Pictured at left is a picture of the SIX (count ’em – six!) solicitations to purchase Christmas greeting cards from AOPA’s Air Safety Foundation that I’ve received in the past couple of months. I like the ASF and, in fact, did purchase some (darned expensive!) cards last year from them. They do good work to … Continue reading Overzealous Marketing is a Turn Off
Something I’m finding quite interesting with Vista Home Premium is the propensity for some programs to continue running even after I close them. For instance, if I’m playing any kind of media in Windows Media Player (audio or visual) and just click the little “X” at the top of the application, the window closes but … Continue reading Programs continue to run even after I close them in Vista
A friend pinged me a couple of days ago with this question: “Oct 7th you said you were getting a new PC with “vista” Oct 9th the last post to your blog. Co-Incidence? I think not…. So how is the new machine? How is Vista?” You know who you are 🙂 His question is well … Continue reading co-incidence or Kwality?
I was listening to Clark Howard recently and he was citing some staggering statistics regarding product recalls and the terribly low response rates. One of the items, some toy purchased through Target, had sold about 200,000 units yet the response rate for recalls was only 700 HUNDRED (!) returns. This is pretty dismal, especially in … Continue reading Product Recalls – Why not use what’s already in place?
Until very recently I was using “Doppler” as my podcatching client. It allowed me a degree of control in managing my subscriptions that I simply cannot get with iTunes. However, I was finding more and more problems – even with the older podcasts – as they focused on ensuring that the RSS tags were iTunes … Continue reading Podcatching – Goliath is the winner
We’ve been a bit busy for the past little while. In the post renovation euphoria, we realized that we really like the quasi-minimalism that we had in our newly re-invented rooms. We can find what we’re looking for and we like the feeling of lightness that comes from just knowing that there is not a … Continue reading De-cluttering our home and our lives
With a new moon, this most spectacular of annual meteor showers will be even more visible this year! For my locale the Clear Sky Clock indicates that conditions should be nearly optimal. I’m thinking of popping up to Brasstown Bald for a chance to see this wonder of nature in as pristine conditions as we … Continue reading Don’t forget to check out the Perseid Meteor Shower Tomorrow night!!
Sent to me by a friend, the World Clock is a sober reminder of the immensity of the reality of our existence on this tiny little planet. Go ahead and click the “Now” button to see these figures zero themselves out and begin counting from the current moment. If you’re like me you will be … Continue reading World Clock
OK, all the bills are in and I finally have a picture of the total, final cost of our renovations. You can jump to the end if you want to see the gory details right away… Recall that we did the following: Moved the water heater from the laundry room to it’s originally plumbed location … Continue reading Renovation Final Accounting
I’m a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson Lent to me by a friend I read through about the first third of this offering by Bill Bryson and found I simply could not get into it. Written in the spirit of Dave Barry, Mary Roach and maybe Erma Bombeck, it is intended to draw humor … Continue reading I’m a Stranger Here Myself
