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Nerd Knowledge: Getting the most out of your HDR television
April 8, 2021
So, you have just purchased that 60-inch flat-panel set. What do you do to get the most out of its features? Here are some tips.
How to transfer video and audio tapes to your computer
April 7, 2021
As technology evolves and certain formats become obsolete, it makes more and more sense to transfer content from the outgoing mediums to the new ones.
Do You Remember…these children’s TV shows?
April 5, 2021
Don't change that channel...take a look at these memorable children's TV shows, both local and nationwide!
Do You Remember…slot car racing?
April 1, 2021
The slot car craze caught on in the U.S., and by the mid-1960s any self-respecting town boasted a slot-car “center,” where kids could bring their cars to race on enormous banked tracks.
Nerd Knowledge: Lakes and ponds ecosystems explained
March 29, 2021
Simply put, an ecosystem is a community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment. The difference between ponds and lakes is somewhat unclear, but generally speaking, lakes are normally much deeper than ponds and have a larger surface area. All the water in a pond…
Do You Remember…Shibley’s Townhouse Grill?
March 27, 2021
In 1962, K. and Louise Shibley opened the Town House Grill at 317 South Main Street. They started out on a meager budget and their first cash register was a cigar box.
Nerd Knowledge: What is Pi?
March 13, 2021
Succinctly stated, pi, which is written as the Greek letter for p, or π, is the ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of that circle. No matter the circle's size, this ratio will always equal pi.
The history of “Pi Day”
March 13, 2021
National Pi Day can be traced back to 1988 and a man named Larry "The Prince of π" Shaw. Shaw was a physicist who was a longtime employee at the Exploratorium, a science museum in San Francisco, California, and came up with the idea of "π Day" on a 1988 staff retreat, following the death…
Do you remember the TeePee Drive-In?
March 11, 2021
As the TeePee shows new signs of life, plenty will remember what it was like during its heyday as the drive-in movie experience was taking the world by storm.
Do You Remember…”Fill er’ up”?
March 5, 2021
Today people buy their gasoline from convenience stores or at truck stops when traveling. When I was growing up, the only place in town to buy gas was at a full-service gas station, also called a “filling station.”