I have a USB hard drive attached to my network router/switch. I use the drive for archiving and for sharing with other computers on my network. USB for a drive connection is not super fast but it is adequate for the intended purpose. I mostly use it to save drive space on my computer internal drives. It is a storage system. I do some backup storage on the drive too. They are usually compressed files...
Continue reading...Don’t Do This!
I was restocking the fridge with some diet Dr. Pepper. I grabbed a warm twelve pack from the pantry. Many times I like to open the box like a can dispenser. All the makers of these packs perforate one end so this can be accomplished. However, it is at least for me extreamly difficult to get the perforations to break properly. Most of the time I end up tearing the complete end of the box...
Continue reading...Slay the Dragon?
I’m glad the cell phone problem is over. Too many problems and strange things are going on in the world today. I think most of the serious problems are created by how easy it is to grab a moment of fame. Everyone wants to star in a viral video as if that was some ultimate goal and purpose in life. Anger always gets top billing. Perhaps even my post about the cell phone added a...
Continue reading...I Was Locked Out
Back in late 2011, I purchased an iPhone 4S through my employer vendor. I had moved into an inside corporate office position and no longer qualified for a company paid data phone. I could have a corporate paid cell phone number but the phone and the data service I had to personally pay for myself. No one including me wanted a voice only cell phone and in fact they were quite rare. I wasn’t required...
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