In chapter 8 of The Smart Kid, the counselor and Matthew Janson are sitting down for some lemonade. The counselor must bust loose some ice cubes from a metal ice cube tray. The metal tray with the lever-release was invented … Continue reading
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In chapter 7 of The Smart Kid, the school counselor is doing research on the mysterious student, so she uses a fax machine to receive a school photo from Oklahoma. In 1979, fax machines were becoming popular but not widely … Continue reading
In chapter 4 of The Smart Kid, Charlene, the school counselor uses a Polaroid camera to take photos of her students. (The story takes place in 1979.) The SX-70 is a folding single lens reflex Land camera which was produced … Continue reading
I love Apple, Inc. I’ve owned several Macs, iPhones, iPods, iPads and iEverything over the years. So it really pains me to realize that the company that I love so much is becoming less lovable. I’m using version 10.9 of … Continue reading