Tag: technology
member name: Visionaerie B.
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March 22, 2007 10:30 PM EDT --
Yesterday I had the pleasure (pain?) of helping a friend / relative restore his Dell computer, to get it back on the internet. It was a fairly simple procedure, to revert it to . . . more
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January 22, 2007 12:19 AM EST --
This is just a quick one. Recently I've been exploring sites that pay you to write, but both the ones I encountered (Associated Content and PayPerPost) use PayPal (yuk!). . . . more
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July 04, 2007 09:54 PM EDT --
I received this e-card from my friend Wilma, and thought I'd share it with you. Be sure to turn up the volume on your computer, and give it a few minutes (or more) . . . more
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February 10, 2007 11:37 PM EST --
I have great news -- our old unused Macintosh Performa computer was adopted today, by a loving home. A vintage '95 model I got for free from a local business, it was mostly . . . more
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March 01, 2007 11:16 PM EST --
First I click upon the link -- to get me back into the pink.
Suddenly a pop-up comes -- your friendly netly Hotmail bums!
"Do you want to go this way?" Yes I do -- now go away!
Back to survey . . . more
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April 01, 2007 11:09 PM EDT --
It was the trip that would change my life forever. And I was not even sixteen years old. On July 16, 1978, my brother Ross and I embarked on a journey into history -- and a future . . . more
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April 06, 2007 12:14 AM EDT --
The last summer semester I spent at Northern Illinois University (before graduating) was actually more like a vacation to me. My friend Dave (aka "Sherlock") had managed . . . more
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April 24, 2007 11:45 PM EDT --
After six years of internet exploration, I think it's a good time to list some of the freebie providers who have helped me along the way.
"Abby's . . . more
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August 09, 2007 10:33 PM EDT --
This time of year, you never know what Mother Nature may throw at you next. A month of sunshiny days could lull you into a false sense of security -- then you get deluged with . . . more
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February 13, 2007 12:06 AM EST --
Since energy costs have recently spiked, it's time to become more resourceful and innovative, and practice some real effective conservation measures. Here's a tentative . . . more
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February 24, 2007 09:49 PM EST --
Belveeta is a housewife and mother of three. Like her name suggests, she is a big fan of cheese, although she does not originate from behind the "Cheddar Curtain" of . . . more
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March 01, 2007 11:48 PM EST --
Last Friday was a real watershed of bad luck in our household. It must have been the barometric pressure drop before that nasty ice-snowstorm, but everything seemed to go wrong. . . . more
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May 15, 2007 11:13 PM EDT --
We started the month on a warm and breezy note. I found some old friends online, and met some new ones on Gather. And thanks for all the great comments -- they've made this . . . more
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May 21, 2007 11:38 PM EDT --
I managed to "capture" this item from my friend Judy, by trading her a pair of Bushnell binoculars and a small Sony shortwave radio. The stereo was a bit tricky to load . . . more
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May 29, 2007 11:22 PM EDT --
Growing up in a household where objects consistently, mysteriously disappear -- it's given me a great opportunity to be creative, in improvising instant and long-term solutions. . . . more
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June 17, 2007 11:38 PM EDT --
Ever since I had a mysterious encephalitis-like disease from Missouri, back in 1978, I've had a special concern about these miniature buzzing predators. And since they can . . . more
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June 21, 2007 10:53 PM EDT --
Tom came from a singularly strange family -- even by our standards! This characteristic was much in evidence when observing a Disney TV movie at their homestead. The hysterical . . . more
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July 15, 2007 11:16 PM EDT --
A recent article by Henry Kramer in 'The Fulton Journal' points out a disturbing fact about our modern environment. Many of the familiar birds we grew up with, are declining . . . more
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July 19, 2007 11:36 PM EDT --
The popularity of healthier natural and organic foods has led to a real Renaissance in their marketing and development, with organic sales increasing at double-digit rates (sometimes . . . more
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July 26, 2007 10:58 PM EDT --
One of these diminutive golden-green jewels landed on a wooden stool in our backyard today. I think he was trying to prompt me to tell his story -- though not in the lifesaving . . . more
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