Austin articles
Barney Fife - My Hero
The story goes that when Don Knotts found out that Andy Griffith would be playing a small-town sheriff on his upcoming new television series, The Andy Griffith Show, Knotts called Griffith to ask "aren't you going to need a deputy?" That question changed television history, American popular culture and all of our lives because not only did Sheriff Andy Taylor need a deputy, we all needed Barney Fife...
by Frank Campbell (Editor's note: This article was written in February of 2006 at the time of Don Knott's death.)
Bob Hayes - World's Fastest Human Finally Reaches The Finish Line
Bob Hayes finally finished his last race. My question is, why did it take so long?
by Terry Porter
Paul Harvey - Hello Americans
Like many youngsters growing up in America in the 1960s, my childhood heroes were men of action and mighty deeds. My personal pantheon of demi-gods included James Bond, Napoleon Solo, Doc Savage, Superman and Spider-Man among many others. Fictional characters all...
by Frank Campbell
The Man from Uncle
This may come as a surprise to many of you but the recent trend of making feature films out of old television series (especially series from the 1960s) is nothing new. ...
by Frank Campbell
Got CAD? No? Then you probably don't have CAM!
Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) depends on Computer Aided Design (CAD) to drive today's machine tools.
By Tom Waits
John Marston - Red Dead Redemption
As protagonist
John Marston, I've been transported to the wild west of 1910, when techonoly was first getting a foothold with innovations like the railroad, telephone, and even a Model A that appears in the opening sequence. I feel like I'm in in a Sergio Leone film, complete with an Ennio Morricone style score.
by Steve Cook
Estate Planning in Austin, Texas
Deciding how you want your assets distributed after your die or become incapacitated is estate planning. Through legal tools such as a will, trust, or power of attorney, you can legally name who will receive your assets and how and when they will receive them.
by Julia Nickerson
ROKU player problems
My ROKU player doesn't work anymore - wahhhhh!
by Steve Cook