After getting my Raspberry Pi-based ADS-B receiver up and running earlier in the summer, I’ve been taking things a bit further with it. Some of the changes I’ve made have been hardware upgrades designed to improve both the range and reliability of th…
There’s a woman in my area named Deb Peterson (not her real name). She is running for some local office. But this isn’t a politics story. It’s a mental health story.
Deb spent most of August and September running pre-roll ads on my YouTube about how ni…
The COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal in its economic effects on America’s entertainment industry. Theaters were closed for nearly five months and then reopened, only to close again. Many feature films, such as the latest James Bond installment No Time…
Last week, in two separate events, Amazon and Google announced their competing video content streaming devices, the Fire TV Stick and the Chromecast with Google TV.
ZDNet Top Picks: Streaming services
In a previous post, I discussed the implications…
The Elevated Craft cocktail shaker
Jason Perlow/ZDNetI have a confession to make: In the last six months, I have been spending a lot of time in my home bar. And I’ve been learning to make all kinds of cocktails, participating in forums like Craft Cock…
I used to carry a pocket camera everywhere I went. For many years it was a 110 Instamatic camera that came free when collecting enough cans of fizzy pop. Then it was a classic 35mm pocket camera, before I switched to my final film format APS. When di…
When cord-cutting became a thing, it was all about saving money. Now, cord-cutting costs are catching up with cable.
Just Disney Plus is $13 a month with its must-watch package of Marvel Universe, Star Wars, and Disney films. Netflix is $13 a mon…
Headspace is now free to all unemployed persons
ZDNetOne of the most popular apps for guided meditation is Headspace. It’s an excellent subscription service that has conducted programs to help you manage stress, anxiety, depression, and other lif…
If you sit in an office all day, you probably have a reasonable office chair to sit in all day.
But if – like many of us – you’ve been working from home, sitting on a dining or kitchen chair and reaching up to a kitchen or dining table that’s h…
Sure, you can stream music for free. And if music is just background noise, then you might be willing to put up with ads and the occasional inability to skip a track you don’t really like.
But if you’re a real music fan, you’re probably willing …