Jun 28, 2016
It’s almost been two full years since we’ve installed solar and I’ve had this in my pending posts lists for almost as long. Sorry for that, but it’s still worth the read.We’re pretty frugal. We keep the lights off when we can (sometimes so much I feel like I live in a...
May 12, 2016
I have been encouraged over recent months, along with all the other supporting info on the interwebs, to look into a standing desk. When I had setup my home office about 25 years ago, I had to fit a lot of stuff into a 9.5′ x 13′ space (think person-sized...
Apr 12, 2016
That’s what my daughter tells me when someone has gotten the best of me (again). But in this case, I have gotten the best of something else. 15 years of paperwork! Collecting dust on my shelves, in boxes and overflowing filing cabinets. Poof! Gone. In 3 days....
Aug 12, 2015
Windows 10 – the Grand Revolution. All the features you want (that Apple already had). Cortana (the name and voice of the AI in the videogame Halo, developed by ex-Mac programmers), multiple desktops, integrated apps and features, huzzah. All new. Well my PC told me...
Aug 11, 2015
In a continuing effort to reduce our cable bill, I recently decided to switch our home phone service to VoIP service. A long time ago, I tried Vonage, and was not happy at all with the service – voice quality was bad and it didn’t work with my security system,...
Feb 16, 2015
Braun Oral-B Professional Care 1000 vs. Phillips Sonicare Essence 5600Did you ever have those dreams where your teeth for one reason or another would fall out of your mouth? I did. And while I haven’t been perfect about my dental hygiene, I do try to brush twice...
