My wife forwarded me a very interesting article earlier this week about a brand new steam engine entering service in England. All Class A1 Peppercorn locomotives were scrapped last century, but steam enthusiasts funded and built a new one.YahooUK reports: Passengers cheered and waved as the steam filled the roof of the station… John Warren, [...]
Despite the June 12th time extension for the conversion to digital TV, the Washington Post reports that some stations will shut off their analog broadcasts as scheduled on February 17th: With millions of U.S. viewers still apparently unprepared for the nation’s switch to digital TV, nearly 500 full-power television stations across the nation are preparing [...]
A little over a year ago, I started The Low Tech Times blog. I thought that simple, low-tech living needed more advocates in an online world packed that is packed with pro-hi-tech sites. I also secretly hoped that the site would make money. There are a lot of articles written about launching a successful blog [...]
Low Tech Apparel and More Available Now Are you fed up with newfangled technology? There’s certainly no need to apologize if you’re technologically challenged. The Low-Tech Times store will help you share your enthusiasm for good, old-fashioned low-tech living with the rest of the world. These humorous products will also make perfect gifts for your [...]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to delay the conversion to digital TV until June 12th. The conversion had been scheduled for February 17th. Just last week, the House rejected a bill to delay the conversion. The Senate has already passed the bill to delay the conversion and President Obama is certain to [...]