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Monthly Archives: January 2015
SkyMall, killed by the smartphone
Yesterday came news that SkyMall, the in-flight catalogue of tchotchkes, is filing for bankruptcy. The cause? According to SkyMall, blame the FAA’s relaxation of its ban on the use of personal electronic devices by airline passengers. Could it ever have … Continue reading
Voices of Valor: Edgar ‘Dugan’ Dorman – Waco Tribune
Not everyone has the courage to take on incoming flak that looks as if it’s coming right at you — especially when squeezed into the plastic bubble under the nose of a B-24 Bomber. Despite some misgivings during his first … Continue reading
John Palladino, Pioneer Recording Engineer-Producer, Dies at 94
Palladino worked on more than a dozen of Frank Sinatra’s Capitol albums from 1953-1962. Photo: Stephen K. Peeples/stephenkpeeples.com Longtime Friendly Valley resident John Palladino, a pioneering Hollywood sound engineer turned Capitol Records producer/artists repertoire exec whose sonic fingerprints are on … Continue reading
Face the Nation Transcripts January 25, 2015: McDonough, McCain, Feinstein
(CBS News) Below is a transcript from the January 25, 2015 edition of Face the Nation. Guests included White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, Senator John McCain, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Jarrett Bell, Dana Milbank, Susan Page, Michael Crowley, John … Continue reading
The club for graying daredevils
In 1986, Dick Rutan flew with a co-pilot in a Rutan Model 76 Voyager, a custom-designed and -built aircraft, covering 26,000 air miles and taking nine days to circumnavigate the globe — unrefueled, nonstop. After taking off from Edwards Air … Continue reading
Meet Bubbles, the 2-Legged Wiener Dog Saved by 3D Printing – Never Give Up …
3D printing is one of those technologies that very few people have had the chance to really see the benefits from first hand. Sure, they hear stories on the news about children receiving prosthetic hands, and see images of 3D … Continue reading
iOS 8 vs Android KitKat: The Two Biggest Platforms Compared
Google’s share of the mobile space is HUGE. Android is now the most used mobile OS on the planet by a considerable margin – over 60% if you’re wondering. A lot of Google’s success with Android is to do with … Continue reading