12 February 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Is that a phone in your pants?

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 [...]

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02 February 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Diet, Exercise, Bells and Whistles

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 [...]

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11 January 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Tech Resolutions for 2009

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 [...]

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26 November 2008 ~ 3 Comments

How We Do Video

My house is filled with videos of the family. I have 8mm video tapes I took on my first video camera. Well, it’s not actually my first camera. The first one my wife and I bought from Tops Appliance City. It was not really very good, and it had clearly been opened before. When we [...]

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