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Gary D. Robson

Gary D. Robson

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Category: Articles

These are articles I’ve written, mostly for magazines, which I’ve converted into blog posts. They cover a wide range of topics, from cows to technology.

Articles

You might be a redneck court reporter

12 Dec 20155 May 2023
This article started out as something I posted on the CompuServe Court Reporters Forum (CRForum) a couple of decades ago, and was turned into an article for MS-Strokes (The magazine…
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Steno by the Numbers

17 Nov 20155 May 2023
This article first appeared in the March 2005 issue of the Journal of Court Reporting. Despite being over ten years old, it might be something fun for any court reporters…
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Technology for Microcephalic Morons

11 Mar 20151 Feb 2026
This was originally written for an old column of mine called "Technobabble." I wrote it in 2002, and just happened to come find it and think, "Gee, I'll bet people…
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The Billings Caledonian Pipes and Drums – Bagpipes in Montana!

28 Feb 20151 Feb 2026
The following is an article that I wrote for Magic City Magazine. It appears starting on page 39 of the March 2015 issue. Please visit their website, or if you live…
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Captioning Computer Games

10 Sep 20145 May 2023
This article was originally published in Oct 1998 as a "Gary Robson on Captioning" column for a magazine called Newswaves for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People, which is no longer in…
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The Origins of Phreaking

3 Jun 20145 May 2023
This article was originally published in the April 2004 issue of Blacklisted! 411. If you're interested in a bit of background about the writing process and the battle to get…
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Hacker/Phreaker BBS Stings

3 Jun 20145 May 2023
This article was originally published in Blacklisted! 411 magazine in 2004. If you're interested in a bit of background about the writing process and the battle to get paid, please…
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Closed Captions, V-Chip, and Other VBI Data

16 Apr 20145 May 2023
I wrote this article in 1999, before the switchover from analog to digital TV. It first appeared in print in the January 2000 issue of Nuts & Volts Magazine. At…
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Captioning at Disneyland

20 Jan 20145 May 2023
This article was originally published in September 1998 as a “Gary Robson on Captioning” column for a magazine called Newswaves for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People, which is no longer in…

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