Archives in Category: Technology

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NYC

Posted on December 12, 2004

Arrived in the Big Apple this afternoon, although I always hesitate to call New York City that since I don’t know where the expression came from. Nevertheless, I’m here to work three days at Fred Flare, the company my son

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Fish Frustration

Posted on October 29, 2004

It started as a simple task: to wrap the three fish Earl caught yesterday and freeze them.

First, we cleared the counter and washed our hands. Obvious precautions. Next we cut the fish into serving portions and planned to wrap

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Nothing Is Simple

Posted on October 18, 2004

Things get complicated really fast in today’s world. I work part-time for my son and his partner who own a business in New York City. They are considering changing banks because they think they might get better service from a

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Adjustments

Posted on September 24, 2004

It’s the little things that take the most getting used to. For instance, the new headset I bought a couple days ago, so that I could talk on the telephone with my hands free, is very different from my previous

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Mr. Paperclip Guy

Posted on August 31, 2004

Maybe you’ve had the annoying experience of starting a letter in Microsoft Word and having that little paperclip icon show up to announce he’s ready to help you. Whether you want his help or not!

I find this most annoying,

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Night Noises

Posted on August 24, 2004

Night is a strange time; and, as we move to that part of the year when it’s darker longer, I’ve noticed how different sounds prick the ear under the darkness.

When we sleep with our windows closed, there is the

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Telephone Trick

Posted on August 16, 2004

I spent part of the morning trying to change my long distance calling plan, inquiring about the recycling services of our trash disposal company, and following up on a couple health insurance questions. Since these issues all required telephone calls,

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Printer Cartridges

Posted on August 9, 2004

I have a running dialogue with Kyle, my computer assistant who provides the technical know-how to keep my web site running so that I can concentrate on content. This conversation repeats itself almost every time my printer runs out of

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Caller ID

Posted on August 2, 2004

There are those who think the ability to identify a caller before answering the phone is a wonderful invention. The phone rings, you look at it, the telephone number from where the call is placed flashes on a little electronic

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Trash

Posted on July 21, 2004

My assistant, Kyle, hasn’t emptied his trash for ten years. Not that kind of trash; I mean the trash folder on his computer.

I was surprised when he revealed this as we worked on my web site last week. I’m

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