Documentaries Let People Look Back, Forward with Optimism

By       Andy Marken

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“It was this shear positive humiliation of suddenly just realizing that not only I, but most of us, have just a conventional wisdom about it, kind of a superficial knowledge.”  Ken Burns on making “The Vietnam War ,” American Documentaries, 2017

History was one of our favorite subjects in high school and college. Actually liked almost every subject except science.

We even had a passing thought of becoming a teacher until we found out how poorly they’re paid – even though they’re responsible for enlightening the next generation. So, go figure.

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Streaming Media is so Promising Everyone’s Getting into the Act

By:      Andy Marken

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“When two hunters go after the same prey, they usually end up shooting each other in the back. And we don't want to shoot each other in the back.” – Col. Douglas Mortimer, “ For a Few Dollars More ,” Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA), 1965

A millennium ago, we were visiting a small computer company in Round Rock, TX, with a storage client (there were a lot of storage companies in those days) to understand exactly what features/capabilities met their needs in the systems they sold.

The VP of marketing was ready with all the ammunition he needed to walk away from the meeting with a nice fat contract.

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Give Your Old LPs a Spin with this New Turntable

Sometimes being older than dirt can work to your advantage.

Case-in-point: The folks at Audio Technica just sent us their new turntable to play with. And, being older than dirt, we happen to have an extensive collection of what were once called “vinyl records” (or LPs) collecting dust on a shelf in the basement. Yes, I know vinyl is making a comeback, but it spared us the expense of overpaying for new LPs.

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Take it with You

Category: Hardware

Published on Monday, 12 August 2019

Think you can’t take it with you? Well, the folks at Como Audio beg to differ.

They have developed a new Amico portable speaker ($399) that can either expand an existing Como Audio network or be taken on road trips to deliver superior sound away from home.

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