April 23, 2013
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I’ve written a couple of posts about the impending demise of Google Reader, and my search for a new reader. Well, after a few false starts, I think the search is finally over. I’ve settled on a replacement for Google … Continue reading
March 25, 2013
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Like a lot of people, last weeks news that Google is “retiring” Reader as of July 1st left me reeling. Then it sent me scrambling. Now, a mild sense of panic is starting to set in. So, what do I do … Continue reading
March 14, 2013
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Wow. I gotta admit, I didn’t see it coming. I guess I wasn’t paying attention to the signs as much as other people were. So I was utterly unprepared when I signed into Google Reader, as I have every day … Continue reading
March 4, 2013
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As I write this, I’m working from home. My husband, the main breadwinner in our house, is moonlighting this evening. I worked from home today, in order to be hear when he dropped our youngest son off at the house, … Continue reading
June 6, 2012
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I want one of these. Ready, aim, shut ’em up. Those are the instructions for the SpeechJammer, an invention I wrote about for The New York Times Magazine’s innovations issue. Aim the SpeechJammer gun at a nearby blabbermouth, and he’ll … Continue reading
March 14, 2012
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I thought I’d lost my mind until I made a map of it, and was amazed at what I found in there! OK. That’s just a silly way of saying I discovered “mindmapping.” A mind map is a diagram used … Continue reading
February 14, 2012
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When I got my first iPhone, they were only available trough AT&T. Easy enough, since AT&T was already my cellular carrier. That was back when AT&T offered an unlimited data plan for $30 per month. Some time after that, as … Continue reading
February 14, 2012
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When I got my first iPhone, they were only available trough AT&T. Easy enough, since AT&T was already my cellular carrier. That was back when AT&T offered an unlimited data plan for $30 per month. Some time after that, as … Continue reading
December 14, 2011
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A couple of months ago, I mused about possibly getting a Kindle Fire. Ultimately, I ended up getting a Kindle Touch, and being glad I did. Well. Having read the latest news on the Kindle Fire, I’m even more glad … Continue reading
December 13, 2011
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Two of the bloggers I read regularly have posted about browser related problems. One was returning to Firefox, after Chrome started crashing too often (a problem I’ve also had recently). Perhaps too soon. The other was musing about whether the … Continue reading
December 6, 2011
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The answer, as far as I’m concerned, to the question in the title is the same as in the Joan Jett song I borrowed it from: “Yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!” Before I begin, like I said before, I already … Continue reading
November 15, 2011
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I’ve already bitched about Google’s decision to force Google Reader users into using Google Plus, and the many ways it’s made my life more difficult. Well, I can now chalk up another complaint. Long ago, I started publishing digest posts … Continue reading
November 3, 2011
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Warning: Geek venting about to ensue. Can I just say how much I hate — really, truly hate — Google latest update to its Reader? No, I don’t mean the new look. I mean the decision to do away with … Continue reading
October 27, 2011
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I’ve decided I’m not going to write anything today. That isn’t to say that I’m not going to post today. I’m posting this now, aren’t I. If I find something someone else has written that I can blockquote and wrap … Continue reading
October 25, 2011
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This is why I hate using third party sites to post media like video playlists and slideshows on my blog. They disappear, and sometimes take the content with them. Case in point: two sites I’ve used to post image slideshows … Continue reading
October 3, 2011
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I do not own an iPad. To be honest, I don’t need one. But then again, who does? Still, I am almost certain to get one. Or I was. Now, I’m not so sure. I’ve gotta think about this one.
September 21, 2011
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Well, I now have an answer to a question that’s been bugging me every since I upgraded to Mac OS Lion. What’s up with the scrolling? In July, Apple released its new operating system, Mac OS X Lion, and pulled … Continue reading
September 6, 2011
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Here we go again. Every time I hear news of the "death" of one medium or another, I take it with an entire box of Morton’s. But for the latest report on the death of blogging, I may need stock … Continue reading
August 24, 2011
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I knew it! Well, at least I suspected as much. What’s true for me had to be true for at least a few other people, right? Turns out, maybe more than a few. At least according to a new study … Continue reading
August 4, 2011
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Guess which answer I chose. No, really. It’s a serious question. Serious enough to be studied.