Category Archives: technology
Consolidating Amidst Decline
Paramount is the sixth-oldest surviving film studio globally, and the last major film studio still headquartered in Hollywood. In August 2025, it became part of Skydance Media, and by late 2026 Skydance controlled Paramount, Warner Bros., CBS, CNN, HBO max, … Continue reading
Retirement HD Radio
Back in March 2026, I reviewed the various radio receivers I used from childhood through the early 2000s. I documented my failed attempt to revive my 2003 Cambridge Soundworks 730 clock radio, and how I eventually created automations for our … Continue reading
The Diffusion of Innovations
Back in 1957, the Diffusion of Innovations theory was developed by Joe M. Bohlen, George M. Beal and Everett M. Rogers at Iowa State University. It was originally applied to agriculture and home economics, but it was later applied across … Continue reading
Closing Windows
After forty years, I have finally bidden farewell to Microsoft Windows. I had stopped using it at home in the spring of 2024, and my retirement at the end of June 2026 meant that I no longer used it at … Continue reading
A Bit Gamey for My Taste
I have never been much of a video gamer. I remember playing Pong on a 1976 Coleco Telstar console at a friend’s home in junior high and rapidly losing interest. I played a few games on a friend’s early 1980s … Continue reading
