A Look At "Doc McStuffins," The Popular Disney Junior Animated Series About The Eponymous Character,

Tips on setting up a Plex server | Diverse Tech Geek

With streaming service changes reviving interest in physical media, I offer some tips on setting up a Plex server for your video collection.

I offer some basic tips on setting up a Plex server for streaming your own video content.

Halloween in cartoons | Diverse Tech Geek

A list of six appearances of Halloween in cartoons, from "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" to several episodes of "Scooby-Doo."

Happy Halloween, everyone! I take a look at Halloween in six cartoons, from “It’s the Great Pumpkin” to “Scooby-Doo.”

How to block Twitter trolls in bulk | Diverse Tech Geek

A look at different ways to block Twitter trolls in bulk, as well as more nuanced blocking approaches, using third party tools.

A look at different ways to block Twitter trolls in bulk, as well as more nuanced blocking approaches, using third-party tools.

Hockey in cartoons | Diverse Tech Geek

A look at some noteworthy depictions of hockey in cartoons, from "The Simpsons" to DC and Marvel comics to the 1970s "Peter Puck" shorts.

A look at hockey in cartoons, from the gay romance webcomic "Check Please" to DC Comics' fake NHL teams (Gotham City's the home of the "Blades"? Metropolis has the "Mammoths?").

Welcome

Hi, welcome to my new Tumblr page. Given Facebook throttles business pages' visibility, I thought I'd try setting up a Tumblr page as an alternative. It also gives me a possible alternative to Twitter, given its current changes.

As the headline says, my main site focuses on media and technology topics, as well as diversity issues in both. I split it into two semi-separate sections, Diverse Tech Geek (for technology) and Diverse Media Notes (for media). I'll be posting links to my blog posts here; new posts usually go up Tuesdays and Fridays.

So, we'll see how this goes. Thanks for reading!

Basic Mastodon tips for new users | Diverse Tech Geek

With Mastodon's rise in popularity, here's a look at some basic Mastodon tips for new users of the federated social network.

Some tips for how to get started using Mastodon. 

Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and Disney Channel ratings down again in 2022 | Diverse Tech Geek

The major animation cable networks are all down in ratings for 2022, like cable TV overall. However, this year sees a surprising boost for one channel: FXX?

The major animation cable networks are all down in ratings for 2022; kids these days are more likely streaming cartoons nowadays. One channel showed an increase: FXX (now basically the “Fox animation lineup channel”?)

Superman, “Star Wars” among the worst passwords of 2021 | Diverse Tech Geek

NordPass released a list of the worst passwords of 2021; among the entries include Superman, "Star Wars" and Winnie-the-Pooh.

From December 2021, I look at the year’s worst password choices.

Recommended streaming services for cartoons (2022 edition) | Diverse Tech Geek

My look at recommended streaming services for cartoons for 2022, from Disney+ for families to Crunchyroll for anime fans.

I wrote this since most articles about streaming services treat animation as an afterthought, beyond a generic recommendation to “get Disney+ for kids” or an off-handed mention of “Harley Quinn” or ”Rick and Morty.” Hopefully, this helps animation fans?