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What is the way you like to unwind at home. What's the first thing your kids do when they get home. If your answer is get on facebook, check news, scores, play games, or just watch stupid videos. You are among the majority.

Who says vinyl is dead?  Not Amazon - the mass internet merchandiser.  They recently announced a new service that allows audiophiles to get the best of both worlds.

As a Digital Immigrant, I hold fast to my land-line telephone, vinyl records, personal checks, and books.  While I have embraced the online world, I am steadfast that I hate to see traditional mediums and formats die.  That's why this story is especially sad to me;  Encyclopedia Brittanica has announced that it will no longer publish a hard-copy or "print" version...

Can I just say that as a life-long music fan and collector, I HATE this news? Just like the music industry did in the late 1980's when they conspired to prematurely pound the nail in the coffin for the vinyl format, it appears that they are about to do the same for CD's...

Eastman Kodak is projected to post a $600 million dollar loss for 2011 and 2012 doesn't look much better.  The once perennial camera company is fighting for it's economic life and experts predict it won't make it another year. The company said last week it may have to take on more debt or sell a large chunk of its patents in order to survive the next 12 months...

The recent start to the school year has seen one change in more than one classroom around the country:  Students are learning from digital devices more than ever before.  In fact, some experts predict the end to the printed textbook. At Hayfield, Maryland, students arrive in class and pull netbooks out of a traveling cart available to teachers using online textbooks...

Historically, changing technology has left many innovative companies in the dark as progress marches on;  It appears that this fate might be waiting for the Kodak film company. Eastman Kodak (EK) has hired law firm Jones Day for restructuring advice as it faces growing concerns from investors over its turnaround prospects, The Wall Street Journal reported this afternoon...