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.
Since this column’s inception in 1996 we’ve run several pieces on data collected and analyzed by the Pew Research Center. Pew, on its website, says it “is a nonpartisan fact … Continued
Honouring the Holy Family during the traditional Month Dedicated to the Holy Family is a major way to restore the family to its truly God-given place in the world. February is … Continued
Longtime readers of this column know of my fondness for Chromebooks as my go-to utility tool for general computer work. It’s been that way pretty much since 2012, when I … Continued
It’s been almost three months now that I’ve been exploring how to deal with age-related hearing loss (presbycusis). In my case this has involved several hearing tests and an extended … Continued
As I look back a full year at this column, we were just getting inklings of the turmoil to come at Twitter, since renamed, in Elon Musk’s mind at least, … Continued
Surprisingly, in this age of high-end smartphones, standalone digital cameras are still an in-demand commodity. When I began my annual camera survey in mid-November, I was expecting to see a … Continued
In the previous column I wrote about my initial steps in dealing with age-related hearing loss (presbycusis). This time I take a look at a second test and a first-time … Continued
Recently, I decided it was time to deal with age-related hearing loss, known medically as presbycusis. Such loss is very common, perhaps more common than most know. About one in … Continued
As I prepared my previous column “Our fascination with weather extends to apps and websites,” it became apparent that there are many favourite weather applications and sites that people turn … Continued
As we make our way from summer, into fall, and on to winter, friendly banter about the weather picks up steam. Many of us have favourite weather apps on our … Continued