Rooting your Nook Tablet
The Nook Tablet is a low cost, quality color eBook reader that includes the functionality and performance of a full fledged tablet. Unfortunately, customization of the Nook Tablet is locked down and application selection is restricted to the poor selection within the Nook Store. To unlock (or root) your Nook allowing for full customization (ex....
Read MoreBuilding Your Own Home Theater
This post shows the evolution of my home theater, successes and failures, and how you can build your own home theater with little money, little skills, and a lot of patience. Click on the galleries below to begin (and click on the images within to enlarge). Preconstruction Before building your ho
Read MoreTop 5 ways to optimize your new TV
Today’s TV’s are like race cars – beautiful pieces of machinery that run optimally only when configured properly. So, have you optimized your new TV for the best picture quality? This post will outline 5 key tweaks you can make to maximize your TV’s potential. NOTE: This post is not for videophiles (those with an ultra fine...
Read MoreMake sure you back up!
Nowadays almost all our most precious items are stored digitally: home movies, photos, music, documents, etc. Losing this data would be disastrous and yet most of us do not have adequate backup strategies to prevent loss. The only excuse to not protecting this data properly is a lack of education as you can backup this data up quickly, easily,...
Read MoreControlling a Boxee Box from an IR Remote
The Boxee Box comes with a cool RF remote with built in keyboard. Unfortunately most people have universal IR remotes and won’t be able to control the Boxee Box unless you apply the following $10 fix: 1. Buy a Manta TR1 IR Receiver for Boxee Box (a cheap $10 USB IR receiver should work as well) and connect it to the Boxee’s USB port...
Read MoreResetting your Boxee Box
The Boxee Box is a pretty sweet and pretty much blows the Apple TV out of the water in every possible way. Full 1080p video, local media streaming in practically any format, tons of free apps, slick design, keyboard remote (or use your iPhone with a free app), local USB and memory ports, Apple Air Play support, iPad media browsing, etc....
Read MoreJesseWeb.com 2.0
The JesseWeb.com 2.0 revamp is complete now making it easier to use and access the site. Main enhancements include: New Desktop Look – Beautifully simple theme packed with character and style. New Mobile Look – Rich mobile themes for iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Palm OS and Samsung touch mobile visitors. Facebook Integration...
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About Me
My name is Jesse M. Torres and I am a published author, IT Manager, and IT engineer with over 15 years of experience within private, corporate, financial, and government sectors. Welcome to my personal website - hopefully you will find something useful.