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...

This week may mark the first time in U.S. History that a Presidential kegger party hit the headlines, worldwide. I'm not sure if linking Barrack Oabama, a distinguished educator, a plain old cop and a keg is actually newsworthy. But toss in Microsoft, Bill Gates, a patent application for an ultra-high tech kegerator and Bill Clinton and you're gonna sell papers. What's all the beer hoopla about? Barrack Obama hosts a kegger later today. Special guests police Sgt. James Crowley, educator Henry Louis Gates, Jr (Harvard) and a passel of press. Need the backstory? The sarge arrested...

This may be the most important blog post you ever read. It is becoming clear that using a cell phone while you drive is at least as dangerous as drinking a number of cocktails and then hitting the road. Texting while driving? More dangerous than driving drunk. Texting is the most dangerous distraction on the road and an epidemic - especially among teens whose heads are firmly in their back pockets. If you know some teen drivers - ride herd on them until they get it. You may save lives. Two consumer groups FOIA-ed (Freedom of Information Act) documentation that indicates...

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...

The term "Smartphone" refers to most cell phones in use today. Early cell phones simply made radio-telephone voice conversations possible, but today we find that phones give us lots of extra features like internet, e-mail, text messaging and even computer applications. "Smart" gadgets in anyone's book. The Washington Post called Nokia's entry the most popular, that surprised me. The Post says in a recent article that iPhone will swamp Nokia in 2013. I would have put Apple ahead already, but the typically inflated price point on the iPhone is likely a stumbling block. You can expect a smart phone to: ...

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...