Category Archives: technology
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
Comparing eBooks
From now until 2073, any books published over 95 years earlier are public domain under U.S. copyright law. So in 2026, anything published in 1930 or earlier can be freely distributed. I’ve taken advantage of three different services to freely … Continue reading
Zeus Zapped the TV
Boom! The thunderous crash seemed to coincide with the brilliant flash of light outside the back bedroom window around 9:30 p.m. on April Fool’s Day of 2026. A lightning bolt had struck quite near Meador Manor. The cable modem lost … Continue reading
Bricking Books?
Back in 2008, I bought the first generation Kindle e-reader from Amazon. It was fun but somewhat awkward, with a keyboard of tiny buttons below the screen and big page turn buttons on the sides, plus an odd little scroll … Continue reading
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