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Remember When?

September 5, 2011

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Oh spare me those stories of how we used to WALK 20 miles to school when we were kids– and UPHILL BOTH TIMES, even! lol Here’s a cute video I found of some little kids pondering the enigmatic memorabilia of…. two decades ago! Very cute! Yes, those were the days….

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1975 Was Gonna Be Such a Great Year…

November 25, 2010

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These photos are pretty funny! They are from a 1962 book prophecying the technological advances of 1975. I guess 1962 was a very optimistic year (even though they’d just outlawed public praying in schools), as they had NO IDEA of the impending oil crisis that would essentially shut down innovation with the cardigan malaise. My [...]

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Calling Dick Tracy…

October 14, 2009

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Here’s the latest in wacky tech news: You ready for a wristwatch cell phone yet? San Diego-based Kempler & Strauss this morning rolled out an incredible $199 wristwatch cell phone called the W PhoneWatch. The gadget sports a calendar, address book, a calculator, stopwatch, a vibration mode for silent alarms, a no-stylus touch screen, microSD [...]

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Windows XP for the Car?

January 26, 2009

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Computers are in everything now, aren’t they? I was amazed when they started putting microchips in appliances like coffee makers and digital frames, where all you have to do is connect your appliance to the Internet. I am not particularly fond of the idea of networking my coffee maker to the web, mind you. I [...]

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Own Technology, Don’t Let Technology Own You

November 1, 2008

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Way back when machines started to appear in the employment industry, machines were touted as the things that would make our lives better and more leisurely. Have you seen this happen in your life? I haven’t. I think our lives are much more hectic and fast-paced than ever before! As a matter of fact, Dr. [...]

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