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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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Headlines And Clickbait (MM #1531)

Back when the newspaper was your main source for news a strong headline could sell papers let alone get people to read a story. But now in a world where the newspaper has lost it’s luster the headline is equally if not more important when it comes to online news. And it also introduced us…

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Our Founding Fathers (MM #1451)

I was watching the news the other night and a woman was talking about our founding fathers and the second amendment. And she said that the founding fathers could never imagine a world without guns. I wonder if they could imagine some of the things that we DO have today…

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Jigsaw Puzzles (MM #1406)

This may seem like an odd question, but whatever happened to jigsaw puzzles? I know that they still sell them, but does anyone still do them?

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I’m Bored (MM #1402)

If you’re a parent you probably hear this phrase uttered all the time: “I’m Bored.” I remember saying those exact words hundreds of time as a kid. But I recently realized that I can’t remember the last time I said…

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