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Is older tech more reliable than new?

2021-11-232021-12-05 — Posted inAudio and Video — 4 min read

  Yet another DVD player of ours craped out in less than four months! This one, we bought from Amazon, so thankfully they’re giving me a refund. But it just […]

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Our Neuros OSD is still a cornerstone of our video library

2021-05-292021-10-21 — Posted inAudio and Video, Technology — 6 min read

Over fifteen years old and this little piece of technology has been a cornerstone of our video library since we bought it, back in 2006.  Our Neuros OSD has been […]

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Today’s technology is so advanced, it’s utterly boring

2021-05-022021-10-21 — Posted inTechnology — 5 min read

You could say that I’m a “gadget guy.”  I really enjoy electronic gadgets, at least electronic gadgets before the days of the all-in-one “smart” devices.  Today’s consumer devices may be […]

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The Franklin eBookMan: Tech that deserved better

2021-04-082021-12-11 — Posted inTechnology — 6 min read

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 […]

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Past tech in movies redux

2020-12-012021-10-21 — Posted inAudio and Video — 2 min read

I was pleasantly surprised to, once again, see some consumer technology of the past show up in a movie. This time, it was a “new to me” movie I recently […]

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It’s such a treat to see past tech in movies

2020-09-282021-10-21 — Posted inAudio and Video — 1 min read

I don’t know why, but I really enjoy watching older movies and seeing them use the off-the-shelf computer technology that was available at the time.

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Study: World’s pile of electronic waste grows ever higher

2020-07-022020-10-06 — Posted inTechnology — 2 min read

I just read this report about the growth of the amount of “e-waste” and how it’s been growing.  According to the report, it’s been calculated that last year, 2019, the […]

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Most people call it "retro", but for me it's just the way of life. I still enjoy my photos on film, my movies on VHS and LaserDisc, my music on compact cassettes and vinyl LPs, and computing and gaming on my Commodore 64. Why fix it if it ain't broke?

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