To be clear, these tricks aren’t for everyone, and they’re not necessary for the basic act of watching live or recorded programs on your television. But if you’re feeling brave and want to go a step further with your DVR, read the full column on TechHive.

That brings us to this week, and a rumor in the New York Post that Amazon may steam a limited number of Yankees games on a standalone basis, possibly as soon as next year. The longer-term goal would be to provide a full-season subscription outside the cable bundle. The Post notes that Yankees ratings were down this year even with the team playing well, and that cord-cutting played a role.

It’s too early to extrapolate what this means for baseball as a whole, but I expect we’ll see a lot more stories like this as more teams begin fretting about the collapse of pay TV bundles. Just as the best entertainment has broken free of the bundle over the last five years, we’re at the start of a similar transition for sports.

Watch out for Roku scams: One trend that’s become clear to me from writing this newsletter is the rising interest in cord-cutting from folks who aren’t tech-savvy. There’s nothing wrong with this, but it’s prompted some unscrupulous actors to try and take advantage. As Cord Cutters News reports, scammers have been targeting new Roku owners by publishing bogus customer support numbers on the web and in random emails. Over the phone, the scammers will ask for credit card details and personal information, claiming that you must pay to set up your Roku.

Roku’s own support page notes that setting up an account is free, and that its customer service reps will never ask for your social security number, date of birth, passwords, or access to your computer. It probably doesn’t help, though, that Roku’s website tries its hardest not to reveal the company’s real customer support number. If you need to call Roku, it’s (816) 272-8106.

Plex’s free movies: Earlier this year, Plex announced plans to host free ad-supported movies, and began making deals with movie studios. Those movies are now available, and you don’t even need to run a Plex server to access them.

As with other free streaming movie services such as Tubi and Crackle, the selection is pretty old, with lots of filler, but Plex does currently have some gems, including Raging Bull, Apocalypse Now, Rain Man, and Over the Top. (Yes, Over the Top is a gem; fight and/or arm wrestle me over it.) You can access the catalog by downloading the Plex app on pretty much any streaming device.

I have not gotten this to work successfully, but I will nonetheless direct you to Sling’s deal that gets you a free Google Nest Hub with three-months of prepaid service. That effectively brings the price of a Nest Hub to $75, which is about $20 more than the lowest price I’ve seen, but still a good deal if you’re planning to pay for Sling TV anyway. Aside from answering voice commands and playing music or video, the Nest Hub makes a great digital picture frame.

Unfortunately, the deal only applies to new Sling TV subscribers.