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Churches See Promise in Technology

Like many institutions before it including, schools, libraries, local governments, and others, churches are now beginning to embrace technology. Technology had gotten off to somewhat of a rough start in some churches. I’ve read about some churches going as far as employing cell phone jamming technology to prevent cell phone disruptions during church service. But as the Chicago Tribune points out, some churches are now more receptive to technology — even embracing it as a tool to help get out the gospel.

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The Evolution of Reading

Like many past times of daily life, reading a book has been impacted by technology shifts and the Internet. Significantly so. The rise of electronic readers like the Amazon Kindle, or e-readers, is fundamentally shifting how we consume the printed word. And it’s not just e-readers. Smartphones, tablets, and other gadgets also are impacting how we read.

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HBO / Cinemax Free Weekend

Another rainy, gloomy weekend is in the forecast so if you are looking for some indoor activities, Clear Creek Communications has a solution for you. From Friday, March 30 through Monday, April 2, any Clear Creek customer with a digital cable box will have a FREE preview of HBO and Cinemax.

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Qubo & ION Plus To Be Eliminated

Clear Creek Communications and ION Media Networks have not agreed to terms for carriage of channels 164 and 165, Qubo and ION Plus. Therefore, they will be removed from our channel lineup on 4/01/2012. By law, negotiations for Read more

World Back-up Day is March 31st

How often do you back up your computer data? Statistics say probably not often, with only 28% of people backing up their data at least monthly. With the growing importance of our digital life, backing up your computer data becomes increasingly important. With that in mind, World Back-Up Day has been invented for the purpose of raising awareness around the importance of data back-up.

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Protect Important Data

Oh NO! My computer’s hard disk drive just crashed and the computer technician is asking if I have a backup of the data. Well, not exactly, not really. His next question is, “What kind of data do you store on your computer and how important is it to you?” I have nearly every picture I’ve ever taken of my grandchildren, pictures of my Read more

Soon, You May Have to Reboot Your Car

Reboot. Ahhh, that pain-in-the-rear-end experience we all go through in today’s digital age. Your computer freezes up or crashes, leaving you only one option – reboot it. Rebooting used to be the sole domain of the personal computer and laptop. But now, you probably at some point have rebooted your cell phone, your tablet, maybe even your TV.  Guess what may be next?

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We Have a Winner!

Judy Thorne Spreadborough is the winner in our February Facebook “like” drawing – Judy will receive a $50 credit on her Clear Creek Communications April 2012 bill. Thank you to all of our friends and customers for liking us on Facebook – keep “liking” us for a chance to win in March! Read more

No Locates Caused Outage

On March 1st we had an unusual situation where a relatively small accident turned into some serious plant damage. It provide a real life example of that can happen when you dig without locating a cable.  In this case the PGE crew Read more

Solar Outages Expected

Solar outages are a natural phenomenon which occur twice a year (in the spring and fall), when the sun is positioned directly in line with the ground based satellite dish antennas used to receive cable television programming. The brief outages are expected to occur between now through March 15. Read more