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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Paul English is my new hero. He is the software engineer who founded www.gethuman.com, which has now been trademarked as the gethuman™ movement. Originally, English created his site to publicize how to reach a human on the telephone at many

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I’ve had it! Up to here! (Picture me raising my right hand to my neck in a slashing motion.) I am tired of technology that doesn’t work followed by personal service that doesn’t work either.

Last Christmas Earl bought me

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Maybe you’ve seen the Staples office supply store’s commercials about how easy it is when you use that company for your office supply needs. Maybe you’ve even visited the official Staples web site to order things and learned how easy

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Neither my ex-husband Jack nor my good friend Libby has a device to answer their home phones when they’re out. It’s not that I have great occasion to call my ex, but I do like to check in with Libby

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