Category: Computers
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The Y2K Scare
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Twenty years ago, the scary, fearsome, and dreaded Y2K bug was going to destroy life on the planet as we know it. Chaos and rioting in the streets were going to wreak havoc. What that was all about was when computers started taking over the world, their programmers only used…
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Which Critter‽‽‽
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Everyone knows that I really like bears. Especially now since they can’t make a huge mess out of my trash. I have a collection of bear stuff. Not like my Coca-Cola collection, of course, but I do own some bearaphenalia. This is why I was shocked the other day. I…
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Wrong Email Address
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An Illinois man left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick e- mail. Unable to find the scrap of paper on which he…
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You Guys Went Missing
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Aaarrrggghhhh!!!! I’m sorry. If you were signed up to receive updates I may have accidentally deleted you. I had over 4,500 users and subscribers, mostly spam, which I deleted from the database and I think I deleted a bunch of you, as well. I’m really sorry. I will try to…
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Blog May Go Missing For A Few Days
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Probably not that long, but I am seriously considering switching from Godaddy to a different hosting service. SSL is the new trend in website security and Chrome browser is starting to warn people not to go to sites with http: but rather only https: which costs money. I may have…
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Defenestration Prevention
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Well, practice would make defenestration less likely if I practiced what I preached about backing up your computer and saving often and in more than one place. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I blew up my computer again. I was trying to do something with Windows 10 and wiped out my…
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Good Old Days
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My Very Dear Fans, Friends, Fiends, and Foes, As my father would say in opening his letters to anyone, I hope this letter reaches you in the best of health. He had a very beautiful, perfect handwriting from years of rulers-on-wrists instruction. The only penmanship I have seen that is…
