I get so involved with my workshop blog (THMSBlog) and working in my shop, I don’t spend a lot of time making additions to Ramblin’ Dan. I try to keep the work shop talk out of here, but sometimes I just should make some comments. I run a world wide internet based business offering small machine shop tools and parts. About half my customers are outside the USA. That means I do a lot of...
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My First Computer
Not much here in Ramblin’ Dan for awhile. It’s Easter at last so I will take a bit of a pause and look at what has been happening around me. I am still a working stiff and admittedly I have been working a bit stiffer every year. The PN keeps whittling away at my flexibility and mobility but I keep on “Keeping On”. I think the physical slowdown just makes me more aware of finding...
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No rest for the wicked this weekend. A neighbor lady on our little lake community was given a surprise 60th birthday party on Saturday. I was assigned the job to do the videotaping. That is one of the hazards of having a prosumer Panasonic video camera. The spouse will always volunteer you for community service. Ha! I spent Saturday morning checking out all the gear and getting batteries charged and so forth. My large lithium...
Continue reading...Fast Scan
Wow! Amazon was fast. They beat their projected delivery date by a bunch. Weak point was whomever their shipping agent was, they did a terrible packing effort. The scanner box was sliding around inside the box with inadequate packing. The Epson box was very well packaged so no damage done. I am not going to make a sales pitch for this scanner. It was my choice and I think I made a good one for...
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