September 2025
They don't make 'em like that any more: Dyson Pure Cool-Me personal air purifierIf you didn't like it, it's because you didn't use it. Now you can't.
Categories: TDMTLTAM
A failed experiment in laptop coolingYou'd think you could improve the cooling of a laptop by fitting extra fans under its air intakes. Seems not.
Categories: electronics, general computing
Creating an animated score for demonstrating musical compositions on YouTube, etcAnimated musical scores are quite common on YouTube, for educational and promotional purposes. This article explains how to create one, using OpenShot and other Linux tools.
They don't make 'em like that any more: Playmobil RC model trainsWhy did this splendid toy um... run out of steam?
Categories: TDMTLTAM
They don't make 'em like that any more: tone controlsHi-fi snobs and complacent manufacturers colluded to rob us of our tone controls in the 90s. Why should we care?
Categories: TDMTLTAM, electronics
They don't make 'em like that any more: the Casio VL-1 pocket synthesizerThis mostly-forgotten device was the very first commercially-available all-digital music synthesizer. It was also a lot of fun.
