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This article is an addendum to my article in the March 2026 newsletter. As you are aware, many computers are unable to be updated to the Windows 11 operating system. For months we have been recommending that these computers not be scrapped into the e-waste pile worldwide. Yes, estimates are between 300 and 500 millionContinue reading “A Time for Reflection – Addendum”

The Lenten season is upon us and it should be a good opportunity to do some inner reflection on our use of modern technological platforms. Firstly, it must be acknowledged that we live in a visual age; however, what I am noticing is that while depending on the flash and glitz of “sight”, we seemContinue reading “A Time for Reflection”

Long before the Internet connected us via fibre optics, or coax cable, and long before dial -up, cell towers, and satellites, there was what was called the “wireless wired network” of the 1930s, based on radio. Yes, with the expansion of popular “wireless” radio broadcasting in the 1920s (It was like the Internet of theContinue reading “The Rural Network of Ingenuity”

 In the last newsletter I left you with the cliff-hanger ending of another resurrection. No, it is not Easter yet; instead, it was an “all in one” computer that I was given as a “basket case” project. The hard drive was missing, as it had been destroyed by a family member who got so frustratedContinue reading “New Year and New Life for Yet Another Supposedly Obsolete Computer”

It is now October, and if you have been following the recent “tech” articles in the UCRMN newsletters, you are aware of the planned obsolescence of Microsoft’s Windows10 operating system in favour of their Windows 11. Moreover, you will be aware of the many problems involved in this transition. Let it be sufficient to knowContinue reading “Moving On Can Also Be Moving Back”

By the time that the UCRMN September newsletter comes out, you will have about 6 weeks before many of your computers will become obsolete. It was for this reason that there was a Zoom webinar concerning this problem, and its possible solution that will help keep between 300 and 400 million computers from ending upContinue reading “Why Is Linux Not On My Computer?”

Presently, I am preparing for a “Taster” session for the “Rural Routes Through the Holy” June gathering at Sackville N.B.. My topic is “Writing Scripture by Hand”. There are many benefits of undertaking this activity as a spiritual exercise, as it forces a person to slow down. Yes, even reading can be too quick! ByContinue reading “Writing Scripture by Hand or Alchemy 101”

It has been a number of months now since I contributed an “analogue article” that stresses the need for us to not discount the technology of the past. Moreover, in the past few months, I have pointed out that I generally feel that the present state of modern digital technology is teetering in the balanceContinue reading “Low Tech Update”