I think it went little noticed by most citizens. The U.S. Postal rates went up on January 27 by an average of 3% or so and a new class of parcel post was created. I guess it wasn’t big enough news to make major news channels. I am not at all upset about the increase. It is a fact of life that all government cost continue to rise. What bugs me the most is the...
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A World in Balance
I have spent most of the weekend updating my business accounting software. I had been running a 2008 version of Peachtree Complete and am now running 2013 QuickBooks Premier. I don’t think I want to get into a blow by blow comparison of the two products. Both products are highly motivated to say they are the one and only savior of my business with the ultimate accounting solution either built in or available at additional...
Continue reading...Who’s Afraid?
I seem to always have a lot of irons in the fire. I am still working full time (plus) in my career work and that seems to be getting busier all the time. Large corporations are always changing in sometimes mysterious ways. Well, they seem mysterious when communication is not as good as it should be. Change is what all large corporations have to do and a lot of what I am involved in these...
Continue reading...Turning a Light On
This is the CD drive I took out of my “SandBox”computer. It had a fairly severe buzz and vibration noise and I was afraid I would lose its use just when I needed it the most. Like loading or reloading an OP system. Yes, It is a Lite-On brand but it was the cheapest drive of that brand I could find. It is true you get just what you pay, doesn’t matter who made or...
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