Regular readers of this Journal know that air-popped popcorn is one of my favorite healthy snacks.

Along with being a healthier snack than oil- or microwave-cooked popcorn, air-popped popcorn has another advantage: You can’t accidentaly burn it, because the air-popper’s fan is constantly blowing every newly popped kernel out into a bowl, away from the heat.

On the other hand, microwave popcorn, while very convenient, [more...]

The name sounds pretty impressive.

Khan Academy.

But Khan Academy is really just one man, Salman Khan, who has created more than 1600 short videos that teach a wide variety of subjects from simple arithmetic to calculus; from biology to physics; from [more...]

Today is the day that my father died, five years ago.

Today is the day that I had my heart attack, six years ago.

Today is the day that my wife left me, eight years ago.

Today is the day that my best friend [more...]

When’s the last time you visited a video store?

It’s been at least a year since I set foot in our local Blockbuster store.

I’ve probably rented a video from a Blockbuster-type store fewer than 30 times in my life. [more...]

Anyone who’s used one knows that USB flash drives are fast, ultra-portable, hold an incredible amount of data, and are very convenient to use.

For the past few months, I’ve carried a 4GB one that holds all of the data, tools and documents that I need and want to be able to access while I’m at work. When I was doing more tech support, I carried a [more...]