November 2015 - Almontage

Dueling Technologies

Economics , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology

November 27, 2015April 4, 2018

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, it doesn’t bog my...

20 Years Online

Life Experience

November 27, 2015April 4, 2018

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 computers for close to...

Conglomerates, Slicing the Salami and Other Reasons to Fear for Humanity

Economics , Family , Life Experience

November 26, 2015April 4, 2018

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 my afternoon tea, in...

Another (Birth)day in the Valley

Life Experience

November 18, 2015April 4, 2018

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, even to things in...

Too Good to be True

Economics , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology

November 16, 2015April 4, 2018

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 inroads made in tablets...

Another November and Here I Am

Family , Life Experience , Pets , Travel

November 12, 2015April 4, 2018

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 far between. Today was...

Laptop v. Desktop – No Contest

Economics , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology

November 6, 2015

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 wired printer attached and...

The Lion in Springtime

Family , Life Experience , Pets

November 2, 2015April 4, 2018

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 transpires that in the...

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Month: November 2015