Boy, oh boy, oh boy! It has been a sickly month here in southwestern North Carolina. I have been sick with bronchitis, then the flu, then WHAM! pneumonia. After all of that I thought I had made it through and might live and along came a kidney stone. Mind you, [...]
I am in the extreme southwestern corner of North Carolina and my bank is about 12 miles from here in Georgia. Yesterday I needed to visit the bank and it was my first opportunity in quite some months to drive by Lake Nottingly in Georgia. We have been in a very severe state [...]
It has been quite some time since I last posted on this blog. I have had many months to reflect on many subjects. I went through a bout of pneumonia a short time ago but I am bouncing back. I am still residing in the extreme southwestern corner of North Carolina and [...]
I know, I know…I was going to give regular updates on how this webcam worked and I sort of dropped the ball. My only excuse is that I am getting ready to fly out to California to visit with my daughter, mother, sister and 2 grandchildren so that has been my focus for quite [...]
I just received a Logitech QuickCam Fusion to use with my desktop. I have been whining for a long time about the older web cam that I had so a friend decided to shut me up and send me this new QuickCam. Yippee!! And Vista certified to boot.
I am going to install [...]
I have been away from my computer for about a week undergoing a very minor medical procedure. The procedure was of a short duration but the recuperation was a bit longer. Anyone ever offers you a liver biopsy, even for free, decline. Just joking because if a doc thinks you need it, probably best to [...]
I think the last time I used an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program was way back in the early 90’s. It was a pretty standard way of obtaining files from your ISP or sending files to others.
Things began to change and before long we were emailing large files, getting information via CD or DVD [...]
After several months of finally moving to using 2 monitors with my main desktop system I am still having a heck of a good time with them. The more I use that particular setup the less enthralled I am when I have to move over to my laptop. Yes, the laptop is convenient [...]
As mentioned in one of my previous posts I have been on the hunt for a Smart Media Card Reader that will function with Vista. Many well known companies such as Lexar give a ton of information but nowhere does it say for Vista. I’ve got way to many things on my plate [...]
I wrote an article for Windows Fanatics regarding Windows Live OneCare and received several replies very critical of Microsoft. Let me relate a story that taught me not to judge based on incomplete information.
A few years after purchasing my first computer, after Atari etc., a new antivirus company named McAfee started up, or perhaps [...]
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