Tech World: Planners Posted February 25, 2022 You’ve got a growing family, and it’s hard to juggle everything. Your kids have after-school activities. You’ve started yoga. And your partner keeps forgetting to do their share o…
25 Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century: Rockets Posted February 18, 2022 Before the 20th century, many countries used gunpowder to make fireworks and launch missiles in battle. The Chinese had been doing this since at least the 13th century, and
The world of ASMR Posted February 2, 2022 Have you ever felt like your head or back is tingling? Not like when you see a monster in a horror film and your skin crawls. Not pins an…
25 Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century: TV: on the shoulders of giants Posted January 26, 2022 The history books say that television was invented by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird. But he couldn’t have done it without the work of many earlier inventors. Baird’s “tele…
AirTags and Tiles Posted January 18, 2022 Are you always losing things? Are you worried that your wallet or keys will get stolen? This month, we look at some devices that use Bluetooth to help you keep track of your valua…
25 Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century: Frozen foods Posted December 29, 2021 Clarence Birdseye loved fish, and that’s why we can buy frozen foods. At first glance, the two parts of that sentence may not seem connected, but they are. In the early 20th ce…
25 Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century: The hand-held hair dryer Posted December 8, 2021 In past columns, we’ve looked at inventions that help around the house, like the vacuum cleaner and the electric washing machine. Following that trend, this month we look at the h…
Views and Visions: The age of digital photos Part 2 Posted November 21, 2021 Continued from Part 1… We take so many photos in our day-to-day lives that it’s easy to forget how valuable each picture used to be. A century ago, getting a single p…
Views and Visions: The age of digital photos Part 1 Posted November 20, 2021 Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the value I place on certain items. For example, if my house were to go up in flames, which items would I try to save? Let’s pretend th…
Focus apps Posted November 10, 2021 Many people worry that smartphones are taking over our lives. They stop us from focusing on more important things. One answer is to use a simple phone; we looked at that in the…