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Life Beyond Facebook

FB2 Electric Boogaloo Odd… there have been several other posts I’ve contemplated, but I finally get around to typing something and it is about Facebook again. Again? Isn’t there something beyond Facebook? Hmm, ironically, that is why this post came about. Social Network Blues I pulled out of several networks. Let’s face it, maintaining a […]

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Why Facebook is [Adjective]

OK, really this post is probably redundant, but since they are a faceless organization that plays every trick in the book to avoid allowing people to contact them directly, this just makes me feel betterer. HOW TO REACH FACEBOOK? OK, so here are some options – I haven’t tried them yet, but figured I would

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In Honor of Presidents and . . . 4th Meal

Friends, country bumpkins, and fellow American citizens.  President’s Day means a little something different to each of us.  For some, its a 3 or 4 day weekend.  For others, it is time to buy a car for too much money but be convinced you got a good deal because it came with free hot dogs

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Parental Rambling: The Google Science Fair Competition

So, Google was sponsoring a science competition: https://www.googlesciencefair.com/en/2013/?utm_medium=hpp&utm_source=en-hpp&utm_campaign=gsf2013 I sent an email to my son explaining the competition and he promptly responded he no liked teh science.  With my usual flare for misguiding youth, I promptly supplied him with a poignant anecdote from my childhood. It went something like this: === BEGIN PARENTAL RAMBLING ===

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Getting Louder Volume from Windows 7

OFF BASE INTRO Well, it finally happened…I got sick enough of Windows 7 being quiet that I decided to research doing something about it. Disclaimer? Always! I am running an ASUS motherboard with Realtek Integrated Audio. There’s also a team of licensed audio gnats in this chassis that uses their saliva to regulate sample depth,

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Methinks Marriage Ain’t for Everyone

Sometimes, while standing in my bathroom waiting to potentially throw-up, my mind wanders down the weirdest paths. Maybe I should have a Slim Jim and a bag of baby carrots for lunch more often? Not my most brilliant nutritional pairing… ah… that’s how I got here. I was thinking about bad pairings. Luckily the Slim

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Computers are Getting Weirder

Note: Double-click top border of Task Manager to get your tabs back! I used to joke with people that some day computers would need psychologists to help diagnose their problems.  I think it is actually going to happen, though, because now, more than ever, computers are behaving inconsistently. I can have 2 identically configured systems that behave

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Why I am Voting for Obama (instead of Romney, Paul, Barnett or Anderson) in 2012

Yes, I am a registered Republican.  No, I had no intention of voting for Obama in a gazillion years. But I did the research to the best of my ability and this is where I ended up.  So be it – see my Google Spreadsheet Doc for my primitive scoring method 😀  (Note: Google Docs is chopping

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Comcast: Journey Through a Beautifully Broken Business Model

I am sitting here, having a cup of coffee and gearing up to 1) exercise (bleh) and 2) finish this project I have been working on for about a week. So how many people have Comcast? This is my first time doing business with them and it has truly been a trying experience. How was

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