This article caught my eye from the online edition of Broadcast Engineering. The article, titled “Digital Duct Tape” is about tools that broadcast engineers are using to troubleshoot and repair digital video equipment. The thing that resonated with me about the article is how the proliferation of standards for digital video equipment means that we […]
We love duct tape, but that’s not the sort of love that tape was shown at the U.S. Open tennis tournament. BBC blogger Jonathan Overend nominated an attempt to repair a soggy court with duct tape as “The worst moment of the tournament”. Tournament officials used towels, their feet, and finally duct tape in an […]
Verizon workers are on strike and 45,000 employees who work in their “wired” division (telephones, cable tv, etc.) are walking the picket line. This story in Reuters caught our eye and put a human face on Verizon management’s postion that company executives are capable of stepping in and replacing field workers.. Click here to read […]
The Cary News of Cary, NC quotes the mayor of a neighboring town, Morrisville, NC, saying that the Mayor’s approach to balancing the budget is “with duct tape and Band Aids”. Apparently Mayor Jackie Holcombe is not aware that duct tape prices are up almost 10% since the beginning of the year. Tapenews.com is your […]