tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12273641054652416172024-03-06T01:56:01.999-05:00Tech Tips From a NonGeekUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-2940305457017792532021-03-16T20:59:00.002-04:002021-03-16T20:59:26.715-04:00RFID and Security<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Stock-Images/Concepts/Financial/i-6zHpXT7/3/b28b6dc2/S/credit1-S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Stock-Images/Concepts/Financial/i-6zHpXT7/3/b28b6dc2/S/credit1-S.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Destroyed credit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Unfortunately, the number of ways this can happen keeps increasing as new technology is introduced into our lives.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification">RFID</a> chips in the credit, debit, and ATM cards that we carry in our wallets put us at risk of having our information stolen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These Radio Frequency Identification chips are designed to make our lives easier - no contact and transactions are processed much quicker.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The chips need a reader to capture the needed information to complete the transactions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When we use our cards with trusted merchants, we can be assured our info is encrypted and safe with their readers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But these readers are fairly inexpensive and when placed in the wrong hands, that's where the trouble begins.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Nefarious individuals have been known to place these readers over the trusted merchant's machines to capture our info.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We can be make ourselves aware of these instances if we pay attention, but it's the unknown lifting of our information that we need to prevent.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The pickpocket no longer needs to physically remove the wallet from the pocket these days.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He just needs to pass a reader by a wallet to capture all the credit card info he needs from the RFID chip on the cards.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Social distancing these days will help with people getting too close to do this, and there are a few other ways to block the readers from accessing the card info.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The cards can be wrapped in foil as the metal will shield them from the signals of the reader.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An RFID blocking wallet is also an option.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wrapping your hand around the card also blocks the reader signal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Not having the chip on your card is the most secure way to protect it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's hard to keep aware of everything when we're out and about in his fast paced world, so each little thing we do to protect ourselves in advance will certainly save some big headaches in the future.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-33700628524342416312021-01-19T21:56:00.005-05:002021-01-19T22:14:36.640-05:00Thermal Camera<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOZLiP8sezSesVsAbesfW6j5O13WaZROvBQ4uMwfeKf1ikUb8lTlw_nUQqX_2XVbgM-bduI8AV_Cx-tlleC8A1Djbl2uhbkbC0MfItECzcJlKhTkxdb-hbVpscH9FEYG1KB4ktOfDt94/s320/IMG_7790.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOZLiP8sezSesVsAbesfW6j5O13WaZROvBQ4uMwfeKf1ikUb8lTlw_nUQqX_2XVbgM-bduI8AV_Cx-tlleC8A1Djbl2uhbkbC0MfItECzcJlKhTkxdb-hbVpscH9FEYG1KB4ktOfDt94/s0/IMG_7790.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thermal imaging has been around for quite some time, but until recently, it has been unaffordable for most people.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We were lucky enough to run across a deal and were able to purchase one of these amazing units.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It is a FLIR TK Scout, and is a monocular style of thermal scope.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It has a camera and video mode to capture small resolution photos and short video clips.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are a range of various color modes in which to view the heat profiles of objects.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As a photographer, it is the light that we chase, so it took some time to get used to looking for the heat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Even though it looks dark in the image above, there was plenty of light when it was taken.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A dog's nose is always cold - hence the very black nose - no heat is being emitted from it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Her eyes and face certainly loose heat as well as her chest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The hair on her back holds in her heat more than I thought it would as Yorkiepoos tend to be colder since they don't have fur.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xRFs3ZtEDZF2MFJ6qt7xqIfBrGJu69TUzuGZ6NjtVip3H_ayq_SvOAixtrCEvB-WYNL3IStIrTBEErg45ZhY1it9HZz7XciHRWZU0LnFVEoEVxO-V6vRD7fNAy_EZ92lvF2-KRFSRgk/s320/IMG_7791.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xRFs3ZtEDZF2MFJ6qt7xqIfBrGJu69TUzuGZ6NjtVip3H_ayq_SvOAixtrCEvB-WYNL3IStIrTBEErg45ZhY1it9HZz7XciHRWZU0LnFVEoEVxO-V6vRD7fNAy_EZ92lvF2-KRFSRgk/s0/IMG_7791.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The chickens are really a lot more insulated than I thought they were as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just their faces and feet loose heat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The feathers do a spectacular job of keeping them warm - which is especially needed when the temps fall into the single digits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have skylights in our kitchen and it was surprising to see them from the outside through this scope.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We purchased this unit to bring along with us on hikes and travels so we could "see" what our eyes might be missing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Technology gives us some added security in the woods and wherever else we may be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-31934746136470523692021-01-05T22:06:00.002-05:002021-01-05T22:06:37.733-05:00Lenovo T15<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITAxMmITrj7clLaaAf0g5h702_2Z80hI3nvpeCeWjyEKH8cuwZpl7-p_vNOXfQbNvt0tKDCzNKrpBcLHuZ121VMgr0eb8p_-I98R2kq-Fi3kYqIlqJzB5edRCHnxLAFib9qB1AqtAWsg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="600" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITAxMmITrj7clLaaAf0g5h702_2Z80hI3nvpeCeWjyEKH8cuwZpl7-p_vNOXfQbNvt0tKDCzNKrpBcLHuZ121VMgr0eb8p_-I98R2kq-Fi3kYqIlqJzB5edRCHnxLAFib9qB1AqtAWsg/" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After reading many reviews and putting lots of time into researching, a decision was finally made.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Lenovo T15 Thinkpad Laptop was going to be the new addition to the office.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With so many options available, having an idea of what one is looking for in a new computer is a must.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have been using a Lenovo G500s laptop for the last seven years, so I knew what a reliable, well put together machine that Lenovo makes</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I also have been using a Dell desktop for the past nine years, and that has also been a workhorse of a machine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The operating system hasn't changed much over this time, but the innards certainly have.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The processors are much faster which make this machine fly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The hard drive is big enough, and the 32 GB of RAM should take us well into the future as technology grows and is always needing more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's very lightweight with a slim build, and the 15 inch screen is perfectly sized for viewing and portability.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But when you think about using a computer, the most important thing for the user is the amount of time spent looking at the screen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And that's where this one shines.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It has 4K resolution.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The crispness and color of the display are just amazing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No pixelization, no blurriness, no dullness, just sharp, vibrant, precise viewing of reports, photos, videos, and everything the internet has to offer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It took five weeks for this machine to be built before it was shipped, but it has been certainly worth the wait.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It has a 4.8 out of 5 rating by hundreds of users, and it is easy to see why.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This little beauty will serve our home office quite well and the joy of using it is an added benefit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-3069548170053510192019-01-12T12:30:00.000-05:002019-01-12T12:30:29.146-05:00To HTTPS or Not<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the last couple of years, secure, encrypted websites are being pushed as the norm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This isn't a bad thing for any website that uses or collects any personal, confidential, or financial information from the visitor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a layer of security that is needed on the internet today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most browsers will indicate if a website is encrypted by a green or red warning in the URL.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a recent study, it was found that 28% of internet users regularly look to see if they are visiting a secure website.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I picked this habit up many years ago by looking at each web address to see if it started with HTTPS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I knew it was an encrypted site, and most likely a safe place to visit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just recently changed my blogger blogs over to HTTPS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not that it really matters on my blogs - there is no pertinent information that my visitors need to log in with or give to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it will become more of an issue with all websites as time goes on, so I'm just as glad to have it taken care of now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most self hosted websites, blogs, and e-commerce sites will have to have it added as an extra option - and it can get expensive to add an SSL certificate to the site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am seeing this on my one self hosted wordpress blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But since it is only a blog, I will not worry about it at this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I am just appreciative that Google includes the HTTPS option on their blog hosting platforms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It helps the website owners and their visitors to feel a bit safer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For years we have kept the same provider for our cell phone service.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every two years, a new phone and a new contract.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This time around, we are making a different decision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The phones, especially my iPhone, are in great shape, and they both still work as if they are brand new.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And with all the different ways they are offering cell phone service these days, we are taking the non-commitment path.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And we are saving quite a bit of money while getting more minutes, texts, and data.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And because we don't need the new phones - they're making it cheaper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This fits the bill for us at this time in our lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am glad that two years ago, I went with a good phone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really don't see the need to upgrade to the next one - mine does all it needs to for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since it is a month to month plan, we will stick with it for a bit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If things don't change, and if we don't need to change, it should be perfect for quite a while.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-1249762592110845562013-12-16T11:01:00.001-05:002013-12-16T11:01:59.397-05:00Amazing 3D Printers
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<p> Just when you think you have seen the best that technology has to offer, something new comes along that is even more awesome.</p>
<p> The 3D printers have been around for a while now, and it is pretty amazing to see what they can do.</p>
<p> But for the ordinary user, setting one up and getting everything to work has been quite an undertaking to say the least.</p>
<p> But that is all about to change with the <a rel='nofollow' href='http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=31845&oid=11371045'>Makism 3D Printers</a>.</p>
<p> The <a rel='nofollow' href='http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=31847&oid=11371045'>Makism 3D Products</a> come ready to use right out of the box.</p>
<p> And they are just as easy to set up and use as the inkjet printers that we all currently use now.</p>
<p> They can be connected to the computer by a USB cord or by wifi - it doesn't get any easier than that.</p>
<p> These 3D Wideboy printers from the <a rel='nofollow' href='http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=31849&oid=11371045'>Makism 3D Corp</a> are also a sleek, elegant addition to any home office.</p>
<p> When I first saw it, I was reminded of a microwave oven - it looked very unlike the printers we are all used to.</p>
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<p> But what it can produce is simply astounding.</p>
<p> There are several different materials that can be used to make the required item.</p>
<p> The possibilities are endless to the creations that can be made with these printers.</p>
<p> I can see where they will get to the point that homes that use computers regularly will have one of these printers too.</p>
<p> The cost of them isn't too bad either - these Wideboys range from $1500 to $4000.</p>
<p> As awesome as these guys are now, I can only imagine what the future holds for them as the technology improves.</p>
<p> Check out the Makism website to see these out of this world printers for yourself.</p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love my new laptop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I love the touch pad mouse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though I do find it a bit too sensitive at times, and that was after setting it up with my preferences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The biggest job I use the laptop for is for processing my images with photoshop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After using only the touch mouse for a couple of months, I plugged in an old wired mouse to see the difference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course I had much more precise control with the hand held device than the touchpad - and photoshop needs precision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I was off to search for a decent, comfortable mouse for this laptop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried many in the store, and finally decided on a Logitech M510.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is very comfortable in the hand - that is one of the most important features since it will be held for long periods of time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The wheel is smooth, and there are two buttons on the side for programming - which is a must for me too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This mouse can be used on any surface - a handy feature for sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a wireless device with a little dongle that stays securely in the USB port on the side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The single battery will last for months as the mouse can be turned off when not in use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like the choice of this mouse and I would recommend it if you are looking for an affordable, comfortable, and precise wireless mouse.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-60502879714829266832013-11-15T00:01:00.001-05:002013-11-15T00:01:01.927-05:00Landline Connecting to Cell Phone
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<p> Yes, we still have a landline - the same one we hooked up to over thirty years ago when we first moved into our home.</p>
<p> The phones have changed - from corded ones to cordless ones and built-in answering machines and caller id too.</p>
<p> We have tried all types of them through the years.</p>
<p> And we were ready to purchase a new one again as the lifespan of our current one was nearing it's end.</p>
<p> The AT&T <a rel='nofollow' href='http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=30893&oid=10948025'>CLP99383</a> 3 Handset Connect to Cell Answering System has just entered our lives.</p>
<p> And once again, technology has us amazed with what this handy system can do.</p>
<p> It uses our landline phone to connect to our cell phones by using Bluetooth technology that is in all of the devices.</p>
<p> It sounded really confusing at first, but following the directions to set up this system was quite easy and straight forward.</p>
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<p> The base unit contains a digital answering system for the landline that can be accessed by each of the handsets.</p>
<p> The cell phones can be accessed by any of the handsets also.</p>
<p> Two cell phones are allowed to be set up through the Bluetooth, and each of them plus the landline can all be used at the same time.</p>
<p> I was able to download all the contacts in my cell phone into the phone base directory through the bluetooth.</p>
<p> That was a huge timesaver.</p>
<p> So when one of my contacts calls my cell phone, this phone system announces who it is that is calling.</p>
<p> And I can tell it is a cell phone call instead of a land line call because my cell ring tone comes over the speakers in this system.</p>
<p> Depending on which type of call coming through, there is a light that blinks on the handset so you know which one to answer, and push the appropriate flashing light to connect.</p>
<p> We always use the speaker phone on our cells, and these handsets also allow us to continue using that feature that we love.</p>
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<p> The base of the phone has a built-in USB dock so we can charge our cell phones from the unit - a pretty handy feature.</p>
<p> I haven't set up the mobile notifications feature yet, but this system will also let you know when your cell phone receives a text, email, or social media update as well as calendar reminders.</p>
<p> I find this multi-line system to be quite easy to use, and if I had an office with several people using the phones, I can see where this system would be a great asset - I love it in my home!</p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-34098396797030022772013-10-23T12:53:00.000-04:002013-10-23T12:53:43.064-04:00Phone Maps<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can read it and get a good idea where I am supposed to go, but when actually applying it to the road, it just doesn't look the same.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unless the map is very detailed, which most aren't, then I have a hard time with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After being the co-pilot and not happily the navigator with the map, I resorted to my phone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The map app on my iPhone to the rescue!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The details are astounding and I don't need my glasses to see it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As long as I know my destination, I can get there with my phone leading the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And when I get there, just turning off the app is all that is needed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No more trying to figure out how to fold those crazy maps to get them back in their folders.</span></div>
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<p style='text-align: center;'> For all the other brands, there are six speakers to set up - the subwoofer and the five satellites.</p>
<p style='text-align: center;'> Regardless of the different set-ups, the subwoofer is the heart of the system.</p>
<p style='text-align: center;'> It delivers 280 watts of dedicated power and it's stylish design uses minimal space that compliments any decor.</p>
<p style='text-align: center;'> It also contains five 140 watt amplifiers with separate equalizers for each of the five satellite speakers.</p>
<p style='text-align: center;'> Keeping the satellite speakers separated from their dedicated amps is what makes them sound outstanding.</p>
<p style='text-align: center;'> These satellites are small - 16 cm in diameter, and integrating them into any decor is easy - they can be hung on the wall, placed on table or floor stands, or hung from the ceiling with brackets.</p>
<p style='text-align: center;'> This system is easy to set up and connect right out of the box.</p>
<p style='text-align: center;'> These compact new speakers have been tuned and tested by a listening panel in a Listening Room.</p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-78571164637119992982013-08-14T22:41:00.000-04:002013-08-14T22:41:23.659-04:00Loving Windows 8<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a big decision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I had been looking around for quite a while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My working computer is five years old now, and I still use the Windows XP operating system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My son's computer has Vista which I have checked out but never really got into it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A new laptop has now joined the network in our house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it has Windows 8.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was concerned about it as I have heard that many people do not like it and find it confusing to use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was afraid that my current programs would not work and I would have to invest in updated ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> </i>I was afraid I wouldn't be able to run my business and websites on it either because I thought it ran on mostly apps and it was hard to get back to what I was used to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I really had no worries once I started using it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My programs all work fine even my Photoshop 7 which doesn't work on Vista and on only some versions of 7.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are no problems with accessing and running my websites and business software either.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And Window 8 - I really like it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's like having a tablet with all it's apps and a laptop computer all in one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And you just have to hit the "start" key to toggle back and forth between the two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The apps are much the same as my iPhone and tablet so everything stays updated on every device - especially my books and music.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Much of the back end of getting into the computer files remains the same as in XP.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many cool features that Windows 8 offers and I am learning more each day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am excited about my new laptop and can't wait to give out all the details.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So don't be afraid of Windows 8 - keep an open mind and you will find it is fun and not very hard to understand.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-59827511605028529342013-01-24T09:09:00.000-05:002013-01-24T09:09:00.672-05:00Finally A Choice Made<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spent a lot of time reading reviews, checking our finances, and coming to a decision as to what type of DVD system or surround sound system that we would like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It had finally gotten to the point that we couldn't put up with the speaker in the TV any longer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spent time in the electronics stores listening to the different brands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We checked out the component systems too, which we really liked, but our pocketbook did not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that whole style of set-up was ruled out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now we knew we needed the surround sound type of set-up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since we also needed the DVD player, we needed to decide on what style of that too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We elected to go with a blu-ray player since it also plays regular DVDs which we have plenty of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it really wasn't all that more expensive to go with that type.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We listened to some pretty bad systems, even though they were in our price range.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the really awesome ones were too expensive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we chose to go with a Pioneer system, which has always offered quality products for a reasonable price.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has 1100 watts, is blue-ray, has a dock for my iPhone, and it has built-in wifi so we can stream movies from online to our TV.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That was the really cool part that we had never even considered in the beginning of our search.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It took a whole day to get everything set up correctly, and learn how to use the machine with the TV and also the VCR as we still have loads of VHS tapes too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was well worth the work and effort, and we love the sound of this system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It retails for $399, and we picked it up, brand new in the box, for $274 shipped to us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All is working great - I just now need to figure out the wifi streaming part and sign up with one of the online software companies that came included in the system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are pleased with our choice and so is the pocketbook!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-15897023045511845162012-12-23T10:41:00.004-05:002012-12-23T10:41:52.520-05:00In Search Of<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The DVD player with surround sound has bit the dust.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have had it for about six years, and it wasn't one of the better ones, so I guess it was time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But now we have no speakers for the TV as we had it running through that player for the better sound quality than the speakers on the TV.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we have been in search of a new home theater system and DVD player.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are so many different kinds and choices.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have been thinking about a blu-ray, but they are rather pricey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have also given thought to going with a component system rather than running everything through the DVD player for the sound.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That way, once something goes, we only have to replace that part, not the whole system as we have to do now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No matter which way we go, the prices are high on all these items.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are keeping our options open, and are considering used also.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are really hoping someone gets a new system for Christmas, and will be selling their old one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The search will continue, and I will let you all know what we end up with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And of course, how we were able to piece it all together - the blend of old and new technology that we have now.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-65265267757076942992012-11-16T18:32:00.000-05:002012-11-16T18:32:00.877-05:00Discovering Pinterest<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/photosbykml/"><img alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" height="60" src="http://passets-cdn.pinterest.com/images/about/buttons/big-p-button.png" width="60" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not sure how long Pinterest has been around, but I have just recently discovered it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it is a blast - in my opinion anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cannot believe how much is connected through these "photos" that get posted to the different boards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anything at all that you can think of searching for on the internet can be "pinned" for later use, viewing pleasure, promotion, or just plain bookmarking and sharing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have found I can post many of my images for sale and my blog posts - and it is a free promotional tool when used this way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But there is so much more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Find a recipe you want to try - pin it and get back to it later - the link on the photo will take you to the sight online where it is posted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Want to start a list of your favorite movies or books - you can easily do that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Planning a wedding, party, reunion, or vacation - it's all covered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hobbies, sports, animals, cars, space, celebrities, quotes, home decorating, art, tech stuff, anything at all is there just waiting to be discovered in a photo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is addicting - I have 83 boards already and over 4000 pins - and new ideas for boards are just waiting to be created.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can find me <a href="http://pinterest.com/photosbykml/">here</a> - follow along with me if you like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have great boards filled with awesome pins - I am picky and only take the best I find in all my subjects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I love that I can do it from my computer, cell phone, or best of all my tablet - where the images are big and bright and I am comfy in my evening chair.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-84692464922238491282012-10-31T15:41:00.000-04:002012-10-31T15:41:16.475-04:00Google Tablet<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my<a href="http://www.techtipsfromanongeek.com/2012/09/inspecting-tablets.html"> last post</a> I mentioned I had decided on which tablet I thought was the best deal for the money.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I have been using it for over a month now, and it is just as great as I thought it would be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I bought the Google Nexus 7 by Asus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a seven inch tablet which I liked the feel of rather than the ten inch ones - they were too big to hold in one hand for an extended time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And compared to my iPhone, the seven inch screen is great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the HD display it has shows gorgeous colors and details.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has a quad core processor which just flies - no waiting around for things to load on this baby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to go with the 16gb memory, and the cost for it was $249.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the time, Google included a $25 credit to be used in the Play store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is great for apps and books and I still have about $8 left - I try to get the apps on "sale" when they sometimes have them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The memory is about half filled up now, and that includes all my music from my iPhone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It uses Wifi instead of 4G, so there are no extra charges on my cell phone plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the smooth scrolling across the glass face, and a stylus is a plus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I keep it protected in a book-like case which swivels and can be a stand also.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are several apps I use on it that sync with my iPhone, so everything stays up to date on whatever I input into the programs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love that I am always on the right page of what I am reading through the Kindle app - it syncs perfectly all the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The app updates run smoothly, and I have had absolutely no problems with this tablet at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The apps have not stalled, froze, or messed anything up with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, I am pretty careful on what I download - there are problems with some of the games bringing viruses through with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good thing I like the productivity, educational, and reading apps the best - they are the least likely to have problems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are looking for a great, up to date, reasonable priced tablet, then check out the Google Nexus 7 - you won't be disappointed!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-62071703690497852752012-09-27T12:32:00.001-04:002012-09-27T12:32:38.787-04:00Inspecting Tablets<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a new toy - a tablet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I spent quite a bit of time researching which one was the best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All reviews pointed to the Apple iPad, and I must say it was tempting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the price was not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have an iPhone with 16gb memory, and I only have 2gb left.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And since the two would sync - it would be filled up quickly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the 32gb was just too much money.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I kept researching.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I went into the electronic stores to check them out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So many different ones - different sizes, different features, different memories and memory capabilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And some of them were quite expensive too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made my decision - price, size, and memory being the deciding factors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been using it for a couple of days now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I couldn't be more pleased!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my next post I will give you all the details - so stay tuned!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been reading on a couple of blogs that I drop my Entrecards on each day, that the future of EC is not looking good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The system has been down on that site for the past few days - it has never been down this long with problems in the past.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can only think that it is down for good this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were a group of us there that would visit each other's blogs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I enjoyed them and what my fellow bloggers had to say.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to find a way to add them to some kind of list that I can visit periodically to keep up with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had cut my drops down about a year ago and kept the blogs that I really enjoyed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Almost like a second family - I will miss the daily visits, and the traffic source that Entrecard brought to all four of my blogs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If anyone has any good suggestions for a list or for increasing traffic - please let me know!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Farewell Entrecard - it was good while it lasted!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227364105465241617.post-47020698360019659792012-09-08T12:09:00.001-04:002012-09-08T12:09:56.493-04:00Updating Self Hosted Blog<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I run five different blogs - four of them are on the blogger format.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of them is a self hosted blog that I run the Wordpress format on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I set up my blog, <a href="http://www.letsjumptogether.com/">Let's Jump Together</a>, with this format over four years ago since I wanted to do some things to it that blogger wouldn't let you do back then.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have thought of bringing it over to blogger, but I didn't want to break it after all these years of having it run so smoothly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I received a message from my host that I was too far behind in updating it with the current versions of the software, and I needed to get it done so I didn't compromise the shared hosting that was part of my plan with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had done some updating in the past, so I knew it shouldn't be too hard using the c-panel and software on the host site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did my backup just in case though - and it was a good thing I did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Things were going fine with the little updates, but then I hit a major "fix" that completely broke my site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I restored my site with the back-up I had made - phew!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I still needed to get it up to date and now I was back to the beginning again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I updated those "little" ones again, and didn't even bother with that big one this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I figured almost updated was better than where I was in the beginning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I knew it wasn't going to be enough for my host, and I didn't want to compromise the other users on the server.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I went into my blog admin on my blog site - as if I was making a post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I found a link in there that said it could update to the current version of the software.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I figured - what did I have to loose?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a back-up if I needed it again anyway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hit the link - and the software updated itself rather than me doing it through a third party software with my host.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it worked like a charm!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I just need to update each add-on to match my current blog software version, and all should be fine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will have to remember that for the next time - it was so easy - should have tried it in the beginning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been having some problems lately on a couple of my blogs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ones that have dark backgrounds for the posts with white words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blogger must have changed something.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dark background will show a white block where the text is located.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once I go into the "html" part of the compose post screen, I can see where a line has been added to make the background white.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have no idea why this is happening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I can't seem to find anything online about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hard to believe I am the only one having this problem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I have been going into the html section each time after I post to remove that code that is on each line of text.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If someone else has an idea about how to stop this, I would appreciate hearing about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I find the answer - I will post it here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Been hearing on the news these last few nights about a virus that will be disabling computers on Monday when they try to access the internet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">There are only about 65,000 computers affected in the US, but there are many more around the rest of the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">There are a couple of major social sites that will give you a warning if your computer is infected so you can take care of it before it strikes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">For the most part, keeping your virus software updated and running it is best way to avoid these problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">And remember, if your computer is turned off, the automatic scan will not run.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Keep it updated and run it once a week to help keep your system healthy and running smoothly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">We have all seen them - those little symbols in a circle - usually at the end of a brand name.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">I needed to use one in a recent post and had to figure out how it was done.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">There are no keys on the key board for these symbols, so it must be some sort of code.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">Searching around brought me to a page with some html code that would get the job done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">And it really works quite easily.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">I have only needed a couple of them so I will share what I have learned so far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">These codes are entered as you normally type - as in the compose screen on blogger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">You type the word you need with the symbol, then do this action without any spaces after your word:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">hold down the alt key and press 0174 for the registered symbol = ®</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">hold down the alt key and press 0169 for the copyright symbol = ©</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">hold down the alt key and press 0153 for the trademark symbol = ™</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">It's kind of neat how they "pop" up when the alt key is released.</span><br />
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<p> It was bound to happen.</p>
<p> Of course it has been in the luxury cars for some time now, but now it is in the economy ones too.</p>
<p> Modern day technology comes standard in the new Kia Rio for 2012.</p>
<p> The Bluetooth, rear camera display, and USB jack are just the beginning of some of the great tech features in this vehicle.</p>
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<p> It is powered by Microsoft® and it uses your voice to command the phone and audio devices so your eyes don't have to leave the road and you can concentrate more on driving.</p>
<p> With everyone talking on their cell phones these days while driving, this is one great safety invention.</p>
<p> And the navigation console is pretty cool too - there is no need to get lost with this piece of technology leading you to your destination.</p>
<p> Kia sposored a scavenger hunt between two teams and each used the new Kia Rio to get around the city of LA to complete the challenges.</p>
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<p> I have always wondered about by genetic makeup.</p>
<p> I can trace by family genes back to just a couple of generations, and I have given thought in recent years to having my ancestrial profile done.</p>
<p> I have ancestors from across Europe on both sides of my parents, but I also have a healthy dose of American Indian, and I would love to explore that branch of my makeup to see where my family fits in with this great land.</p>
<p> The only thing about this type of test though, it is quite expensive.</p>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Wow - I just got a shock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">I have been seeing a blurb on the Blogger dashboard page stating that it would be getting a new look soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">A new look doesn't describe it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">Totally everything has changed behind the scenes of our blogs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">It is going to take some time getting used to, too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">Some of the features remind me of the Wordpress behind the scene workings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">It seems to be cleaner - the posting page has certainly undergone a huge change.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">And they added a whole bunch of new options under the post settings for the post.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">I kind of like that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">I can see where this is going to have a bit of a learning curve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">There will be a lot of clicking going on to see what everything does.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">Just hope I don't mess up anything on the blog side of things during the tinkering.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">If you use blogger, let me know what you think of the new format behind the scenes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">I think it will be a good one once we get used to it!</span><br />
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