Before the streaming wars had begun in earnest, I envisioned a variety of services to cover every type of user. …

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a movie fan, and as such I’ve always wanted a great home theater experience. At the same time I know that this aspiration can quickly turn into a money pit if I let my enthusiasm get the better of me. In the…

My family and I just returned from a trip to Disney World and Universal Orlando, which was my first visit to the Florida parks in 6 years. …

When the Disney-era Star Wars films began to roll out in 2015, the strategy seemed to be to tie everything into the original trilogy as much as possible. The sequel trilogy was set 30 years after the original trilogy so that the main cast from those films could be used…

What to do when you and your partner don’t like the same shows — When I first visited Emily’s house when we were dating I was shocked by one thing: there wasn’t a TV on the main floor anywhere. To my relief there was one in the basement (though it was small and pitiful) and she assured me that she wasn’t an anti-TV snob…

Thanks to our home’s location in Sammamish where the power lines are all above ground; there are tall, aging trees; and new housing development has removed a number of those trees and created something of a wind tunnel; our power goes out a lot more often that we’d like. This…

Between 2012 and 2017 I went to either Disneyland or Disney World seven times. For various reasons (including Covid of course) I went on a four year Disney hiatus but finally returned last month. For some of us a theme park vacation is very exciting while others it is the…

If you keep up with the news then I’m sure you’re aware of how common ransomware attacks have become and while those are mostly targeting companies and governments, they do occasionally attack individuals. …

In late April, after having waited for seven months, my Mustang Mach-E finally arrived. Since then I’ve had to make some adjustments from my gas-powered days and embrace the EV life. Charging and range anxiety are what give most non-EV-owners pause when they are considering whether or not to make…