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End of April 30 Column

April 30, 2012

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I appeared frequently on the collective humor site Top5. I have gathered my contributions in two groups: When I made No. 1 on the Top5 list and when I just made the Top5 List.

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Paul Schindler Love Songs
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Paul Schindler On TV

Paul Schindler on TV
Starting with
my 1972 appearance on WBZ-TV's public access show.

and my 1974 appearance on WGBH (explaining the Alcator nuclear reactor),

GAME SHOWS

I've been on local and national TV numerous times, mostly as a game show contestant (I appeared on the game shows Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, Scrabble , Win Ben Stein's Money and Merv Griffin's Crosswords) and as an author.
Video of my game show appearances
Pictures of my game show appearances Here are my journal entries for three of my game show appearances:
Wheel of Fortune,
Jeopardy,
Merv Griffin's Crosswords
Video highlights of my game show appearances

Paul On The Computer Chronicles

I was the weekly software reviewer for the late PBS program The Computer Chronicles (1984-1992), as well as a commentator (1987-88) and a regular on what was the Christmas show and became the Annual Buyers Guide show (1985-1999). The show went out of production during its 20th year, in December, 2002.

A playlist containing three clips from Paul's years on the Chronicles.
Paul Pans the Macintosh
Paul's Piracy Commentary
Paul's Review Schtick

Damn Shame

Stephen Michael Schindler, RIP March 8, 1954-May 21, 2020
My brother's obituary

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Stories of Journalism from a Young Journalist
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Semi-Rad | Humor, Essays, Adventure | By Brendan Leonard
A great site with a weekly mailing. Great links, funny art, amazing stories of running.
Outboard Sagas: Disaffected geezer tells about his life
Steve. this blog's only non-aquaintance reader, has started an excellently written blog.
Robert Violino's Embracing Gratitude
A long-ago CMP colleague of mine is writing a most-excellent gratitude blog. Have a look.
Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American
An historian offers a calm daily look at the news.
Richard C. Gross at Counterpunch
Lucid commentary from a former UPI colleague
Phil Albinus
The personal, professional and political musings of my friend and former colleague of the same name
David Strom's Web Informant
David Strom offers IT industry news and analysis.

Favorite Movies

My all-time favorite movie:
Groundhog Day. I have created a fan site that is universally acknowledged to be the best on the Internet dedicated to this work of art.

All the rest of my favorite movies (Deadline USA, The Paper, CitizenKane) are Journalism movies
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Paul's Poetry Corner

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Richard Parker Tribute
Edwin Diamond: An Appreciation
Edwin Diamond at INS
Ross Snyder Valedictory
Norman D. Sandler Tribute Mar 15, 2021
Worst Review Ever
Clive Barnes reviewed Drat in The New York Times. You have to read it to believe it.
East Side Boy
A White Guy Rap about living in NE Portland
Dormphone Days
I worked at the MIT’s internal telephone system; these are my stories.
Jon Carroll Cat Columns
Jon Carroll, who succeeded Charles McCabe in 1982, wrote the world's best personal column for 32 years. He wrote many columns about his cats. I have compiled a listing.
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Techweb Audio
Techweb was one of several attempts by CMP Media to create a successful web site. Before it failed, I was the audio guy.
Techweb Profiles

Byte Week in Review
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Paul on the Top5 List
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Richard Parker Tribute
Edwin Diamond: An Appreciation
Edwin Diamond at INS
Ross Snyder Valedictory
Norman D. Sandler Tribute
Elsewhere at Schindler.org
Paul's Prairie Home Companion Script
Paul's Lo-Cal Peanut Buttter Substitute
Paul on Merv Griffin's Crosswords
Paul on Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune
PS...ACOT BACK ISSUE archives
Journalism Movies
Journalism Quotes
You COULD Pay For This Column
Journalism Books
Larry King: Letters From Europe
Kevin Sullivan on Teaching
My Prarie Home Companion Script
Groundhog Day: Best Film Ever
Women in Journalism Movies
Larry King: British Journalists
Paul's Tales of Teaching
Sam Patch, The Greatest Story Ever Told So Far
The New Eugene Oregon Show
Audio Editing Hacks
Fun with electronic editing. At WTBS, these were called hacks. Back in the 70s they were done with spliced magnetic tape. Now they can be done with electrons.
Alphabet Medley
Frank Sinatra/Ella Fitzgerald Duet: I've Got A Crush on You
Alphabet Song from single sung syllables
Ian Shoales: The Internet Years
Schindler Jingle/Dream of a Lifetime
Parodies By Paul... and Robert
Yes, I am the Paul Schindler who predicted, in 1985, when the Macintosh was a year old, that it wouldn't be a success in business. I stand by that opinion. You can see Paul Schindler Pans Mac .
I did an audio summary of my career in radio and on podcasts: 35 Years Before The Mic .
I won Karl Kassel's voice for my answering machine because I won the listener limerick challenge on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me .
I, Paul E. Schindler, Jr., am driving my stake in the ground right here. I invented the podcast in March 2000 when I worked at Byte.com for CMP Media.

Index of Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe appearances in PSACOT .
See how I looked in a Computer Systems News house ad in 1979
Paul Schindler Quote Page .
Paul Schindler Spotify Page .
Paul Schindler iTunes Page .
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