Posts by Bruce Sallan
What Is a Letter?
When I grew up we put playing cards in the spokes of our bikes and liked the sound of the putt-putt-putt it made. We put a book on a roller-skate and thought we were geniuses when we’d ride it down the hill. The record-player, aka “hi-fi,” in the living room was a piece of furniture…
Read MoreI’m Afraid to Take It Out of the Box
Okay you young tech guys; let’s get some context here. When I was a kid, I opened the toys I got right away. I couldn’t wait to get to my box of log cabin logs. I strapped on my Roy Rogers gun set and was testing my quick draw instantly. Of course, my Etch-A-Sketch immediately…
Read MoreText, Steve, Text
My kids text. I text. In fact, my younger son only texts; he doesn’t talk on the phone anymore. But, some of my adult friends refuse to learn to text and my wife barely knows how and responds…usually…within a week or so. This is a problem for those parents that want to be at least…
Read MoreMulti-tasking, Multi-tasking, Ugh, I’d Rather Watch TV
“Multi-tasking” is yet another new term from the marvelous world of technology that is trying to ruin my comfortable little world of me! This time management skill seems to come naturally to the Millennial Generation. Excuse me? I’m still trying to figure out what HTML, MP3, APP, and OMG means? Multi-tasking. Hmmm, I suppose that’s…
Read MoreHow Do I Install That?
Do you remember when Ikea first showed up on our shores? I do. We actually thought it was a pretty cool store until the first time we took one of their products home and realized we had to assemble it ourselves. Somehow, it never looked as good as the display model and it never lined…
Read MoreFather and Son Movie Outing to The Facebook Movie
I went with my 14-year-old son, Aaron, to see “The Social Network” which as you know, unless you’ve been marooned on an island, is all about the founding and evolution of Facebook. Following is my recollection of our conversation right afterward. For additional information and clarity, I’ve added some notes in parentheses. Me: Wow, the…
Read MoreI Wish It Worked Like a Blender
The other day, I went to CostCo and bought a new blender. The old one had broken after a dozen years of use. I took the new one out of the box, plugged it in, and made a quick smoothie. WHY CAN’T COMPUTERS and all this tech stuff that Linda insists I learn or buy,…
Read MoreHow I Met My Wife Online
Internet or Online Dating has rapidly gone from being in the shadows, almost like porn on the web, to acceptance and extraordinary success and consumer acceptance. From just a few websites that offered such a service, there is now an industry of competing websites, often with very specific targets, though the “Big Guys” like Match.com…
Read MoreI AM Keeping My Date Book
The paper Date Book is still seen as an essential planning tool for some, while many have switched over to computerized calendars that sync with their smart phones.
Read MoreHow Can You Be Bored?
The problem for us boomers is fitting everything that we want to do into our waking hours. All the new technology has only made our days more complicated, given us more things to do and learn, yet all we hear from our kids is how bored they are. What? It’s true as George Will even…
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