Category Archives: technology
TiVo Trials
Well, it didn’t take me long to re-invest the forthcoming year of monetary savings from cancelling cable television. Tuesday night I kept an appointment to sit down and watch a wonderful live high-definition transmission of a NOVA episode on broadcast … Continue reading
I’m feeling Blu…
Well, I’m feeling a bit Blu, because Blu-Ray may well have won the format war for high-definition video discs. Why does that make me sad? Because I bought an HD-DVD player a couple of months ago so I could watch … Continue reading
I Killed Cable
I cancelled my cable TV service today, only retaining the 5-MB internet service. No more HDTV via cable, no more digital cable TV, not even basic analog cable TV. I decided to stop wasting about $60 per month on such … Continue reading
Amazon’s MP3 Service is Great
I’ve long used iTunes to buy, organize, and listen to my music. But Amazon’s new MP3 Download Service is a great competitor. I’m going to start checking Amazon’s service first when I want new music, because for the same or … Continue reading
Did You Know 2.0
This video gussies up some interesting information technology statistics with graphics. Schools are slowly adapting to the information revolution, but resources are limited and it takes a great deal of preparation time to properly incorporate advanced technology into a lesson. … Continue reading
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