Bolero, what can I say? When a friend first introduced me to it, he said, “Listen, it sounds like an army marching towards you.” And...

Two favorite collaborations with orchestras: Uninvited, Alanis Morissette - Dark, haunting melody backed by discordance, ending in...

More TV theme songs on my “playlist.” The first one is notable for the music and opening (film) sequence. It still looks good today...

My second (and only “real”) audio system was based on a Sony STR 7055. It, and similar devices, were called Receivers because they had...

It’s the Dave Brubeck Quartet and the album is “Tlme Out” …

Journey was the first album I ever bought. Still a masterpiece. Arthur and Henry are both worth a look too. I think my favourite piece...

This album was introduced to me by a good friend way back. (He also introduced me to Ravel’s Boléro.) We were sharing an apartment in a...

iPhone 4 here. If I remember correctly, the OS was 4.3.1. I gave that one to my friend’s kid who was using a 4S with a shattered...

I use a wireless charging pad on mine and they only seem to come at 15w anyway. i have noted the battery seems to last longer compared...

Here’s the Apple page on battery replacement. https://support.apple.com/en-ca/iphone/repair/battery-replacement

I have an iPhone 15 Pro and the battery is still pretty good at the moment (around 90%), but I found after getting iOS26 (including beta...

Simone Simons is the singer with the Dutch metal band Epica Tarja Turunen was the original singer with Nightwish. She was fired by...

THis arrangement is sometimes credited to Arnold Schoenberg. Actually, only the original idea was his. The thinking behind it was about...