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The Dash by Linda Ellis copyright 1996
I have heard this poem before mostly at memorials and wanted to share it here with full acknowledgement of the author. It is an encouragement to live your life to the fullest: I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on the tombstone …
Adding video to my blog
I have been wanting to include video within my blog pages. I am interested in photography so I had a lot of source material for doing this video. Using a web service called animoto.com both music and animation are available to the project. This first attempt is crude but was also an interesting challenge. Next …
Scanning project
For many years we have had photos accumulating in boxes and a few albums. But mostly in boxes. I think we have 5 or 6 boxes of them now. Always, the goal was that “someday” we would scan them into a digital form and then organize them. We have finally started that project. First was …
Screens available, 15 inch and 17 inch VGA
I am beginning to clean out my garage. I have gathered equipment over the years “in case” I needed it. In the case of screens I have 2 each 15 inch (VGA) and 3 each 17 inch (VGA) that I have tested working today. I have found that having a second screen on a system …
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Password Managers overview
I am shopping for a password manager and found 5 likely candidates below. I am looking for people that may have used one or several and have a strong opinion on which one to choose. Or is there another not among this group that someone likes a lot. Please email me at bill@pertel.com or go …
SCAM – delivery guy has flowers/alcohol – needs signature and delivery charge on your CC
This one is amazing. I have copied it from the neighborhood blog today and shared it with my fiends here. WATCH OUT, the scammers are coming: From the Nextdoor Blog: Be Alert. This is very clever. I would probably fall for it, if not warned. Give this wide distribution. This scam is very clever. Just …
Arrest Warrant – Federal Reserve
About once a week I get this scam call. The Law Enforcement department of the Federal Reserve has an arrest warrant out for me. It seems that I have done illegal transactions and they are coming for me. Initially it is a robo call and when I hit 1 I get a person with a …
Working together – Geese
I have been reading a book focused on solving problems. It is called “Thinkertoys” by Michael Michalko. The book goes into many ways to noodle out the solution to a problem, be it something from business like sales, or something you might be trying to do. It goes into how groups of people may solve …
Scam calls (3 of them) today apparently from Apple
The scammers are alive, well and very busy today. I have received 3 today from Apple tech support scammers. All 3 started with a Robo caller – 2 male voice and 1 female voice. ( OH NO! ) , My apple ID has been compromised. Click 1 to resolve it with a technician. Clicking 1 …
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