holmes”
“Man with a Camera”
“The Lucy Show”
“Dragnet”
“Adventures of Robin Hood”

Crackle also has a few television shows available, such as:

“Sanford and Son”
“Married With Children”
“The Larry Sanders Show”

Even without an Amazon Prime subscription, you can rent or purchase single episodes or seasons of current and past television shows.…

June 13, 2014

Food & Recipes

Homemade Chili Seasoning Mix Recipe

If you’ve run out of chili seasoning mix or just prefer to make your own, this homemade chili seasoning mix recipe is right on the money. You can leave out the sugar and flour commonly found in commercial packets to makea low carb and/or gluten free chili seasoning mix.

You can also nix the salt if you’re watching your sodium.

Ingredients:

8 tsp chili powder
1 to 2 tsp salt, to taste
1/8 cup crushed red pepper
1/8 cup dried minced onions
1/8 cup garlic powder
2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
one packet calorie-free sweetener, such as Splenda
4 tsp ground cumin
4 tsp dried parsley

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and store in an airtight container.…

June 6, 2014

How-To Technology

Easily copy & paste without formatting: Create paste unformatted text macro and button in Outlook 2007

If you use Paste Special, Unformatted Text frequently in Outlook 2007 or above, you may have noticed that there’s no button for this command by itself. Plus, Outlook won’t let you record a macro, and copying macro code from Word 2007 doesn’t work.

You may want to copy and paste unformatted text if, for example, you’re copying and pasting from programs outside of Outlook, such as a Web page or PDF.…

May 31, 2014

How-To Technology

How to Remotely Wipe or Lock a Stolen or Lost Android Phone or Tablet

A stolen or lost Android phone may expose your private data to thieves. You probably have photos, text messages, emails and items in cloud storage like Evernote or Dropbox on the device, easily accessible to whoever has it in their hands.

Google added a way of remotely locking or erasing your lost Android device, but you must set it up ahead of time – you can’t wait until after the device leaves your possession.…

May 28, 2014

Food & Recipes

Egg Drop Soup Low Carb Recipe – As Great as What You’d Find in a Chinese Restaurant!

Looking to make egg drop soup at home like what you’d find in a Chinese restaurant? This delicious egg drop soup is a low carb recipe that makes a great Dukan Diet lunch option. Plus, it’s about as quick and easy a lunch as you’ll find and calls for ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen.

Ingredients:

4 cups chicken broth
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon salt or to taste
1/4 tsp pepper or to taste
2 eggs
chives or green onions to sprinkle on top of soup, opitional

Directions:

Add pepper, salt and ginger to the chicken broth and bring to boil over high heat.

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May 25, 2014

Entertainment How-To Technology

How to Set Up a Roku Player on Any TV, Even an Older Model

Roku Internet TV streaming devices offer a great option for cutting the cable or satellite cord to save $50, $100 or more on your monthly bills. You can also use Roku along with your pay TV service, either with your current subscription or with a pared-back, cheaper service level.

For setting up a Roku on an older, non-HDMI television, you’ll need a Roku 1, not a Roku 2 or 3 or Roku Streaming Stick, which only work with HDMI televisions.…

May 22, 2014

How-To Technology

Google Secrets: 7 Things You Didn’t Know Google Could Do For You

You may already realize that Google has far more search capabilities than most people use. Did you know you can easily bring up the results of last night’s game, find out theaters and times for movie showings, determine whether a flight has landed or will arrive on time, make mathematical calculations or even find the name of that song that’s been running through your head?…

May 20, 2014

Home & DIY

Electric Pressure Washer: Blue Clean AR118 Review

My latest DIY project at home has been a big one, and something I’ve never tackled before – painting my house’s front porch and back deck. To start, I knew I needed to buy or rent a power washer. After doing my homework, I decided to purchase a Blue Clean AR118 hand carry electric pressure washer from for about $93.

I needed a light, easy-to-carry power washer that still had enough power to get the job done.…

May 19, 2014