Tag Archives: technology

A Batman a Day

As of the sixth day of the new year, I have watched the first six episodes of Batman: The Complete Television Series on my smartphone. My family gave me the Blu-ray box set for Christmas even though we don’t have … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on A Batman a Day

Light Years

The lighting display at the hardware store made me think. How many more times will I need to buy light bulbs? Advances in technology have resulted in modern bulbs with a life expectancy of ten or twenty years. If they keep developing … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on Light Years

Emcee You in September

Photographers Scott Maentz and Stephanie Richer took hundreds of photos at the Diocese of Knoxville Homecoming Celebration on Saturday. My wife and I are in several of their pictures. I was the emcee during the day’s family-oriented activities. My wife … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Catholic | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Emcee You in September

iCaramba!

It was twenty-five minutes before Aleric Heck of AppFind mentioned that the iPhone actually makes telephone calls. I watched his thirty-nine minute “Complete Beginners Guide” on the iPhone 5S and had to laugh when he finally mentioned the app that makes calls. YouTube … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on iCaramba!

Designed to Cell

Cell phone towers were always considered to be eyesores. I wonder if that is still true. At some point will the ugly cell phone tower be seen as a beautiful beacon of connectivity? The more we rely on our smartphones for everything, the … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Designed to Cell

Permission Slip

According to multiple articles, it was a matter of when, not if, I would have to do a factory reset on my smartphone. It was running a little slow but the real indicator was the phone’s inability to update apps. … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Permission Slip

What’s This?

The only other people in the theater got up and left. I assume they wanted to watch the regular version of The Nightmare Before Christmas, not the “Second Screen Live” version that my wife and I were there to see. … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

X Factor

The cable company offered me the chance to upgrade my DVR when I reduced my cable service. I took them up on it and have been getting accustomed to the X1 Platform. The new machine can record four shows at … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on X Factor

Chrome Aquí

When the screen on my Chromebook failed last month, I called Samsung and asked them what to do. They told me to pack it up in something other than the original box and send it to them, using a pre-paid … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Chromatose

Computer problems plague everyone at one time or another. I wasn’t expecting them to plague me so soon. I bought a Google Chromebook last November from Amazon.com. It’s worked well until one day this past week. When I turned it … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 1 Comment

You Are What You Tweet

Having a smartphone has made it easier for me to read the timelines on my Facebook and Twitter accounts. However, I find that I post less often because I get frustrated when trying to write and edit text. Over the … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on You Are What You Tweet

Holy Smoke

When black smoke billowed from the Sistene Chapel chimney this afternoon, I was watching it live on my smartphone via The Pope App. I read about the app yesterday on Whispers in the Loggia, a very popular Catholic blog. The … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Catholic | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Holy Smoke

Cremation ‘n’ Burial Companies

Last night CNBC broadcast an extremely interesting program called “Death: It’s a Living.” The hour-long show was reported by Tyler Mathisen. A representative from the Aurora Casket Company said the biggest trend in caskets is personalization. The colors of their metal caskets … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Cremation ‘n’ Burial Companies

Predictionary

The one-month free trial of SwiftKey expired just as I was getting the hang of it. I could still type with it but I could no longer auto-complete the words I was planning to write. Rather than spend $4 on … Continue reading

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment