By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, 5 p.m. — Facebook has more than 1 billion users who do what we all do on social media — post photos and videos of ourselves, friends and family, and stay connected with what our family and friends are posting on their […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Friday, Nov. 21, 2013 — One of the truths of computer technology is that “state-of-the-art” is only a brief moment in time. Today’s latest-and-greatest hardware is tomorrow’s aging junk. For those of us who try to maximize the lifespan of our computers, one of the common problems you run […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 — A team of students from the Nelson County Area Technical Center recently took second-place honors at the 14th annual Kentucky Bluegrass Robotics Competition. The Nov. 9 competition pitted about a dozen teams from schools across central Kentucky against one another in a “Hunger Games”-themed […]
STAFF REPORT Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, 8:30 p.m. — Nelson County Gazette readers who opt to print the Gazette’s stories will now be able to do so in a more eco-friendly manner. The Nelson County Gazette announced today the site has joined top websites like NBC News, CNN, Disney and Fox Sports by implementing CleanPrint […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, 11:30 a.m. — If you receive a phone call regarding viruses, errors or spyware on your Windows computer, be aware of a telephone scam that targets computer users and their pocketbooks. The scam starts like this: You receive a phone call from an individual with […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Sunday, July 28, 2013 — My wife and I have been customers of Crume Drug Store for many years. And for most of those years, the routine for getting prescriptions refilled has generally been the same as it has been for any pharmacy: Stop by the pharmacy or call […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Saturday, April 13, 2013 – The phenomenon recently has been poked fun of in a variety of commercials. It is a malady that has probably infected all of us at one time or another. The symptoms include suspending of common sense and the inability to question things that appear to be too […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Monday, April 1, 2013, 12:01 a.m. — In a move to create products that are more friendly to the environment, Apple will soon unveil a product manufactured from 100 percent renewable resources. The Nelson County Gazette’s sources have provided a leaked image of the web page promoting the new […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Monday, March 4, 2013, 2 a.m. — For years now, the Nelson County Gazette has been using social media — Facebook and Twitter — to alert readers when stories are updated or posted. Like other Facebook users, I have experienced a love/hate relationship with the many changes the site […]
By JIM BROOKS Nelson County Gazette Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 — While I’m not nearly as plugged-in to the world of Geek as I once was, I still have a fascination with technology and gadgets (which makes Christmas time one of my favorite times of year). No Christmas at the Brooks household would be complete […]
