Interview on The Beat with Mike Wesson
I'm interviewed about the typewriter revolution on The Beat with Mike Wesson.
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New York, New York!
Patrick gives the Tippa a try at the Onegin Russian restaurant. (Here's his blog.)Rob also takes it for a whirl. (His blogs.)A few more beauty shots of the Tippa and the view from the...
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A visit to W. F. Hermans' typewriters
Correspondent Hans Boersma reports on a mechanographo-literary pilgrimage.
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Revolution in the mailbox: From one Remington Noiseless to another
I was happy to find this missive in my mail today, but it turned out that it wasn't addressed to me ...
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California happenings
It certainly was a whirlwind trip to the West Coast for me, with ten days to spend the holidays with family in Northern and Southern California and two book events.On December 22, Adobe Books and Arts...
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The naked giant
I have been so busy with travels, work, and catching up on repair and service jobs that I haven't had time to blog. Here's a little post that I thought some readers might enjoy, illustrating my current...
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Happenings in DC and Michigan
Here's a belated report on the type-ins and book signings that I was able to enjoy this month in the Washington, DC area, and in Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo, Michigan. I've learned that, for all the...
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#typewriter revisited: Experiences on social media
My post one year agoTwitterFacebookInstagramBy the way, here's my new video showing five basic tips for typists, produced with the kind help of Sheila English.
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The Gnom typewriter
The Gnom is a toy index typewriter made around 1907-1909 in Germany. It hardly seems like a practical writing machine, but it's more substantial than most toys, with a cast iron base.I recently came...
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Notes from an airport
Some notes for the conclusion to my presentation, and a pleasing passage from the Stephen King time-travel novel I'm reading on the long trip to South America.
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Glimpses of Buenos Aires
Here are a few scenes of Buenos Aires for readers who may be interested. Warning: there's not much of a typewriterly nature here, nor is this a typecast. (Confession: I'm quietly multitasking here,...
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Typewriters in Buenos Aires
F.A.'s blog (hope he revives it)University of Buenos Aires:Librería Obelisco (website):Prices are in Argentinian pesos (currently about 15 to the US dollar).This name variant of the Imperial is new to...
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Buenos Aires safari
Last night I just had to go with some fellow philosophers to a wine bar named after Heidegger's Being and Time.This cartoon on their menu suggests that oenophilia is a way out of technological...
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Guillermo's typewriters — and a quiz
I spent a very pleasant evening with Buenos Aires typewriter lover Guillermo Fernández Boan, who showed me lots of interesting typewriters in his collection. (You can see more photos of his machines on...
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Answers to the quiz
OK, I'm back from Argentina and can post the answers to the quiz in my previous post. No one earned the coveted (?) "typenerd" designation, but some readers are certified members of the...
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San Telmo safari
On my last day in Buenos Aires, I met three Argentinian typewriter collectors (and a patient collector's wife) in the old San Telmo neighborhood.We chatted and enjoyed coffee at the El Federal bar.Then...
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Upcoming events in Cincinnati and Boston
I'll be speaking at Cincinnati's Hive13 Hackerspace on March 8 at 7:30 pm ...... and in Boston, I'll be collaborating with The Type Bar (formerly known as Universal Babel Service, featured in my book)...
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