Made in China
The last couple of days I’ve been kind of fascinated by videos of people buying things in the gigantic, multi-story super malls in China. It started from ...
Tag: technology
More musings about trudging through the social media sewage…
So I just posted the essay that I’ve been working on about taking a break from social media – go check it out over at Scott’s Guide to Life an...
Digital Frustrations
So I got this message saying that the YouTube app won’t work on the TV in our bedroom after the end of this month, and in a way it’s kind of frustra...
17 Things I Love About Technology in 2017
My home broadband speed today is 150x faster than the whopping 1 Mbps cable modem that I first got back in 2000. The Internet has allowed me to become friends o...
Addiction, Schmadiction to Technology…
Last night I stumbled across a relatively new invention that really struck a chord with me … anyone who’s lucky enough to follow me on Twitter might...
From the latest Plex newsletter…
I thought this was pretty cool the way this was handled! I wish I could do the same to get my hands on the @justlaugh handle – it’s currently owned ...
IVR Dueling
Ok, so this kind of amused me just now – calling my bank with a simple question about payments… Me: *presses 0 for an operator* IVR: I’ll conn...
Plex Streaming 101
For Plex proponents like myself, this video is a nice, simple walkthrough of the ways that Plex Media Server streams media to different devices both in your hom...
Anything you have to say has already been said…
So I stumbled across this website called the Library of Babel last night, and it’s kind of freaky. Essentially they’ve created an algorithm that has...
The Technology Around Us
I’ve found myself taking notice over the last couple of days – especially with the purchase of our new car – just how seamless some of my favo...