Dueling Technologies
When it comes to Windows systems I find that Bitdefender Internet Security is the best for me. It’s got a great Firewall and Antivirus combination, it’s silent and unobtrusive, […]
20 Years Online
I was not an online pioneer but I’ve been around it a while. This year marks 20 years of online presence and activity for me. I’ve messed about with […]
Conglomerates, Slicing the Salami and Other Reasons to Fear for Humanity
Being retired from the Canadian food industry, I am uninformed and unaffected by most of what passes as corporate progress, but once in a while this nonsense strikes home. With […]
Another (Birth)day in the Valley
Come November 19 I’ll be celebrating 11 birthday anniversaries in Almonte. This photo was taken around the time of my 2nd one in 2006. A lot has happened since then, […]
Too Good to be True
If you buy a laptop or desktop computer today, chances are you don’t give much thought to the operating system it runs. And chances are it’ll run Windows. Despite the […]
Another November and Here I Am
Oh once in a while you get a November day like this, such as the one we had in Auburn NY in 2012. But sadly they are few and […]
Laptop v. Desktop – No Contest
If you’ve had a personal computer around home for more than 10 years, chances are it started out a desktop with separate screen, speakers, and keyboard. It likely had an […]
The Lion in Springtime
In human terms a cat year of life averages out to about 5 years, but it isn’t that simple to calculate. Cats mature far more quickly, and so it […]