I am the owner of a new computer, which means I’m frustrated. The new computer has a lot going for it; namely, it’s fast, sleek, and light. At the same time, it has a mind of its own and thinks

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Voicemail and email offer two different ways of communicating, and I use each for different reasons.

Email is great when I don’t need the answer right away, but voicemail is better — in my opinion — for stressing the urgency

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Almost ten days ago, the server that hosts my web site went down . . . again! This is the second time in recent memory; hopefully, it will be the last. I have switched servers and am assured that the

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I usually empty my Spam filter a couple times a day because I don’t like the idea of unsolicited messages lurking in my in-box. But yesterday I decided not to delete the spam just to see what would happen.

What

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Had you asked me a year ago if I would be willing to pay about twelve dollars a month to listen to my car radio without commercial interruptions, I probably would have said no. It’s not that I like commercials,

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I’m thinking maybe I’ll buy a new car. Not that there’s anything wrong with my current car, a stick-shift no-frills Dodge Neon that I’ve kept in pristine condition. I suppose purists would point out that it’s almost six years old,

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I have an aversion to cellphones; and maybe it’s hereditary because both my sons seem to have the same affliction. We prefer to sit and concentrate when we’re talking on the phone. We prefer not to ruin a stroll in

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