Category Archives: technology

Time for a Refresh

Posted on November 22, 2016 by

Recently I decided the MEADOR.ORG website’s appearance needed a refresh. I don’t change the website’s appearance on a whim. This would only be the sixth change in its general appearance in the twenty years MEADOR.ORG has been online. But I’d been … Continue reading →

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Tech Transitions Part 4: Heading into the Cloud

Posted on March 4, 2015 by

March 4, 2015 This is the fourth and final entry in a series of posts about my progression through technology transitions.This one tackles the transition from local to cloud storage and applications. Earlier posts dealt with the transition from fixed … Continue reading →

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Tech Transitions Part 3: Fixed to Mobile Computing

Posted on February 22, 2015 by

February 19, 2015 This is the penultimate entry in a series of posts about my progression through technology transitions, with comparisons to broader trends across the country.This one tackles the transition from fixed to mobile computing. Earlier posts dealt with the … Continue reading →

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Tech Transitions Part 2: Scheduled Broadcast to on-Demand Media

Posted on February 6, 2015 by

February 6, 2015 This is the second in a series of posts about my progression through technology transitions, with comparisons to broader trends across the country.This one tackles the transition from broadcast to on-demand media. Here’s the earlier post on … Continue reading →

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Tech Transitions Part 1: Analog to Digital

Posted on January 17, 2015 by

January 17, 2015 My experience is that my habits lag, sometimes considerably, behind the relentless improvements in technology in which I am immersed. As one of the the long-time experts in computer technology in my school district, I provide a … Continue reading →

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Going Solid State

Posted on August 17, 2014 by

August 17, 2014 When I was a small child, I would climb up onto the top of the black-and-white television in our living room. It was warm up there, and I would peer through the vents down into the television. Its innards … Continue reading →

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Slimming Down Before Speeding Up

Posted on August 16, 2014 by

August 17, 2014 I’ve been working with personal computers for over 35 years, so I’ve endured seven types of long-term computer data recording and storage: cassette tapes floppy disks hard drives ZIP drives tape drives optical discs solid state Each … Continue reading →

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