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Why eReaders are Great for Boomers and Their Parents as Well

February 2, 2012 By Linda Bernstein 19 Comments

Not too long ago, while traveling on the cross-town bus to a midday appointment, I took out my iPad to do a bit of reading. After several minutes I looked up to check how far we’d gone. But what caught my attention were the seven or eight people around me immersed in their e-readers. OK, maybe not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caring for Aging Parents, Featured, Guest Posts, Technology Tagged With: Ebooks, ereaders, Evolution of Technology, iPad, Kindle, Linda Bernstein, Nook, tablet

Steve Jobs, The Passing of a Tech Legend

October 5, 2011 By Ray Gordon 4 Comments

RIP Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, Apple's visionary co-founder who led the technology giant from its humble beginnings in his father's garage to the lofty status as one of America's most valuable companies, passed away on Wednesday, October 5. Within hours, there were already thousands of tributes that described his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ray Gordon, Technology Tagged With: Evolution of Technology

Evolution of Technology – Rotary Dial Phone Nostalgia

July 12, 2011 By Bruce Sallan 3 Comments

This Evolution of Technology series article focuses on the rotary telephone or as our guest co-author Professor Weber likes to refer to our recent old telephone past - Reflections on Prehistoric Telecommunications. Professor Weber leads off: When boxing up possessions to remove from a room I’m … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bruce, Guest Posts, Nostalgia Tagged With: Evolution of Technology, Nostalgia

Evolution of Technology – Film Photography and Darkrooms

April 21, 2011 By Bruce Sallan 134 Comments

These old cameras are even before our time

AKA Bruce’s Guide to the Evolution of Technology and His Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, Part Four* With Guest Co-Author, Professor David E. Weber After a hard-fought campaign, a re-count, and a “chad” review, film photography and darkrooms won the day and is the topic for our 4th … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bruce, Featured, Nostalgia Tagged With: Evolution of Technology

The History of Snapshot Technology

April 21, 2011 By Ray Gordon 24 Comments

History of Snapshot Photography Technology

Snapshots are everywhere - in family albums, scrapbooks, and even in forgotten corners of dresser drawers.  With the advent of affordable digital cameras and smart phones, we can now have a highly capable camera with us at all times, ready to record something of interest at any moment.  Yet it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Ray and Linda, Ray Gordon, Technology Tagged With: Evolution of Technology, Photography, Ray J Gordon

The Technology Monster

March 9, 2011 By Bruce Sallan 27 Comments

Sometimes, I just wish it would stop.  The “Technology Monster” won’t stop following me!  I recently visited Southeast Asia and found this monster everywhere. It didn’t matter if it was the high-living, modern, extra-ordinary city of Hong Kong or the severe poverty of Cambodia and Borneo! The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bruce, Guest Posts, Rants Tagged With: Evolution of Technology, world wide technologies

Evolution of Technology – Drive-In Movies

March 2, 2011 By Bruce Sallan 99 Comments

AKA Bruce’s Guide to the Evolution of Technology and His Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, Part Three* With Guest Co-Author, Professor David E. Weber The Evolution of Technology series continues with the drive-in movie, which was a rite-of-passage for so many teens back in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bruce, Featured, Nostalgia Tagged With: Evolution of Technology

Evolution of Technology – Vinyl Records

January 21, 2011 By Bruce Sallan 171 Comments

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AKA Bruce's Guide to the Evolution of Technology and His Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, Part Two* With Guest Co-Author, Professor David E. Weber The Evolution of Technology series continues with the record store and vinyl records, aka lps, records.  Going to the record store now … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bruce, Guest Posts, Nostalgia Tagged With: Evolution of Technology

Evolution of Technology – The Transistor Radio

January 4, 2011 By Bruce Sallan 46 Comments

AKA Bruce's Guide to the Evolution of Technology and His Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, Part One* I so vividly remember my first portable radio.  It had such an exotic name for the day - a transistor radio!  For many of us, this changed our lives.  Portable music.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bruce, Featured, Nostalgia Tagged With: Evolution of Technology

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