Technology
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Guitar Stories
This is a very cool music documentary I discovered a few years back about Mark Knopfler. The host is John Illsley, former bassist of Dire Straits. John asks Mark to choose six guitars that have defined his life and his sound. Great premise. John and Mark travel from Newcastle to New York exploring the stories behind these Continue reading
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No Static At All

Well, let’s hope not anyway. Apple just introduced a smart home speaker known as HomePod at its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC17) in San Jose. My first impressions? It’s pricey versus Amazon Echo or Google Home, but if your priority is, as Phil Schiller put it, to “rock the house” — and no arguments here — HomePod Continue reading
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Go Back Jack

I recently dusted off a few older posts from Angular Banjos’ earlier life. I kept them pretty much in tact, including original publication dates, with just a few minor edits, broken link repairs, etc. The ones I selected have special meaning for me. One I wrote just after taking my son to his first college football Continue reading