techNOcool

I've been listening to a lot of CNET podcasts and my TiVo gives me a 15 minute CNET tech product review that I started watching every week, as part of trying to be better informed about technology, and get a sense of how to talk about technology in an accessible way for this blog.

One of the senior editors at CNET who I listened to was James Kim, whose name has unfortunately been plastered across the news when he attempted to find help for his stranded family and vehicle in the mountains of Oregon. His wife and two children stayed with the car and after five days were found by rescuers, but James who went out in the cold and snow for help was only found after it was too late. As a kindred spirit, I wanted to say something in memoriam and link to the CNET website where they have put up a web and video tribute. It has clips from some of his better reviews - and by the way, it's a chance to look at a site that is a really good starting place for thinking about technology purchases. They do some of what we're trying to do on this blog really well.