Peter Vogel is a long time tech writer who has contributed to the B.C. Catholic for many years. Follow Peter on X (@PeterVogel) or on Bluesky (petervogel.bsky.social). You can email him at pvogel@outlook.com.
Need to replace the heating element in a clothing dryer or get a ’70s tape recorder playing again? Where are you going to turn? Yesterday’s appliance repair man is today’s … Continued
Time for another look at where linear and streaming television are headed. What is the situation in your household? Almost surely it isn’t just old-school linear TV. Long gone are … Continued
If I use the term Raspberry Pi, many of you will think I’m making a spelling error, or possibly an attempt at being clever with the famous mathematical constant. In … Continued
The night of Friday, May 10, running into Saturday, May 11, will be remembered by many in Metro Vancouver for the rest of their lives. Unfortunately, many more will remember … Continued
To say that the London Drugs chain is a fixture in western Canada is probably an understatement. With some 79 stores, along with affiliated businesses (such as grocery chain IGA, … Continued
Almost four years after then U.S. President Donald Trump proposed banning social media juggernaut TikTok from operations in America, current President Joe Biden stands poised to do just that under … Continued
Among B.C. residents who journeyed southward, or eastward, to experience the recent solar eclipse in the path of totality were B.C. Catholic reader Alison Scholefield and her husband Chris. They … Continued
Over the years in this column I’ve discussed some of my passions in dealing with radio signals (talking to astronauts aboard the ISS, tracking aircraft, decoding signals from near-earth weather … Continued
Back in October of last year, I decided to face up to the fact that, like many others my age, I was experiencing age-related hearing loss, also known as presbycusis. … Continued
My recent series on dealing with age-related hearing loss, presbycusis, has generated a spate of emails. Many of these emails have recounted stories like mine, about experimenting with hearing aids, … Continued