In this digital age, we can do almost anything by computer, virtually, and dieting or good nutrition is no exception. No, you won't lose weight by hanging out on the computer, but there are really good resources available online. Digital dieting is quite possible, and you can lose weight sort of virtually. It's pretty typical for baby boomers to be nutritionally reborn. We wake up one morning, suddenly aware of our own mortality, and decide to change our ways. You'd be surprised how often that works. We're now old enough and wise enough to understand why healthy living is necessary. I...

About six weeks ago, America went digital with television, as we all are aware. How are we doing with the conversion process? Contrary to the dire predictions that tens of thousands of kids would never see Sesame Street again and seniors (that would be us baby boomers...) would never find out where the people of Lost are actually lost, the DTV, digital television, conversion is going pretty well and the over 55 baby boomer group gets the best report card. Gearlog says only about 1.1 percent of the U.S. population is behind the eightball, so to speak, which means 98.9 percent...

Looks like the next cool thing is going to be solar powered home theater. Richard Glikes, ultra tech guru and exec director at Home Theater Specialists of America (HTSA) is all over the Internet with his favorite green living home technology. The state-of-the-tech system is powered with solar energy provided by roof-mounted panels that produce, in sunshine, 700 watts of power per hour. Engadget says it should run things for nearly a full day without help from the traditional power grid. Electronic House magazine online reports it a little differently, saying the panels will provide 19 hours of viewing pleasure per...

What are the worst electronic gadgets and concepts available today? I searched the web to see what venerable gadget gurus had to say and here's a list of sites for you to visit if you're interested in avoiding the crappiest gadgets on Earth. Save money. Wired's gadget lab disses AT&T, Asus and Apple, among others. Check out their list of trashy inventions. Audio gadgets to throw down a black hole - Sgt. Pepper??? Worst science cliches - are we done with silver bullet theory - please? Can we quit with the Holy Grail nonsense? Switched thumps Sega and Gizmondo among others Twenty worthless pieces of...

Holy smoke - cigarettes, cigars, room sprays, dust, mites, and allergens are making our homes one of the most polluted places we can spend time, according to an article I was reading at SC News out of Washington State. The EPA says technology can help cure indoor air pollution, if you choose wisely. It seems the more we try to do to stop the smells and particles polluting our homes, the worse we can make it. if we use the wrong products. But the article says good cleaning can go a long way to keeping dust and particles out of your...

Welcome to the 21st Century and beyond as science unveils an amazing piece of equipment that stands to benefit baby boomers for the rest of our lives. Toyota and a group of scientists have developed a thought controlled or mind controlled wheel chair. If you can't get excited over the potential of such an adventure, you're just not trying! The chair, pictured in the video below, takes commands from the riders brainwaves, through a funky looking cap. Think about Dr. Frankenstein shrieking, "He's aliiiive!" as lightening strikes the helmet on his monster's head, then discard that thought. The cap is closely...

GPS refers to a Geographic Positioning System. GPS receivers interpret signals from satellites to determine the receiver's location anywhere on earth. The signal bounces from Earth to space and back. Most GPS receivers process and display this information to give users a graphical indication of their place, direction and rate of travel -- all superimposed on a map.the point is to get you from point A to point B without having to ask a stranger for directions. Any baby boomer man can appreciate that. GIS refers to Geographic Information Systems. Although just about any information can be...

Let's get down to some basics - a quick 101 course in gadgets. What are the slickest, most popular and what do they do? Read on, Baby Boomer and let us introduce HDTV, smartphones, GIS and GPS. We're doing this strictly in the interest of economic stimulus - when you understand it all, you can go buy it all, right? HDTV - a micro-primer HDTV means High Definition Television. HDTV (or simply HD) and DTV (Digital Television) are not the same. On June 12, 2009 all US TV broadcasters were required to complete the switchover to DTV equipment (which didn't go...

DSi has games choices for every age group! Nintendo's latest hand-held game is not just another redesign   The third and latest iteration of Nintendo DSi duo screen hand-held game system from the game masters fascinates senior adults and baby boomers and entertains kids. Grandparents, it’s a great buy for your favorite kids. Retirees, it whiles away time when you’re waiting for someone or something.  It might not be the preferred game deck for hard core moguls but it earns kudos as family entertainment. In my house, everyone, from 3 years old to 60 devotes a bit of...

A company called SiBeam picked up $40M in backing for their push to bring wireless high definition to the marketplace. High definition wireless will surely be the next big thing in home technology - or any other technology. What is it? High def wireless will allow users to shove hulking high definition data like movies and video, for example, from one component to another, at home, without cables. You'll be able to send this data from your portable video camera to your TV. No wires. From iPod to computer. No wires.  CNET's wildly popular podcast of interminable length, Buzz Out Loud, kicked...