In a time where most people are using their smartphones to surf the Net – and the average smartphone gets replaced every couple of years – it seems almost laughable to use an 11...
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Our main desktop PC is an old timer. We got it in 2012 when it was time to replace an aging Dell that ran Windows XP. Even in 2012 the mini-tower Acer Veriton M...
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Train simulator games (a.k.a. Train Sims) are a form of video game – but they differ from your normal Grand Theft Auto or Fortnite in several ways. Train Sims are yesterday’s news. The most...
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Many seniors in my neighborhood run some form of PC with Windows installed on it. And they always complain that after a while the computer has slowed down. They never seem to be able...
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The days continue to get shorter as we approach the Winter Solstice. By now the sun doesn’t come up until 7:45 AM and it’s setting by 4:20 PM. We have a little snow out there,...
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I know, I know. Walmart has been playing “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” and “Holly Jolly Christmas” since November 1. But I haven’t. In the car, I dodge most of this dreck with...
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I’ve been on the Web for over 20 years – at first with my own coded website, and later on with a blog. Some of the posts here date back to 2002. They originally...
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Here’s how things look in the old ‘hood on the morning of December 13, 2018. Real stimulating, eh? There are many problems with December photography and as a result, I always have very few...
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One December tradition we’ve had for decades is to make a new monthly calendar for next year. Each month we put a new sheet up on the fridge to help keep track of things....
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Simplicity. That was the hallmark of my migration to my own hosting domain for this blog. It was simple to install the WordPress software and plugins for spam, cloud caching etc. It was simple...