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the extended warranty
The Extended Warranty is a relatively new concept. These warranties weren’t offered 20 years ago because stuff was made better 20 years ago. Cars, appliances, furnaces, electronics etcetera were actually built to last – some, for a…
texting 101
I‘ve been texting a lot in the last year or two, it appears that it is becoming the communication of choice. I’m not complaining, I actually really like it. I can keep tabs on my kids, tell friends or family if I’m stuck on the highway and…
twenty years from now
Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor…. Explore. Dream. Discover. – Mark Twain
ch – ch – ch – changes
I always thought that, at this age, I would be settled into life and that all of the really hard work would be behind me. Boy, was I wrong. Life doesn’t stop moving when you get older. It continues to twist and turn like a roller coaster,…
stay in touch with Skype
While Skype is by no means a new technology (first released in 2003), I have only recently developed a reason to use it. And I LOVE it! Skype is application software that allows for video chatting from computer to computer using the…
Empty Nest Syndrome
One down, one to go. Well, the first of my two kids has been shipped off to the next stage of his life – – university. So now, I guess, I have to settle into the next stage of my life – – the Empty Nest. Okay, it’s not an Empty Nest yet,…
what the heck is Linkedin?
Linkedin is a social network similar to Facebook but it is designed specifically for the business community. A more appropriate term would be a “professional network” . It’s used to make and keep connections with other business…
his first text! I’m so proud!
You might think that I’m talking about a grandchild but, thankfully, I’m not there yet and hope not to be discussing grandchildren for a while. I’m actually talking about my boyfriend. My boyfriend just sent his first text! We were on the…
your Apps may be killing your phone battery!
I haven’t even gotten my first “ App ” yet and I’ve already learned a valuable lesson. My daughter has been having a problem with her phone battery. It isn’t holding a charge for more than a few hours. It’s really frustrating because the…
losing weight the old fashioned way
I have never been tiny and have always struggled with my weight. Up and down like a yo-yo from the age of 14 when I gained 30 pounds in one month because of a stay in the hospital. The medication that I was taking made me eat but I wasn’t…
what the heck is Twitter?
Short Answer: Twitter is a miniature (micro) blog, instant messaging and a social networking site. Longer Answer: Twitter is a blog in that you can share information but it is “micro” because a “tweet” (post) is confined to only 140…
Google series: new Google logo
Okay. W HAT are the odds that I do a “Google series” and the very next day, they change the Google logo!?! So this is the new logo. Nothing changes about the information in the Google series, they just changed the logo. The reason?…
