I have an admission to make… I changed my mind about a deeply held personal belief (that gas was the best/only way to cook. I was wrong, and I admit it. I’ve wanted a gas range/cooktop in my house ever since I first had a viewing here and saw that it had gas (heat and …
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Even More Server Migration Fun
I finally did it – I “pulled the plug” on my very long time web hosting provider. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Netsonic has been a great provider through the years. Their tech staff Adam and Bleau have been phenomenal, but my hosting needs have changed/evolved and so I’ve moved on. …
Drinking Apple Flavored Kool-Aid
… or how I learned to stop winging and like the Apple Watch When Apple first released their Apple Watch in 2015, I looked at it with some suspicion, perhaps even a bit of derision. “Here is a solution in search of a problem”, I thought. “Do people even wear watches anymore?”, I pondered. Other …
Hey Microsoft, Why the Southpaw Hate?
Disclaimer first: I’m not left handed, but this particular issue brought home how the default right-handedness of things must be seriously frustrating to left handed people. I have one or two Windows 8.1 machines that have touch screens. They’re full windows machines, not tablets, but they have the feature. I actually use the touch very …
You’ve heard of “Browser Wars” this is my “Browser Woes” (An Aspie Brain Coping With Change for Change’s Sake)
I was a FireFox user for a long time. For years, its layout and rich extension community meant I could get it to work exactly “just so” for my needs. I had it laid out with the standard Windows Menu bar at the top.. the toolbar with URL bar next down but searching from the …
Goodbye Samsung, Hello Moto
It’s been a few years.. My Samsung Galaxy 6 was still quite functional, but my service provider (Sprint) was not. I got really tired of the spotty signal strength outside of major metropolitan areas. I had been considering moving to T Mobile the next time I needed to change phones/carriers. I did the cost comparison …
Five Things I’ve Learned While Telecommuting
I’ve been fortunate enough to have a job that has allowed me to telecommute for the past two years. It’s a long story, but the gist of it is that I was lucky enough to have had the following conversation with my boss: ME: “Um, boss, what would the chances be that I could move …
Server Migration Fun
I’ve been with my current web hosting company for quite a few years… I can’t recall precisely how many, but it’s safe to say just short of a decade. Over the years, they’ve been a great hosting company, and they’ve worked with me through a couple different upgrades as my hosting needs increased. However, over …
PaleMoon, Please do not Disappoint!
I’ve been a long-time FireFox user – the tabbed browsing features and certain vital add-ons like NoScript and FlashBlock make it a good “default web browser” that makes web use fairly safe (almost all web-delivered malware requires JavaScript and/or Flash or other vulnerable plugins… so by not having flash and turning off scripts by default, …
So long, Apple, Hello Samsung!
After 6 years with iPhones (a 3GS followed by a 4S) I’ve finally made the switch to an Android device… a Samsung Galaxy s6 to be precise. My switch over is nearly complete, and I thought I’d share a few observations and tips with anyone else making the switch. For those switching from iPhone … …