Large screen televisions are the big thing these days. Well, that and game systems. Well, game systems and online video. OK, online video and media servers. You can see, there is a lot to decide when you are setting up media in your home today. Sure, most people just get a television and a cable [...]
In 1844, a man named Innocenzo Manzetti first conceived of a ‘speaking telegraph.’ Only 33 short years later, it had become a reality. Alexander Graham Bell made his first successful phone call in 1877. He made the call because he needed his assistant, Mr. Watson. He understood, even at the earliest stage, that the phone [...]
My New Year’s Resolutions include a pledge to lose weight and get in better shape. I’m really bad at working out alone, but luckily my quest for a better bod is supported by technology. I’m using this Tanita scale, which measures my body fat, BMI, and water content. Last time I got on it my [...]
Continuing the theme I began last week, I offer the last of my resolutions for 2009. Resolution 6- Technology as a Tool, not a Toy. My best friend is my iPod Touch. When we are together, we find so much to share and so many fun things to do. It’s remarkable how she always seems [...]
Infomercials are the used-car dealerships of television. No one believes much of what they say, although if the claims were true, we’d be thrilled! I’ve seen some I’d love to believe, some I can’t imagine are true, and a few so unbelievable I can’t imagine they sell a single unit of stock. That said, there [...]
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