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Technology

Posted on October 10, 2015

If I had to characterize this past week, I’d say it was fraught with technical glitches.

First, my anti-virus program went down, leaving me feeling vulnerable to hackers.Next, the printer refused to talk with my laptop. There were no security

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Book Clubs

Posted on May 7, 2015

I belong to more than one book club; and, as it turns out, two of them met today: one in the morning at a local café and the other online this evening in the privacy of our respective homes.

I

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ATM

Posted on April 4, 2015

I needed money: For a Starbucks, some greeting cards, and other sundries.  So I drove my little car to the local ATM and prepared to go through the standard process.  Insert ATM card, provide PIN number, tell the machine the

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Carbots

Posted on February 16, 2015

I checked on Google®, and the term ‘carbots’ refers to an “action packed toy race car,” according to various websites. Perhaps something like the movie “The Incredibles.” They’re relatively unassuming at first glance but action packed when the situation demands.

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Paddington

Posted on January 22, 2015

I don’t know how it started, but a few days ago the movie “Paddington” came on the radar and went viral in our coffee group.

So this afternoon two friends and I saw movie, although none of us remembers reading

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Still Embracing Social Media

Posted on November 5, 2014

I am living in a cave in an obscure forest on an undiscovered island in the middle of some unnamed ocean when it comes to social media and its influence. In short, I’m adrift.

And no wonder.  LinkedIn has been

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Embracing Social Media

Posted on October 28, 2014

My friends all know I’m one of the last holdouts for signing on to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and the rest of the social crawl that’s constant on today’s cell phones, tablets, and other devices.

My friends have also shared their

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Spam

Posted on October 9, 2014

Every time I post a new blog I check for spam on the back end of my website. From October 6 to October 8, the time lapse between recent blogs, I received 4986 spam messages. And my spam filter alerted

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Self-Promotion

Posted on October 3, 2014

It is the age of self-promotion; and I have joined the ranks of those who take selfies, flaunt their accomplishments on Facebook, and brag about their wonderful lives.

Don’t get me wrong; I’m not an advocate.  In fact, I’d rather

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Customer Service

Posted on October 1, 2014

I am confused with the twenty-first century’s take on customer service. It seems to be an approach-avoidance kind of thing.

First, the approach. Nowadays if one has a face-to-face communication with a server or a clerk or a barista, there

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