Category: STEM / STEAM

…..at Zenni Optical. A golden oldie originally posted on TechyMike.com….but still valid in 2026. 🙂 Background I had new progressive glasses prescribed in February 2022. This prescription was MUCH stronger than previous prescriptions prompting the technician to question the Optometrist, just to make sure he did not mess up. He did not, but, the technician…

Lego has a new “smart play” system that packs interesting technology into bricks, mini figures, and SMART tags. Watch this cool video: Then hit this web site for the latest information, and timing on when to pre-order. Briefly…..here is what Lego says on the web site: SMART Brick: Reacts to Your Every Move! Full of…

From my perspective, 2025 weather in Northern California was kinda “bland” compared to some recent years….a good thing! 🙂 But…let’s see what Adam, Chief Meteorologist at Fox 40 News, Sacramento, CA has to say: For 2026, I will be spending a lot more time chasing STEM / STEAM information to post here….soooo, keep an eye…

Meteorologist Adam Epstein is the Chief Meterologist at Sacramento’s FOX40 news station, KTXL. For the third year in a row, Adam has given us permission to post his year end weather summary for Northern California. Thank you, Adam!  2024, to me, was hot! Very hot. In fact, the featured image shows the fire that hit very close…

COVID forced everyone to understand the value of telecommuting, videoconferencing, and remote work. During that time……remote working / telecommuting / videoconferencing helped keep the world spinning for a few years while people worked at home. Now that the pandemic is “over”….there should no longer be ANY hesitation about continuing to remote work! After all……the benefits…

I did a quick research project when I learned that all the measures I took (and MONEY we spent!) to lower the phosphate level in our pool….did NOTHING! My decision: Leave the phosphate level high and kill the algae as needed. Caveat: This is a quick un-scientific study of pool phosphates. Your phosphate remediation results…

It’s been a bit over a year since our last test of YouTube TV. Here are the links on TechyMike.com: Test #1 with our VERY old (2004) TV in 2017 Test #2 with our new Sony A8G 4k TV in 2020 Test #3 in Oct / Nov 2022 Comcast This year we saw a huge…

Meteorologist Adam Epstein is the Chief Meterologist at Sacramento’s FOX40 news station, KTXL. For the second year in a row, Adam has given us permission to post his year end weather summary for Northern California. Thank you, Adam!  2023, to me, was very wet and snowy in the winter, cooler further into the summer than usual, and…