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Daily Prompt: Off the edge and the ledge
What keeps me off the edge and the ledge? Not one thing, but a set, human, creative … and furry. There’s photography, more important with each passing day. My creative outlet, the visual side of me. I...
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15-MONTHS AND COUNTING – MY KINDLE FIRE HD
Amazon launched its new generation of Kindles this week. I built up a nice head of new gadget enthusiasm looking at these latest greatest Kindles. They have even higher resolution, more memory options...
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ROKU – THE LITTLE STREAMING WIFI UNIT THAT CAN
Every once in a while, someone invents something that makes life a little brighter. Let me introduce you to the Roku. Roku is a little streaming device that works off your wi-fi connection so you can...
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It’s Not Your Equipment … It’s a Lack of Documentation! – Marilyn Armstrong
Maybe I should just give up, but I spent my career writing material to help folks use complicated equipment and sometimes very obscure software. I should probably start by mentioning that I’ve fought...
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CHARGE! – Marilyn Armstrong
To keep the world running, I have to charge things that recharge and keep a stack of AAA and AA rechargeable batteries ready to go. My world — the entire world and now, my heart too — runs on...
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HOW TERRIFIC WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS?
Once upon a time, I cooked rice in a pot with a lid. I used a manual typewriter and if I wanted a book to read, I had to go to a book store or the library. Televisions received (maybe) half a dozen...
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ARE WE LIVING IN THE SAME WORLD?
Terminal Time You’re at the airport, your flight is delayed for six more hours, and none of your electronic devices is working. How do you pass the time? I don’t believe it. You genuinely don’t know...
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WANTED: THE TIME STRETCHING GADGET
Time travel? Invisibility? Anywhere doors? Nope, none of the above. What I need — right now — is a time extender. I need something that makes every 24 hours give me as much time as 48. The faster I try...
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RECHARGING EVERYTHING
Everything — or nearly everything — runs on batteries. Rechargeable batteries. Laptops, tablets, Kindles, cellphone, headphones, cameras, mouses (mice have fur and make squeaky noises, mouses attach to...
View ArticleI NEED A GUIDE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Guide I do not need a caretaker, though lord knows I would certainly like someone to clean my house and also, please, cook dinner! I need someone to guide me through what I need to...
View ArticleTECHNO-ADDICT – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I didn’t realize how dependent we are on technology, or more precisely, our household machines. Then our Keurig coffee maker had a glitch and wouldn’t work. How were we going to make coffee?? !!XX??...
View ArticleWHAT DO YOU READ? – Marilyn Armstrong
So let’s say you’re at the airport. Your flight is delayed for six more hours, and none of your electronic devices are working. Out of juice and all the plugs are taken … and there’s no free wi-fi. Oh...
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Just one of those days …
This was basically a good day. Really. Gar and I went to a real party and saw people we almost never see. We didn’t stay long because both of us have trouble with loud parties, but it was a lovely...
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Beep, ding, whirr, ping, buzz …
It’s the little things that trigger epiphanies. Those tiny moments of recognition that make me say “Oh! I see!” A few days ago, I took my Canon S100 out of my shoulder bag where it lives. I’m very...
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Charge! Address the Mess!
My world runs on rechargeable batteries. Three laptops, two Kindles, two cellphones, six cameras, four mouses (mice have fur and make squeaky noises, mouses attach to your computer), wireless...
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TECH-ADDICTED – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I didn’t realize how dependent we are on technology, or more precisely, our household machines. Then our Keurig coffee maker had a glitch and wouldn’t work. How were we going to make coffee?? !!XX??...
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