www.prayforsnow.com » General http://www.prayforsnow.com Sylvain Marcotte's Digital Playground Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:28:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How to Connect Your Own Router to Telus Optik TV Actiontec Router http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/08/how-to-connect-your-own-router-to-telus-optik-tv-actiontec-router/ http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/08/how-to-connect-your-own-router-to-telus-optik-tv-actiontec-router/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:57:35 +0000 sylvain http://www.prayforsnow.com/?p=273 Continue reading →]]> Just got Optik TV installed and Telus upgraded my Speed Touch modem with their new Optik TV Actiontec V1000H router. I had a Linksys E2000 all configured and really didn’t feel like switching so I wanted to hook them up. Unfortunately it is not just a matter of plug and play. You have to play with configurations.

  1. Login to the Actiontec router admin panel at 192.168.1.254. The default username is admin and password is telus. Note the router will likely ask you to change the default password the first time around.
  2. Disable the wireless by click on Wireless Setup and selecting “Disable” for Wireless Radio and clicking Apply. Note this step maybe optional. I’ll need to test that further.
  3. Login to your own router and change the range of IP addresses to another range. 172.16.0.x for example. On the Linksys E2000, that’s right on the first page (Setup | Basic Setup)
  4. Go back to Actiontec router admin panel and click on Firewall button at the top
  5. Click on DMZ hosting on the left
  6. Click on “Enable” on the Set the DMZ state section.
  7. Enter the IP address chosen for your own router in step 3 above under “Select device”. Leave the pull down as “Manually Enter IP”.
  8. Click Apply
  9. Connect your own router to one of the regular ports in the Actiontec router. Don’t connect to WAN port.
  10. Reboot your own router
  11. You should be all set

    12. Note: There are likely extra reboots involved in some of those steps. Just follow the instructions from the router and do wait for those reboots to be completed before proceeding to the next step.

    ]]> http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/08/how-to-connect-your-own-router-to-telus-optik-tv-actiontec-router/feed/ 3 Embedded Automation mControl Now on App Store http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/07/embedded-automation-mcontrol-now-on-app-store/ http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/07/embedded-automation-mcontrol-now-on-app-store/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:59:48 +0000 sylvain http://www.prayforsnow.com/?p=270 Continue reading →]]> Embedded Automation just launched mControl for iPad and iPhone/iPhone on the app store! The application lets you access Embedded Automation’s mControl “Digital Home” software from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. Control your house lights, thermostat, alarm system, and even your security camera right within your iPad!

    The application is free and can be used in demo mode without requiring a server so feel free to give it a try!

    ]]>     http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/07/embedded-automation-mcontrol-now-on-app-store/feed/ 0     QR Code for this blog http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/07/qr-code-for-this-blog/ http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/07/qr-code-for-this-blog/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:35:11 +0000 sylvain http://www.prayforsnow.com/?p=266 Just a test

    ]]>     http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/07/qr-code-for-this-blog/feed/ 0     Pollate – Fun and Free Polling App http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/03/pollate-fun-and-free-polling-app/ http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/03/pollate-fun-and-free-polling-app/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:51:26 +0000 sylvain http://www.prayforsnow.com/?p=258 Continue reading →]]> My friend Brian created this cool app called Pollate. If you are looking for a fun and free polling app, check out Pollate. The app is a great example of how mobile crowd sourcing can be used to create a very compelling service. Within minutes you can get quick results on any questions you may be wondering. Want to know how many cars/phones/TVs people have in their households? Want to know if people practice Yoga? Simply create the poll question and answers (multiple choice) and press submit and within minutes, you start to get answers. Couldn’t be simpler to use. If that’s something that may interest you, you can get it on the app store here: . Good luck to Brian on this one!

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    ]]>     http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/01/angry-bunnies/feed/ 0     ECProductions.ca http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/01/ecproductions-ca/ http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/01/ecproductions-ca/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:56:42 +0000 sylvain http://www.prayforsnow.com/?p=236 I would like to welcome Eric to the WordPress family. Check out ecproductions.ca. If you need a videographer for your wedding or any other functions, I highly recommend him.

    ]]>     http://www.prayforsnow.com/2011/01/ecproductions-ca/feed/ 0     THE DIGITAL STORY OF THE NATIVITY http://www.prayforsnow.com/2010/12/the-digital-story-of-the-nativity/ http://www.prayforsnow.com/2010/12/the-digital-story-of-the-nativity/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:20:41 +0000 sylvain http://www.prayforsnow.com/?p=211 Pretty funny

    Happy holidays everyone.

    ]]>     http://www.prayforsnow.com/2010/12/the-digital-story-of-the-nativity/feed/ 0     Bell fined $1.3M for breaking do-not-call rules http://www.prayforsnow.com/2010/12/bell-fined-1-3m-for-breaking-do-not-call-rules/ http://www.prayforsnow.com/2010/12/bell-fined-1-3m-for-breaking-do-not-call-rules/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:53:48 +0000 sylvain http://www.prayforsnow.com/?p=209 Continue reading →]]>

    The CRTC has fined Bell Canada $1.3 million after telemarketing calls were made to Canadians who had specifically asked not to receive them.

    Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/12/20/do-not-call-fine.html#ixzz18hPIqc1J

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    I generally don’t like the CRTC but it is nice that someone is finally working to stop all this spam. We just get bombarded so much it is unbelievable. Actually recently I donated to a local charity cause a friend of mine was doing a marathon to raise money for them and since then, I have been receiving flyers once a month. It seems like the checkbox “don’t mail me stuff” never works.

    ]]>     http://www.prayforsnow.com/2010/12/bell-fined-1-3m-for-breaking-do-not-call-rules/feed/ 0     Pictures http://www.prayforsnow.com/2010/12/pictures/ http://www.prayforsnow.com/2010/12/pictures/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:22:39 +0000 sylvain http://www.prayforsnow.com/?p=204 Continue reading →]]> ok since I upgraded to a Mac, I somewhat lost the ability to upload pictures to my old website (www3.telus.net/sylvainm). I was using a CMS tool that was Windows only. Well since most of the pictures were on Facebook anyway, I figured it was easier to just move the links here cause really all I had on my other website were links anyway since Telus “hosting” only offers 10 MB of storage. Yes 10 MB, that’s not a typo.

    ]]>     http://www.prayforsnow.com/2010/12/pictures/feed/ 0     Video on Matt Mullenweg – Creator of WordPress http://www.prayforsnow.com/2010/11/video-on-matt-mullenweg-creator-of-wordpress/ http://www.prayforsnow.com/2010/11/video-on-matt-mullenweg-creator-of-wordpress/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:53:44 +0000 sylvain http://www.prayforsnow.com/?p=181 In case you didn’t know where WordPress came from, here you go:

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