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Category: Technology

  • 9-11 and Videoconferencing History

    I posted this last year….thought it would be interesting to repeat for as long as I am able. Lets not forget. Just a quick blog entry to raise the awareness of a bit of videoconferencing history that occurred 8 years ago today. (Not to mention telecommuting, since I did all my work that day from…

  • The Computing World is Changing

    The Computing World is Changing

    Got a call yesterday from a friend who is buying her daughter a computer for college. Once we got through the pricing for the system she picked out (it was a good price for a 4 Gig RAM, 320 Gig HD laptop, with web cam) we moved on to discuss virus protection, browsers, and Office.…

  • Bay Area to Install EV Charging Stations

    The Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board recently approved $5 million for the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and home chargers. According to the press release, the money will fund the installation of: 3,000 home chargers 2,000 public chargers 50 fast chargers (off of freeways) They say that transportation is responsible for…

  • Barnes & Noble Nook for Fathers Day

    If you have been reading this blog for awhile, you know that my stand on e-book readers has softened from “firmly…staunchly…against”, to “I understand that the stories (and authors) are not going away”, to…. Well gee…..I now have the Nook !! Was I enthusiastically looking forward to firing it up and using it (like a…

  • Living in the Cloud

    OK, this was eye-opening. At last night’s GeekMeet meeting at AltamontCowork, member Phil showed us how he could boot up his new Netbook with several different Operating Systems (Chrome OS, Android OS, Windows 7, and three flavors of Linux) each loaded on their own SD memory card (4 Gig). Very impressive. Since I use Google…

  • 3D TV Will You Buy?

    Is a 3D TV on your list of must buys?online survey

  • Can I Live Without a Newspaper?

    Update August 2023: Consider this a HISTORY lesson. 🙂 Enjoy! This week, our beloved Tracy Press announced it would deliver the paper once a week. Friday. That news drove home the fact that, sadly, print newspapers are quickly going the way of the 8 track tape, tubes, the Edsel, and ISDN videoconferencing… Sunny (our 10…

  • Anybots Robotic Videoconferencing

    I wrote a blog entry a couple of years ago on a robot that could do videoconferencing.  See this link.  I never heard anything more… Here is newer product (Anybots) that is, I believe, getting close to release. Just thought you might like it…..I still think the idea is cool. Imagine a child sick at…

  • Content Rules

    I have lived through a lot of change, and it seems like change is happening now much more rapidly than in the past. To keep up with technology, you have to be fast on your feet  and willing to accept new ideas.  Most people, as they age, stop at a certain point….I’ve seen videoconferencing companies…

  • Home Networking Paradigm Shift

    Home Networking Paradigm Shift

    Figured I’d change the tone a bit for this blog.  Instead of heavy emphasis on product testing (which is time consuming and sometimes expensive), I’ll start commenting on things technical that strike my fancy or when I see interesting developments that I just can’t keep quiet about. The Old Days – Way in the Past…