Category Archives: Tech

New Home, Same Stuff

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Chris

Hello to all of you who follow this blog. I do appreciate you. Just wanted to take a minute to let you know I’ve left Media Temple and moved my whole operation to new hosting. Why did I do this? … Continue reading →

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Trying Something New at Micro.blog

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Chris

By now many people who care are either outraged or happy Elon Musk is (probably) buying Twitter. There’s also some people who land in the middle. Those people are concerned about what might happen but not enough to leave Twitter … Continue reading →

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Podcasting And My New, Improved Setup

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Chris

Even though I really did consider keeping my head down and trying to just “make it through” this time of COVID, turns out I couldn’t really do that. I’m not a “wait and see” type after all, but I guess … Continue reading →

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iPhone vs. DSLR

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Chris

I love photography. In fact, I’ve been taking pictures since I was given my first camera (an Olympus OM 1) in the sixth grade. Yes, that long. Over the years I had a succession of film cameras but made the … Continue reading →

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How Apple Are You?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Chris

It should be no surprise to anyone (at least anyone paying attention) I’m an Apple fan. I like the company and I like the company’s products. Quite a bit, in fact. I like Apple’s products so much I’ve amassed a … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Facebook

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Chris

Like many of you, I have a personal Facebook page. It’s right here. I also have one for The Flickcast. That’s right here. I do spend some time on Facebook interacting with a few friends. I don’t spend as much … Continue reading →

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Initial Reactions to the Amazon Fire TV

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Chris

As you may have heard, Amazon released the Fire TV this week, it’s own competitor to the Apple TV and other living room devices like the Roku. Because I’m a fan of all-things tech and love pretty much any excuse … Continue reading →

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Think ‘Pacific Rim’ Is Total Fantasy? Meet Atlas

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Chris

Yes, the movie Pacific Rim is out today and yes, it features giant monsters called Kaiju who we humans fight with giant, mechanized, human-piloted robots we build called Jaegers. And sure, the idea that monsters come from wherever they come … Continue reading →

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Initial Thoughts on iOS 7 and Apple In General

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Chris

Like many of you, I watched Apple’s WWDC keynote this morning with a great deal of interest. I was very curious what the next version of iOS, called iOS 7, would look like. Well, now we know. My first reaction … Continue reading →

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A Few Interesting Things For a Friday

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Chris

It’s almost the weekend. Pat yourself on the back for making it this far. It’s been an interesting week for sure. But let’s put all that aside for a minute and take a look at some fun things for a … Continue reading →

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