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Whether Apple Crate or Cracker Barrel, Change Ain't Improvement

By Timothy R. Butler | Aug 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM

The Cracker Barrel rebrand ought to remind everyone, change and improvement are not the same. Amongst others, I hope Apple is listening.

No Actors Were Harmed in the Making of this Video

By Timothy R. Butler | Aug 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM

My congregation got a preview of a new show set in Biblical times. By the look of the clips, it could be a spinoff of The Chosen. There’s just one peculiar difference that makes all the difference, for good or ill.

Vortex’s Take on the Model M: Cover Band or New Legend?

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM

What would happen if you took the classic layout and look of the Model M and rebuilt it with modern mechanical guts? Vortex decided to find out and the result is a unique keyboard with one foot in two different decades. Passed up the Legend itself because it lacks too many modern comforts? Then read on for the Remix.

The Best Prime Day Deals Are Slightly Hidden

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 08, 2025 at 1:11 PM

The next few days, we’ll all be bombarded by Amazon’s Prime Day deals and the equivalents from other stores. But, the best are just off stage. A new Mac Mini for less than $287, for example.

The Action Live Streaming Camera I Used for Inaction

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 01, 2025 at 11:51 PM

I’ve reviewed a lot of technology over the years, always aiming to use it as intended. In the case of the OBSBot Tail 2, life had other ideas. What do you do with an action-ready, live streaming camera when you can barely move?

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