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Now that Christmas is over, I can spill the holiday card secrets. As usual, quite a few folks have asked how we made the cards. This year we used some new-ish techniques and, as a result, there is no easy way to explain outside of shouting “Photoshop!” and running away. …
Facebook followers know that I have recently been working on some CD players that I have acquired periodically over the last several months. Many of these non-working machines need nothing more that a new belt or two to get them back into first-class shape. Because I have been asked about …
People are talking a lot about AI (artificial intelligence) these days. To be blunt, it isn’t all that new. In fact, we have been using AI for quite some time to make certain tasks easier. What is new, however, are some apps and services that employ AI to generate images …
The Backstory Collecting LP records has been a “thing” for a long time. In the 1980s it was thought that the new fangled CDs would replace them, and for the most part Compact Discs did just that. Then digital files, such as MP3, replaced CDs, or just about. But downloading …
Hmm, well, I finally broke down and purchased a new keyboard. Frankly, I went over the top and got a Corsair K95 mechanical keyboard. Those keyboards that come with a new computer have been getting cheaper and worse. I replaced my latest disaster with an older Microsoft keyboard I had …
Color photography is fabulous. As a technical innovation, it was many, many steps ahead of any photo advancements that had come before. But, frankly, there are times when going back to the “old days” of black and white. As you may know, many professional photographers prefer black and white. Even …
This is a technical post which may be helpful for someone. I haven’t posted much technical information in some time, so this is more-or-less getting back to the beginning here. I had occasion to purchase a very good wireless headphone system recently. Not one of those Bluetooth units. This was …
Well, the last post did cause a few questions to arise. I assure you, I am not an expert of phonographs, turntables, or their parts and accessories. However, I did discover that I had this little gem stashed away in a drawer. I am fairly sure there’s a story involved, …
Yes, it is true. Young folks may not know what this is. But, with the resurgence of LP records (a.k.a. “vinyl”) by now I may be wrong. Fair warning: This is a semi-trick question. This is, in fact, the stylus housing to an Audio Technica PT200 phonograph stylus. I was …
I ran into a baffling situation recently, and you may have been stopped by the same thing. New cars have (in most, if not all cases) USB ports. One of our cars has two ports in the center arm rest compartment, another has one on the dash. You can pop …
