Tech Talk (Computers)

My next door neighbor growing up in Northfield was Chris Blomberg. He and I share June 1st as our birthday. Tomorrow he turns 34 and I turn 36. We always had a ton of fun with this, including some grand parties when we lived together in Minneapolis. We have always made efforts to get together or do something special together on this special day that we share. This morning he randomly showed up at my front door on his bike. He lives about 45 minutes away and I hadn’t seen him in many months....

By AL FREELAND Andrew was born in southwestern Norway. What else did a person do in Southwestern Norway but fish or farm – period! He was born in a little town of Bryne – today still a little town of about 500 people. Outside of the town is a little wooden church called Time (pronounce Teem’ a) Lutheran. I was there about 10 years ago and saw the baptismal font he was baptized in, and the pews that he sat in, and the graveyard his ancestors were buried in. The thread of time and history and...

ALAN FREELAND Ole Apland was a legend! He came from Norway in 1855, he landed in Canada, took a train to Illinois, and then a wagon train – yes literally a horse drawn wagon train across the prairie to Story County, Iowa. He fell in love with a cute girl named Anna Ersland who was a passenger in the wagon train as well. They became the first couple to be married in Story County, Iowa. He homesteaded his 160 acres and eventually became a wealthy pioneer, acquiring a lot of land in Story...

My Grandma Esta Freeland-Cox has spent many many hours with a quilting needle in her hands during her 96 years. It’s been a source of entertainment, socialization and crafting for years. When I was very young Grandma Esta told me that I’d receive a hand made quilt some day when I graduated from high school. She simply asked me what color I wanted. Under pressure and completely unaware of the longevity of this decision, I said “yellow” for some reason. I hated yellow then, and still do today....

So what in the world is the story here? Well..here is a legend of unprecedented party-house leadership that led to hazy memories for thousands. This is the story of my college-life glory year at an off campus house at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis MN. While my best friend Chad and I were living in the college dormitory, we couldnt get into any of the fraternity parties to save our life. Lets be honest, why would the frat-boys want to invite a bunch of guys to their parties. So,...

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I just can’t write enough about this band in one post. They were the house band at the Cabooze on the West Bank in Minneapolis in the 90’s. They put on one of the best live shows on the face of the earth. The members were a collaborative gathering of from many other successful acts such as Price, Mambo’s Combo, Beat the Clock Paul Westerberg. Check out a video. (strong language warning for your ears). Website is www.greazymeal.com

This is Tech Talk with Tim and Adam, a weekly radio program on helpful tips and tricks for the common computer user, broadcast on 1080AM KYMN Radio out of Northfield Minnesota. You can listen to a copy of these shows at here, can podcast or just listen live weekly at 11AM on Friday's, rebroadcast at 5:30 Sunday nights. Tim Freeland is KYMN host and webmaster along with Adam Gurno, software developer and owner of Brown Dog Computers, ready to inform, discuss and teach you better and new ways...

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Congrats to Rylie for a great first year in public school! I see she also has a potential career in singing and dancing. View other videos from this concert here!

1. If I could have that waist line now! 2. Is that a 1978 green “Vega”? 3. What’s in my pants? 4. Where are those fish now? 5. Nice effort Andy! 6. Who picked out my cloths that day? 7. It took 6 months to develop this film (marked with NOV 81 in bottom left) 8. Those are most likely Bullheads. 9. Maroon socks? 10. Chances are Andy caught all of these fish.

I've seen thousands and thousands of movies. People often discuss their favorite movies, which can be a daunting task. In 1999 I found my favorite movie, "Magnolia". It features a half dozen of my favorite actors and a top-notch writer/director. Here is the trailer, which doesn't do the movie justice. Go rent it, sit back, and be ready trade 3 hours for the movie of a life time.

This is Tech Talk with Tim and Adam, a weekly radio program on helpful tips and tricks for the common computer user, broadcast on 1080AM KYMN Radio out of Northfield Minnesota. You can listen to a copy of these shows at here, can podcast or just listen live weekly at 11AM on Friday's, rebroadcast at 5:30 Sunday nights. Tim Freeland is KYMN host and webmaster along with Adam Gurno, software developer and owner of Brown Dog Computers, ready to inform, discuss and teach you better and new ways...

I heard this new song "Drowning (Face Down)" 2008 by Saving Abel this week. I immediately started to sing Badlees "Fear of Falling" 1995 over the top of it. So, I used my trusty Audacity audio editor and Vegas Studio video editor to put this little display together. This was my first attempt at using both together.

I few weeks ago I took my daughter Rylie to the Mall of America during the day for a father-daughter outing. I had taken off the day and she was on spring break. We went to eat at the Rainforest Cafe and then to the Underwater World Adventures then to the Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park. This used to be the old Camp Snoopy. We started on a few rides and eventually landed on the log roller coaster. This is the one where the log/boat floats throughout the ride and you end in a watery fall....