Back in 2010, the electronics company Norhtec, based in Thailand, came up with an innovative design for an inexpensive, power efficient and modular portable “netbook” computer. From what I can […]
Tag: retro
Some tips on caring for retro/vintage tech
For someone like me, who likes to use vintage technology and electronic gadgets, keeping them in good shape and operational is a top priority. I thought I’d share some of […]
The Franklin eBookMan: Tech that deserved better
Today, we have our smart phones and tablets and Kindles and iPads, and all these other modern day marvels that monitor us and govern our lives. But, you know, I […]
More great content wrapped in crap packaging
This past Valentine’s Day, my wife and I exchanged gifts, both of them being DVD collections of two T.V. series that we enjoy. I got a classic favourite T.V. show […]
An unexpected collection of all-in-one turntables
It’s kind of amusing how, even though you never intended to collect something, you wind up with a collection of it anyway. This is what happened with me and those […]
We didn’t stream back then, we “Timeshifted”
At one time, you may remember hearing a joke about those technically challenged people who owned a VCR that had a clock that always blinked 12:00. For those of you […]
Golan-Globus helped shape the 80s for me
For Christmas this year, one of the best gifts that I received was from my wife, who was able to track down the movie “Revenge of the Ninja” for me […]
Movie previews on VHS
As I’ve gotten older, those movie previews that are always added to the beginning of most movies on VHS tape turned out to be not as bad as they once […]
The nostalgia for VHS
Tonight, my wife and I watched one of our movies from our collection, which we haven’t watched in a long time. The movie was “Angels In The Outfield” and it […]
