| I Think I Found the Wrong Audience on TikTok Stardate 2026.1105: So here's something that cracked me up today. I've been posting short clips from my new Tech History video on TikTok. The first episode is about the old Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes) that we used to run back before the Internet took over. I was looking through my TikTok analytics, and most of the videos had pretty normal numbers. One had 43 views and 2 likes. Another had 53 views and 1... |  |
| Bon Voyage, Mon Capitaine Stardate 2026.1029: Today is a sad day. We've lost another great. Sir Patrick Stewart, our beloved Captain Jean-Luc Picard, has passed away at 86. This one hurts, especially. Star Trek: The Next Generation came along at a time in my life when I really needed someone like Picard to look up to, and that character has been a part of my life ever since. I'll put together a proper Captain's Log soon to pay... |  |
| A Good Chuckle Stardate 2026.1028: I saw this online today, and I got a good chuckle out of it. I'm going to start posting this now anytime someone has a weird problem. LOL. |  |
| I Would Fix 500 Faults Stardate 2026.1025: Another great Trek-ish video. The Miles O'Brien Band. Love it. |  |
| Server Outage Today Stardate 2026.1014: Well, it's been an interesting day here at Computer Learning Zone. And by interesting, I mean one of those days when technology decides to remind you who's really in charge. LOL. Starting this morning, 599cd.com began having intermittent problems. The site would work fine for a few minutes, then slow to a crawl, then come back, then go down again. Some of you probably noticed pages taking forever... |  |
| More Wi-Fi Made My Wi-Fi Worse Stardate 2026.1009: I managed to make my Wi-Fi worse by adding more Wi-Fi. More equipment, more coverage, more opportunities for everything to work properly. At least that was the idea. What I actually got was Ring cameras going offline and Alexa devices having trouble playing music. Apparently, my smart home needed me to stop helping. My router is near the living room because I want the television to have a... | |
| Strange New Worlds Season 4 Stardate 2026.0926: SPOILER ALERT: I'm going to talk about the entire season, including the finale. If you haven't watched all of Season 4 yet, stop reading now. You've been warned. Apparently I have to say that. LOL. I've been thinking about Strange New Worlds as a whole this season, and I still really enjoy the show. I like the cast, I think the acting is excellent, and I love these characters. I'm also... |  |
| New Extended Cut Directory Stardate 2026.0916: For years, you guys have been bugging me for a list of all the Extended Cut videos. And for years, I've had to give new members basically the same explanation. A lot of people first join because they find one of my TechHelp videos on YouTube or here on my website that has an Extended Cut. They sign up, watch it, and then naturally ask, "Okay, where are the rest of them?" Well... there... | |
| Is Anyone Still Using Classic ASP? Stardate 2026.0915: My good friend and colleage, Alex, recently asked me a question that got me thinking: how many people are still actively developing websites with Classic ASP? Yes, I mean good old-fashioned .asp pages. VBScript, ADO, server-side includes, and all that fun stuff. Alex has been experimenting with some development tools for Classic ASP, including a VS Code extension that can help with things like... |  |
| Letting AI Fly the Plane Stardate 2026.0908: I received an email from a student recently who decided to cancel his membership, and he took the time to explain why. He was very respectful about it, and I genuinely appreciate where he's coming from. The short version is that he's been using AI more and more to help him with his Microsoft Access database. Instead of spending time searching for lessons, learning a technique, and then writing... |  |