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Is Cloud software right for my daily use?
File-syncing and storage service Box gives you plenty of tools to do more with your files than simply make them available. It’s also wonderfully customizable, letting you integrate your Box account...
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Anyone receive a scam call from 206-201-2152 about the IRS suing you?
At one of the friends places that I work I received a call from 206-201-2152. The robotic voice said that I was being sued by the IRS and that if I called them to make a payment then it could be...
View Article▶ The Origins of Lake Wobegon
The Origins of Lake Wobegon Garrison Keillor is not as well-known as he should be, but I think he is the funniest person I have ever heard. His humor is often subtle, and requires some imagination but...
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The Pancake Artist Who Crafts Masterpieces out of Batter
Source: The Pancake Artist Who Crafts Masterpieces out of Batter – StumbleUpon So do you think this guy got in trouble as a child for playing with their food? Who would have thought about doing this?...
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AT&T Customer Service Check #CustomerServiceFail
Source: AT&T Customer Service Check #CustomerServiceFail @ATT – StumbleUpon Just like this person, I had my own nightmare customer service problem with AT&T today. I helped a customer who had...
View ArticleElephant caught on CCTV cleaning up the trash
Isn’t this remarkable? At the 26 second mark this elephant picks up trash and throws it away. Elephants are so intelligent aren’t they? I am sharing this partly because I love the fact that elephants...
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Is iPad Pro a better choice than Surface or other computers?
Just two years ago, Apple chief executive Tim Cook took pot shots at the rise of 2-in-1 tablets, and claimed the iPad was a far better option for anyone seeking a tablet. Oh, how things change — Apple...
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Apple’s iPhone 6s approaching waterproof
Source: Apple’s Clever Tech Makes the iPhone 6s Nearly Waterproof – StumbleUpon So again Apple exceeds expectations in the design and manufacture of things. Apple and Tesla consistently push the...
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Need good Wifi for the office? Ubiquiti UniFi might do the job
I ditched my old consumer Wi-Fi for an enterprise solution—and I’ll never go back. Source: Review: Ubiquiti UniFi made me realize how terrible consumer Wi-Fi gear is | Ars Technica I just installed a...
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The 5 biggest mistakes computer users make
So to finish the series I am sharing what I have noticed is the 5 biggest mistakes computer users make. Find out what IT people do wrong, and what management does wrong. Not asking for help...
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Food Expert Alton Brown Talks About Weight Loss and his Four-List Method
Alton Brown loses weight and talks about how he did it Source: Food Expert Alton Brown Talks About Weight Loss and his Four-List Method I am sharing this not because I care about losing weight, but...
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Stories from my Past: A tale of two chairs
I move often and so I often have to buy new furniture. It is cheaper to buy new furniture than to move old furniture. Plus my friends often like my old furniture so I give it to them or donate it to...
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Thrill others with an unexpected compliment
I have had some unexpected and very pleasant compliments in my life. The reason I am sharing this is to help others to be able to give those kind of compliments to others. They were received with...
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Why We’re All Moral Hypocrites
Given time to think, we take care of ourselves first. Source: Why We’re All Moral Hypocrites I had a discussion with someone recently and I thought I would share a few thoughts about it. According to...
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Why I ignore a LinkedIn request
I have been getting lots of LinkedIn spam requests lately. I don’t know why people think they can ask to connect when they offer no upside, and lots of downside. Let me outline some ways in which I...
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5 Mistakes past managers have made
I was thinking of mistakes that past managers have made and thought it would be helpful to share. All of these managers were fired from their jobs, and these mistakes were typical of their confusing...
View ArticleJohn Oliver encryption video
John Oliver encryption video. This is a brilliant argument and video from John Oliver. It does have some errors but it provides thoughtful analysis of the Apple encryption debate. Certainly there is...
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Things change the more you listen to them
I was listening to the rain and it was raining very hard. I closed my eyes and really listened to it and at first it sounded like steak sizzling on the grill. Then the perception changed and it sounded...
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Projector use is decreasing in business
I have noticed that in the last 10 years the use of projectors is decreasing in business. I think there are many reasons for this. TV’s have become so cheap it is hard to justify the savings of a...
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Reasons to choose either cellular or Wi-Fi exclusively
Many business people like having both cellular and Wi-Fi connections for their devices. If they have multiple devices like an iPad, iPhone or laptop it can be helpful if they also have a cellular...
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How to get results without being a jerk
How to get results without being a jerk. In life, we all have challenges in getting our needs met. Since my job is fixing problems, I get to experience the support side of most organizations, and it...
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Talking or emailing? Which works best for you?
Talking or emailing? Which works best for you? I think it was around 2003 where the typical person in business started to use email more than the phone. I understand why. The phone sometimes is...
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Have you restarted your iPhone lately?
I had a client call and say that Bluetooth on her iPhone wasn’t working properly. It turns out that restarting her iPhone fixed the issue. An Apple genius has told me in the past that whenever there...
View ArticleStreaming services are great for discovery
I was listening to Tidal yesterday and just randomly surfing songs. Its fun to just randomly listen to songs and sometimes you find great music. I ran into a piece of music that I had forgotten about...
View ArticleThe gift that Bob Ross gave me
Isn’t it strange that sometimes when you think of something in life, it appears? I was talking about Bob Ross with a customer last week and guess what appeared today on Netflix? Bob Ross! I was a kid...
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Time to conserve Helium. Earth is running out of Helium.
It is Time to conserve Helium. Earth is running out of Helium. Did you know that Helium is used in MRI scanners and other technology? It is used by NASA for fuel as well. Yet the supply of Helium is...
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Need to clone a machine but don’t have money for Acronis?
I love Acronis as a product, but it is expensive and many companies have limited budgets. So I looked around and Macrium Reflect is better. One of the reasons why I like this product is that it is easy...
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Don’t set comfort settings to maximum
I was curious about lumbar support so I turned it to maximum. What a mistake that was! It made my back very sore and so I turned it off and my back slowly got better. If you are curious you experience...
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Need free web filtering for your home or business?
You can use NxFilter. You can read a review of it here. It is remarkable really. It used to be that a web filter needed a complex setup and lots of time by IT to configure it. This software actually is...
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My experience with Outsourcing
Outsourcing has both been difficult and helpful to me and here is why. I have worked for many companies that felt that they could save money by outsourcing their IT department. It is difficult of...
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Visiting bank branches is almost something from the past
Have you noticed that visiting bank branches is almost something from the past? I have simple financial needs. I just need somewhere to direct deposit my check and use my debit card to make most of my...
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Want to stream from your laptop to your TV?
There are many ways to do this and I learned another one for PC users. On the mac this is easily done if you have an Apple TV. It works very well. However if you have a PC you have to buy either a...
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The lie of handcrafted goods
I have a friend who buys handcrafted goods and it turns out that they are not better made after all. If you look at this article 11 Benefits you will see the lies that are often discussed. I am going...
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Looking for WiFi for your office or home? Consider Engenius
I had written before how I thought that Ubiquity was the best WiFi for business. I have since gained experience and now consider Engenius to be a better option. I recently setup the ECB1750 and an...
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Flash for big companies transitioning to other technologies
As you have might have read here earlier, Flash is dying. This means that many enterprises or big companies have to find new alternatives to how they use flash. This is not a simple process. For...
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Symantec Encryption Desktop 11 is an average product
I used Symantec Encryption Desktop 11 and it is an average product. Lots of companies offer encryption, and Symantec tech support is terrible. So why am I writing about this? I had a client buy this...
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Need a cheap Windows 10 laptop?
I needed a cheap Windows 10 laptop to test things on. So I found this one and thought it might be interesting to you as well. It is remarkable that you can get a brand name computer for as little as...
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Android in the Enterprise. It ain’t no iPhone.
Android in the Enterprise. It ain’t no iPhone. So if you work for a business they might have talked about managing your iPhone or Android Phone with something called MDM. This allows your phone to be...
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Fairtrade shirt is fantastic from Visible
I received my first Fairtrade shirt from Visible and it is even better than I expected. What did I expect? I don’t have much experience with Fair trade clothing so I didn’t know what to expect. It...
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Lookout is security for your iPad & iPhone
Lookout is also compatible with Android as well. It helps to secure your smart phone and even has a free version. This is crucial for Android users who suffer from lots of malware, but still a good...
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Boycotting New Balance results in 25% less sales and a quick email
So New Balance said something that was interpreted as supporting Donald Trump. Since that time sales have been down 25% from their usual. So people who are boycotting companies that appear to have...
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Blue Apron not worth it
Blue Apron not worth it to me. I thought I would like Blue Apron but I did not. It has some positives, but way more negatives. Here is why I didn’t like it. Not organic. They have some organic items...
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Which is better? Native email or Microsoft Outlook?
I have been helping a company move to Office 365 and one of the questions was which is better? Native email or Microsoft Outlook? I think the answer is Microsoft Outlook. Why? For many reasons. Outlook...
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Macs in an enterprise environment and an unusual AD change
I worked at a place once that had macs in an enterprise environment and an unusual AD change. What does that mean? Well AD stands for Active Directory and it is what most companies use to provide...
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Book Review: Global Sex Workers: Rights, Resistance, and Redefinition by...
Global Sex Workers is a book that I was curious in reading because I ran across it in a Google Book excerpt. I curious about one thing, and that lead me to find this book to be an impressive source of...
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Playstation desperate for sales
Playstation desperate for sales. A friend bought a game for $40 directly from the Playstation store. It was Final Fantasy 15. Without the cost of distribution or cd production it was much lower price...
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Are you living in your own Holodeck?
If you are familiar with Star Trek you know that the Holodeck is an area where anything you want can be true. It allows the user to experience anything they can imagine, and with all the reality of it...
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Real life superhero in NYC giving to others
This is a touching story about a real life superhero in NYC giving to others. Why am I sharing this? It is touching that the values of sharing and caring for others cause people to do these kind of...
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Apple Pay and using Grubhub
I have used Apple Pay on and off for years. It isn’t that I don’t like it, it is just that it doesn’t have a critical mass of retailers. So why am I talking about it now? I wanted to use it for a...
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How to handle anger
How to handle anger. I’m no expert but this is what I have learned. We are not angry at the person but at our own expectations. We believe that we should be treated in a certain manner, and when we are...
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