Reading Time: 2 min I’m thrilled to have lived in the time period that I grew up in. When I was born in 1976, there was essentially no such thing as a “home computer”, much less amazing devices like cell phones, and I’ve been able to watch as technology has grown up with me. When I was young, our […]
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Supernatural Exercise
Reading Time: 2 min I’ve found another fun way to exercise, and so far I’ve been excited to dig into it every day. It only works for those that have an Oculus Quest (or Quest 2) VR headset, but it’s pretty neat. It’s called Supernatural — here is their promo video: The big downside to it, of course, is […]
Why are self-titled albums often the best?
Reading Time: < 1 min You see it a lot — not every time, but quite frequently. A band releases their first album and it’s a huge hit, and subsequent releases can’t quite stand up to it. In cases where this is true, I think there is one big reason for it. For a band’s first album, they have songs […]
What are the odds you’re reading this?
Reading Time: < 1 min I’ve heard it said that the odds of you being born is roughly one in 400 trillion, which is quite a long shot. As it turns out, your odds of existing are way worse than that. Years ago, Ali Binazir wrote a long post (it’s gone, but archived version here) that walks through all of […]
I thought I knew Chromecast
Reading Time: 4 min I’ve been a big fan of Google Chromecast since it first came out back in 2013. It’s a cheap device ($35) that makes your TV do some magic. If you’re not familiar with them, this video gives a nice overview — note that the video is nearly five years old, so some things have certainly […]
Finally cutting the cord
Reading Time: 2 min Despite my constant desire for the latest and greatest technology, I’ve held onto traditional TV delivery until today. We did some digging and just made the switch from Uverse TV (which was really pretty solid) to a handful of streaming services: Netflix, Hulu, YouTube TV and Sling TV. When AT&T added fiber internet to our […]
A Chromecast on every TV
Reading Time: 2 min I’m a big fan of Google products for two main reasons: 1 – In general, they’re pretty great products (Gmail, Maps, Docs, etc). 2 – They tend to work on every major platform. Item #2 is why I encourage people to choose the Google Chromecast over Apple TV (or Amazon’s Fire Stick) when looking for […]
Friday Favorites 4
Reading Time: 2 min Every week I come across new things that I find interesting, and most of them turn into blog posts. However, I also stumble upon a lot of other items that aren’t worth a full post, but are worth sharing. Here are some from the past week. TV Show: Powerless It’s cheesy and may not last […]
Friday Favorites 3
Reading Time: 2 min Every week I come across new things that I find interesting, and most of them turn into blog posts. However, I also stumble upon a lot of other items that aren’t worth a full post, but are worth sharing. Here are some from the past week. Game: Stardew Valley If you take a little Minecraft, […]
Friday Favorites 2
Reading Time: 3 min Every week I come across new things that I find interesting, and most of them turn into blog posts. However, I also stumble upon a lot of other items that aren’t worth a full post, but are worth sharing. Here are some from the past week. Game: Dots & Co It’s the third in a […]