Category Archives: technology
Apple TV finally comes through
Apple TV (160 GB Model) at Amazon For the past year my Apple TV has been a great tool for watching and listening to the plethora of podcasts that keep me entertained. And it has been fun to occasionally play … Continue reading
How to spend my ripoff, er, refund
HD DVD is dead, so my Toshiba HD DVD player now makes a good doorstop. I’ve enjoyed a few high-definition movies from Netflix with the player, but now Netflix is phasing out their few HD DVD discs. I want to … Continue reading
Teenage Mindset
The mindset list from Beloit College shows how different the world is for my current students than it is for me. It shows what the world has always been like for them. In a similar vein here is a short … Continue reading
Saving Face(book)
Since so many of my current and former students use Facebook, I maintain a presence there. But lately I’ve wondered if I should give up on it since I was being deluged with annoying automatic invites and updates from various … Continue reading
Defining high definition
So what is high definition TV? Answers vary widely! My own standard would be an image that is at least 720 pixels high (preferably 1920 pixels wide and 1080 pixels high) and is delivered at a reasonable bandwidth. While many … Continue reading
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