Generalization of computers

   I've discovered categorizing my blogs is not as easy as I would have expected. This is due to the fact that computer devices permeate my home environment.
   My laptop is integrated with my home media/enterteinment system. My oscilloscope has a USB port for communication with my laptop.
   I've been thinking about getting an electronic keyboard which will have a MIDI port to connect to my laptop and Cound running Josep Comajuncosas's Hammond B3 simulator.
   I update my iPhone using iTunes on my laptop.
   There are a hundred or two eBooks of various titles on my laptop, as well as PDF files. User guides and service or owner manuals for a lot of the equipment I use are on my laptop. That includes my washer, dryer, car, electronic test equipment, lawn mower, chainsaw, mitre saw, drill, etc..
   I have a small, paper based, library of about a hundred books including a lot of literature, Shakespeare to Sartre, old text books from my college days, and profession related books in Psychology and Engineering.
   A virtual library is easier to access and much cheaper, but reading on a cell phone is not the most comfortable setting. A table is the minimum necessary to enjoy reading virtual books. Maybe a Kindle would be an improvement. Paper books are still an enjoyable experience and perhaps, in modern times, becoming a luxury.

   The point is that a lot of what could go here, in this blog, will be found in one of my other blogs. Computer elated topics in other blogs are: HDR photography, Sound synthesis, dongles for radio and television, and movie editing.

Perhaps the only thing to be posted here would be discussions of devices, their nature and use.
I don't think there will be much more on this blog.

Consumer Topics
Home Entertainment Systems, newest
Residential Solar Power
Music
Imaging - analog and digital

I  have approached  all of these, except Consumer Topics, with computing devices and technology in mind.

Digital home media systems

The flexibility and versatility of laptop and desktop personal computers allow them to be used in a wide variety of situations.

I have created a new blog on Home Entertainment Centers.
The use of digital computing technology in such systems can be very useful.

My system includes projecting my laptop screen onto the smart tv.
There is also a DAC, digital-to-analog converter to play high quality digital audio from the tv, on my stereo system.

I also have an adapter to record VCR tapes, albeit at 480p resolution, onto my laptop.

I can connect directly to the tv using LG's Screenshare, and play videos or use the web browser included in the smart tv software.

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