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Vintage Tech Ads

ByHenry Neufeld January 1, 2011

I’ve had this link sitting in my starred items for a while, so I’m going to link it so you can enjoy. Thing is, I remember some of these! Ouch!

The Changing Face of Television

ByHenry Neufeld January 4, 2011January 4, 2011

Television has been changing for some time as cable programming becomes more sophisticated (no, not the content–that’s still pretty dumb–the delivery), and TiVo makes it easier to watch what we want, when we want. Multiple channels now spread out the seasons of TV programming, so that there’s something new coming on most of the time….

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EchoLink under Ubuntu Hardy Heron

ByHenry Neufeld October 4, 2008

First, the news–I received my vanity callsign, KT4B, replacing my old KE0OY. KT4B was my late father’s callsign, so I had the inside track. Second, my sister Betty is now licensed as KC2TZO with a general class license. That brings us back to 4 ham radio operators in the immediate family, my brother N3AU, mother…

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Sometimes You Just Can’t Win

ByHenry Neufeld June 29, 2008

I’ve often watched John Webb (my stepson) pitch a very good game only to lose either because the other team’s pitcher was also pitching a good game or because the bats on his team just didn’t come to life. Well, it happens to the best of them. The Angels lost yesterday, 1-0, despite pitching 8…

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For a Trip Down Memory Lane

ByHenry Neufeld October 31, 2010

… try this post at Uneasy Silence.

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Have You Checked the Cable

ByHenry Neufeld June 27, 2008

This was just a funny experience I had diagnosing a client’s network problem over the phone. Fortunately I had a young man on the other end of the line who reported accurately. (For those who receive customer service, one of the largest problems for the service tech is getting an accurate picture of where you…

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FORTRAN History

ByHenry Neufeld September 20, 2021September 20, 2021

From the folks at smartermsp.com, we have some brief history of #FORTRAN (#TECHTIMEWARP). I wanted to add my humor note, as I was working with computers while FORTRAN was still fairly commonly used. I studied it and took a challenge exam, getting 4 quarter hours of college credit in the language, but I never owned…

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
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3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
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