I think I've heard the statement, "I should just get a Mac" at least once a week for the past eight years.  After a major repair estimate or bill many…

I was at an engagement this weekend when one of the guests, someone I hadn't seen in a while, prompted me to talk about holography.  I was seventeen the last…

Brushing teeth, driving a car, running the dishwasher, mailing a bill, and bank transactions are all tasks that require minimal knowledge of technology.  Without knowing, everyone of us uses technology…

Another year and another birthday.  Last week I celebrated another milestone without folly.  I'm not going to tell you how old I am, but I will say I was born…

When I laid out my original store nearly eight years ago I used nothing but hand drawn sketches to render the final layout.  Since then I've made changes and added…

Paper, pens, a new notebook or two, and a ruler were the usual list of back-to-school supplies I used to present to my parents.  It was a shock to me…

For the past few days I've been cleaning my Gardner store in anticipation of completely remodeling the main showroom.  Cleaning at my shop generally means reorganizing parts, breaking out the…

Before I dive into this week's article I want to apologize for using a word incorrectly last week.  I did not realize the word had alternate meanings until it was…

My first music compact disc was by a group called Run D.M.C. and was purchased at the same time I bought my first CD player.  Ironically, the CD wasn't recorded…

For the past few weeks I've been agonizing over my daughter's request for a portable cassette player.  She has been searching for a specific model and asked if I knew…