Category Archives: Vintage Tech

Bringing to life old images with Gemini: My Grandfather, Ioan Voina, and His Artillery Group at Alba-Iulia

By | October 5, 2025

This photograph is more than just a historical image for my family; it’s a cherished memory. Here, you see my grandfather, Ioan Voina, during World War II, proudly standing with his artillery group. The backdrop nnone other than the majestic Alba Iulia Coronation Cathedral. My grandfather is the soldier second from the left in the… Read More »

State of consumer goods market post 2020 and a small list of tricks to get quality goods

By | May 21, 2024

I was looking for some time for a hair-dryer. No luck at start as retail stores and supermarkets are all flooded exclusively with low quality China made ones. Luck struck while on holiday. I always check stuff hotels use (usually they try to have high reliability appliances). To my surprise I found they had a… Read More »

My #vintage #turntable set-up.

By | June 21, 2023

Several months ago I moved my childhood turntable setup to my new place. I will just post here some images of the set-up I like so much. Basically it was the standard turntable you could buy in the late 1980s in communist Romania. I remember that my dad bought it sometimes in 1983 or 1984.… Read More »