Rob, a business associate of mine (my boss) sent me an email showing me that Microsoft just released MS Office 2010. I told him I had been running the Beta (at home) for at least 6 to 8 months. His reply to that was… Well? Yes it is well. At our place of occupation (job) the “standard” version is Office 2003 and of course we are still running XP pro as the OS. You know...
Continue reading...Always Changes
Sharp eyes or maybe just attentiveness has probably made regular readers here aware of the subtle changes in the layout of this blog. I am always tweaking here and there. Most noticeable is the two RSS feeds I added to the right column. They link to my two other blogs. I like that the RSS feeds tie everything together. I am not sure if a lot of webinites take advantage of RSS. If you have...
Continue reading...Ten-Tec Service
I had the opportunity to experience the in warranty service on my Ten-Tec Omni VII amateur radio transceiver. It is their model number 588AT and retails for nearly $3K USD. For that kind of money it’s nice to know the Omni VII was still in warranty. The problem was rather strange. The power switch on the front panel would not turn the radio on and off. It was on all the time. The switch itself...
Continue reading...The Cat’s Away
Good news is that Gloria is away this weekend with her favorite hobby, quilting. One of those deals where all the women (no men!?) get together on a retreat weekend and do their cloth cutting and sewing thing. It’s her first big outing since the breast cancer was discovered. That event suddenly stopped our lives (especially hers) for like eight months. Wow! has it been that long? Her Chemotherapy has left her with aftershocks (recovery...
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