Gray Friday (MM #2074)
Today is one of those days that you either love or hate. It’s Black Friday. But from I’ve been reading we might start calling it Gray Friday…
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Morning Paper (MM #1985)
Yesterday we were talking about the birth of the internet. And that caused me to think about how the internet has changed the role of the newspaper. Growing up we spent a lot of time reading the Sunday papers. My father always read 3 papers on Sunday. It seems like its been years since I…
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Life Online (MM #1984)
I spend a lot of my life online. It seems like the internet has been around forever, but it’s actually just celebrating it’s 25th birthday. I didn’t go online on the first day, But I hopped on board quickly. After having spend time on networks like Prodigy and Compuserve it didn’t take me long to…
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Single Life (MM #1972)
I can’t imagine living the single life these days. Since things like the internet and Netflix debuted why does any single person leave the house? It’s a good thing that modern technology didn’t exist back in my single days. I probably would have become a hermit. It seems like it’s way too easy to just…
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Personal Search Engine (MM #1955)
I have a new job. Fortunately the job isn’t full time though. Since my parents don’t like computers, I’ve become their personal search engine. Now I don’t actually get paid for this talent, but perhaps I can add this skill to my resume…
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Delete Button (MM #1928)
I’ve worked with computers for a long time. And one key on the keyboard that often puts fear into people is the delete button. You have to get past the fear. Once you do, it’s all good. Wel, at least most of the time…
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Spam Email (MM #1816)
It’s only natural that since I spend so much time working on the internet, I’m going to deal with a lot of spam email. But I have a confession; I’m obsessed with spam email. I look at these things and wonder what is the sender thinking…
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Credit Card Security Chips (MM #1629)
So many of us carry credit cards today. And even if you have your card in your pocket you could still be a victim of credit card fraud. But with new credit card security chips our cards could become a bit safer…
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Doing It ALL Wrong (MM #1626)
I guess it’s true. You truly can learn everything on the internet. Lately I’ve been reading articles that tell me simple tasks I’ve been doing for over 50 years, I’m doing wrong. And from what the internet tells me, I’m doing it ALL wrong…
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No Starbucks? (MM #1602)
I’m not the biggest coffee drinker in the world, but I have friends who are. And they’ve always said that you’re rarely ever more than a few miles away from a Starbucks. So, when I try to locate one… you guessed it; no Starbucks.
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