40Tech

Camcorder manufacturers are releasing fewer tape-based consumer camcorders each year, in favor of models that record to other digital media, such as flash storage.  This is great, right?  After all, tape can break, it isn’t as portable, and it is easier to copy a file from a format like a flash storage card to your [...]

Any 40-something is quite comfortable with “old media,” such as newspapers, magazines, and television.  If you’re like me, though, you’re also fascinated with “new media,” such as social networks on the internet.  You’re probably wondering how all of this eventually will shake down when the dust settles.  With many traditional news outlets experiencing financial difficulties, [...]

Many of you have spouses who love tech just as much as you do.  That’s not always the case, though.  Some of you are in a relationship with a somone who just doesn’t understand your fascination with shiny toys.  It doesn’t have to be that way, as there are some tech items that even non-tech [...]

Welcome to 40Tech, a look at technology, gadgets, the internet, software, and video games for those over 40, but not over the hill.  Much, and perhaps most, of what you will find on 40Tech will have relevance even to those not in that age bracket, but the articles here will be written from the perspective [...]