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Latest image of Uranus and it's moons taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.

My parents had a Magnavox brand console stereo for a few years. It was fried twice in Italy due to failing/faulty power converters. Then somewhere between 76 & 78 Dad switched to a component setup, which was real nice. It's interesting now that many people do not even have stereos anymore, but use bluetooth soundbars to use with their cell phone or TV.

For the inquisitive guy who has everything, order fast though, Christmas is almost here... << ENDOSCOPE AT AMAZON >>

... also Ginger is too high maintenance.

@RickR Yes, I find the timer function useful for when I have pizza. I tell it Alexa, Volume 6... then ... Alexa, set timer for 25 minutes. I also use it for music, asking questions like, "Alexa, how far is Voyager 1 from Earth?" Playing the news and getting news alerts is cool as well. I've even reordered toilet paper with it.

I find it very useful for telling my Roomba to vacuum without having to futz with the cellphone.

Yes, I did say that in the past, but it also has a button on the top to disconnect the microphone.

I recently bought an Echo Dot and it's more useful than I ever imagined, but it does some really weird things as well. I bet most people didn't know it could fart! Yup, I kid you not. It's has all kinds of farts, loud squeaky farts, power farts, random farts, you name it.

This is the first year in a decade that I'm not getting anything new for my TI at Christmas time. But I'm betting some of you guys found that "I 'need' it" item. If so, what are you getting.

That brings up the age old question... Ginger or Maryanne? For me it's always been a no brainer, Maryann of course!

Okay, camping can have issues, like not being able to find a spot, loud people, crowds, etc. While this can eliminate those issues, it seems like it would be a pain to inflate/setup, launch and use.

Just save the URL, because when you reach the limit (I think 10), you'll need to exit and restart the browser to reset their counter.

I decided to get with the times and get an Echo Dot as they a really cheap. Amazing what it can do, I feel like I'm on the deck of the USS Enterprise telling the computer what to do.

Do you have any old black and white family photos? Do you want to colorize them, but don't have the talent or skills? Try <<THIS SITE>> !!! It's free, and easy! Just slide the image over, and press go! I tried it out a couple of minutes ago with a test image and here were my results! BEFORE AFTER I bet you even have some old Christmas photos from years gone by...

I like tech toys, but I NEED an excuse to get something other than playing games. With all new supporting technology available, PCB design programs, companies that make the designs a reality and the things that could be mounted on one of those cartridge boards, I believe it's possible to make the Atari 2600 more than a simple retro-game machine. I see all kinds of potential ideas, and even a limited niche market for such cartridges.. if someone did it. Just a couple of ideas come to mind right off the top of my head... 1) A cartridge that could use your homes WiFi to get the weather and display it on your TV. 2) A cartridge that could monitor Atari.io for new messages and let you know when there is a new post in any of the threads you follow. Now when it comes to gaming, how about two player games via WiFi/Internet to another player, or even large games that work with a server due to their size or interactive nature? Would it generate some buzz and excitement? Even people buying the newer recharged models that can accept a cartridge could participate. You tell me, does anyone find the concept interesting? I'm thinking it could add a few more years of renewed excitement to the 2600 platform.

Someone has a creative mind, probably someone I'd enjoy chatting with.

Cool, looks 3D printed. I also found other variations, << HERE >>, << HERE >> and even for the 7800 << HERE >>, but as my luck would have it, nothing for the 5200. I might have to rectify that situation.

Hey guys, << HERE >> is a real cool one that will get you some brownie points with the old lady... assuming you choose the right photo! You might even get lucky.

I'll also say something here that would get me into trouble on another site... If you don't already have an F18A, don't put off buying one in a unknown wait for the Mark II, as lord knows if or when it'll ever be released. It's been quite literally years since it was announced. Now the current F18A, when last I polled people years ago, showed that more people (at the time) used an F18A over the other display methods, and now it's available from multiple sources, and seems to have saturated the market, so I wonder if/when the Mark II is ever released, how well it would even sell, let alone have things written for it. If I remember correctly, it took more than a couple of years to get more than a few specialty items written for it's capability, I can only assume the same would be the same for the new device... and I don't know if I'll even live that long... or if the programmers will. So in short, DON'T DENY YOURSELF THE PLEASURE OF GOOD GRAPHICS TODAY, FOR THE UNKNOWN AND YET UNFULFILLED PROMISES OF TOMORROW.

If you ever plan to do a 5200 podcast, please let me know, I'll watch it.

Well if you can turn it off and immediately back on, it's not a thermal issue. It's the timing that interests me, could it be locking up when trying to access the disk drive?

@RickR I like it, but it does not go with my decor. 😔

I'm Cookie Peppermint, but I'd prefer to go by my last name first because Peppermint Cookie sounds better.

What kind of diagnostic tools do you have?