DUMP CABLE!!

I never even bothered to have cable or satellite TV, in the 1st place... Why bother when I have the INTERNET!

You can connect your computer to your wide, flat screen TV! Viola! The world before you there! I have a DVD/BLU-RAY player by Sonny that has WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) capabilities... It connects to my wireless Internet router. Through this device, Sonny offers access to some websites like youtube and other services... Some are free; some are not... With YOUTUBE alone, I can gain access to a lot of stuffs - at no cost... Sweet! I ‘dumped’ cable long time ago! LOL!

A key sentence to remember when shopping is, "I'm looking for an INTERNET ENABLED TV and an INTERNET ENABLED DVD/BLU-RAY player". You would save a lot of money in the long run...

You need an Internet enabled TV (a TV with a port to which you can connect your computer. For the connection, you may need a VGA, DVI, USB cable or something else, depending on the kind of port on your computer and TV). You can watch shows/comedy/movies/news, etc @ no cost from sites like Hulu.com, youtube.com, ESPN's site, for all kinds of sports, etc, etc. IT GETS better with a new kind of DVD/BLU-RAY player that comes with WLAN (Internet capability). You connect this to your TV and link it wirelessly to your [wireless] Internet router. This way, you can have access to different Internet-based services without having to hook up your computer... Here in the U.S, more and more people are saying goodbye to cable TV. #PocketThatChange. LOL!

Why can't Nigeria harness and develop her natural resources??

Nigeria is blessed w/ natural resources: crude oil, gold, diamond, silicon, etc, etc. But is Nigeria blessed w/ d intelligence, discipline, and organization needed to harness and transform these raw materials to finished goods?

"YES, we have gold, silver, crude oil, silicon, etc, etc. What if the WEST leaves Nigeria, takes away all her tools, equipments, machines, computers, technocrats, technologies... What will then happen to those "natural resources"? What do u think Nigeria wld do? What wld d citizens of Nigeria do?" FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

y can't Nigeria harness and develop her natural resources - from raw goods to finished goods? y is Nigeria not investing time and money in home-grown intellectual property, inventions, Science & Tech Industries, etc... y is Nigeria not building the tools, machines, and equipments needed to process the raw materials to finished goods?

y is Nigeria not excelling in technology? y rely on d WEST or d EAST to come do all these things for us? Besides, when they turn around and rip us off, we open our mouths and begin to complain... Where r our OWN home-grown research institutes?? Are they competitive globally?? What is the problem with us??

A major reason y Nigerian professionals excel abroad BUT fail to replicate same in their country is this: DISUNITY... and i may add: TRIBALISM... NEPOTISM... They may excel individually and work well w/ foreigners abroad... But bring these same ppl under 1 umbrella and u begin to hear stories. And we r 'cursed' w/ visionless leaders who r not interested in funding RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT in Science & Tech!

We don't have a "prevailing culture" that encourages and celebrates scientific and technological inventions. Hmmm... Very important!

Also, without apologies (and speaking soberly), i think Nigerians r not pushing themselves enough to tap into their God-given creative imaginations when it comes to inventions and innovations in Science & Tech... d % that does is just too, too low...

And we r 'cursed' w/ visionless leaders who r not interested in funding RESEARCH in Science & Tech!

To Progress!
Karo E.K.D. Akamune
♥♫♪☆ A culture dat encourages nd celebrates scientific nd technological inventions. hmmm... very important! ☆♫♪♥