| 6 Aug 2007 |
Positive and Negatives of DVD Car Systems
Car video systems are really catching on and many families are purchasing them to install in their present vehicles. The positives of having one in your car would probably include the following reasons, especially if you have children.
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| 6 Aug 2007 |
Philo T. Farnsworth—TV Inventor
Recently I was reading a list of inventors of important inventions that affect our lives every day. I glanced down the list quickly looking for the inventor that I knew most about because he once lived in our area. To my astonishment he was not on the list, in fact, the item he invented was not on the list. This really surprised me because most everyone now days has at least one or two of these in their home. So let me introduce you to the inventor of TV. Mr. Philo T. Farnsworth.
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| 9 Jul 2007 |
All Car Videos are Not Equal
Imagine my surprise when I went looking for a DVD for my car. We were to take our grandkids for an extended road trip and I thought it would help it to a DVD player. The trouble is “monitor”. I saw all these good priced monitors and thought that is real great to get the monitor and the DVD for that price. Then I discovered that they really did mean just the monitor. Not the DVD in a monitor, but a monitor.
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| 8 Jul 2007 |
Remote Controls Galore
Today remotes can also be used in industry, in space and of course for video games. So what do you do when one of them gets lost? Do you go back to the store where they will tell you that they will need to order it for you, maybe. Or you could go on the internet and type in Replacement Remotes. There are several good sites that offer name brand replacement remotes.
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| 8 Jul 2007 |
Making a Long Road Trip with Children Tolerable
So this is the year that you are going to take a thousand mile road trip. It would be fun and enjoyable with just your spouse, but now your family includes others. Those others include a preteen ten year old that is already developing a teen attitude. Also included is an over energetic eight year old son that thinks his purpose in life is to tease both of his sisters. Last of all there is that sweet four year old ball of fire that has determined that she is in charge.
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| 30 May 2007 |
It’s a Jungle Back There
Have you recently bought a new computer or taken a computer to a computer doctor to have it fixed or, as in my case, moved it to a new location in the room. Most people like myself live in fear of having to unhook their computer because “it’s a jungle back there”.
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| 20 Jan 2007 |
Computerphobias
When computers were first introduced to our school I developed instant Cyberphobia (fear of computers or working on them). As the years passed I lost this phobia, but I noticed that there are many phobias associated with computers. In other words if you have any of the following phobias I would not be even near a computer.
Neophobia (fear of anything new)—computers change daily, oops, hourly so you need to avoid them.
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| 25 Dec 2006 |
Get In Touch With Your Favorite TV Network
Have you ever been watching a TV show and you liked it so much that you wanted to contact the network and thank them for the splendid program. Or, maybe you have seen something that you find particularly offensive and you would like to complain to the network and tell them to clean up their act. If we want to make changes in the programs that you see on TV then you need to make your voice heard. If you don’t try then you really have no room to complain.
Here is a list of some of the most popular networks and their addresses.
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| 25 Dec 2006 |
Electricity and Grandkids
So it’s holiday time and who is showing up at your house raring to go? The Grandkids. They are such a joy and you can hardly wait til they get here, but you must childproof the house first. You put all the breakables up high, lock or tie all the cabinets shut, put the cat and dog food out of sight because it is eatable and some of those little ones don’t know the difference. You will need to hide all the remotes or they will hide them from you. Let’s see now they can come and all will be safe. Right?
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| 16 Dec 2006 |
Electronic Portables for the Senior Citizens
I love music and I often reminisce with my kids and grandkids about sitting around the table at night, when I was young and listening to the radio. The Lone Ranger and The Shadow always kept us spell bound. I used to listen to music just like the youngsters today, but my mobility was limited by the length of the electrical cord.
Now I want our youth listening to music where ever they go. Their music is portable and can be enjoyed anywhere and any time. They are using portable electronics. For an old 20th century person in the 21st century I feel somewhat limited when it comes to the many electronic gadgets and gizmos that are on the market today. I would never have dreamed of any of these in my youth.
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| 18 Oct 2006 |
5 Important MP3 Player Questions
Whatever your case may be there are some basic questions that you need to answer before you purchase an MP3 player.
1. What do you plan to do with your MP3 player?
2. How good is your eye sight?
3. How are you going to download music to your MP3 Player?
4. Does the software you need come with the player and can you understand
it?
5. What type of music files does your player support?
After you answer these five questions you can then select the style that will fit your life style and start enjoying ‘your’ music because you get to select it and you will love them all.
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| 18 Oct 2006 |
To Buy or Not to Buy, That is the Question
So you just purchased a new X-Box. You have probably been able to find one that is quite reasonable on the internet. You have probably been able to even find the newer version X-Box 360 and your children have never been happier. Well, maybe they could be happier because now they have the X-Box of their dreams and you have not decided just how much you are going to shell out for games.
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| 17 Oct 2006 |
The Similarities Between iPods and Pea Pods
My personal research and experience suggests that there is a direct correlation between iPods and pea pods. Let me take you on the journey that I took to get to this conclusion.
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