I have been using some form of Microsoft Windows at home for thirty years. I have been using it to surf the Internet for at least 25 years. During a good deal of that...
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Linux is different from Windows in that you can choose the look and feel of your desktop. So lately I have been playing around with a dinosaur window manager called Window Maker. Let me...
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It doesn’t seem all that long ago when computers and software were changing so rapidly that one was forced to buy a new machine every 3-4 years. The operating system changed. You needed a...
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We came to Almonte for the first time in our lives on February 26, 2005. We had intended to look for a home in Carleton Place or maybe a condo. But when we saw...
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My grandson Teddy certainly can be identified with historic dates. His birthday coincided with Barack Obama’s inauguration, and this year anniversary #12 occurs on the day Kamala Harris will become the first woman of...
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As the Winter Solstice approaches again, with its short gloomy days and frozen nights, I am reminded that Dec. 21 also will mark the 16th anniversary of my retirement. This year has seemed almost...
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Or at least he will on Nov. 11. He’s still a handsome dude as he enters middle age. A face to die for and a shiny ginger coat. He’s put on a few grams...
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What can you say about a year whose best feature is that you have to cash in your RRSP for a RRIF? Well, there have been some significant anniversaries already in this COVID tinged...
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She’s quite a singer and dancer, my youngest grandchild. Although Susannah is technically the baby in the family, she is well past that stage as she celebrates her 7th birthday today. She’s not too...
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It’s been a long time since I just had one computer hooked up to the Internet. I suppose it was probably in 2002 – just before Sarah brought her stuff home after graduating with...