On the eve of what should be an announcement for the second generation iPad, I guess it’s time for another update. I still carry the iPad with me nearly everywhere. If I don’t have it with me, I often regret it and wish I had. These are the things I … Continue reading →
I upgraded to WordPress 3.1 when my dashboard said it was ready. I’d seen a few people oohing and ahhing about it on Twitter, but I hadn’t noticed anything particularly different. Until today. I clicked onto the main page, and noticed the toolbar similar to the one on the WordPress.com … Continue reading →
After seeing all the dead links in the blog over the last couple of days, I began to wonder if it might be worthwhile to look back on early blog entries and do some pruning. Do any of you ever do that? Park of me thinks it’s probably a time … Continue reading →
I read about a Word Press Plug-In that finds broken links in your site. Since I moved Rantings and Ravings from one URL to another a year or so ago, I knew I had to have broken links, so I installed the plug in and put it to work. It … Continue reading →
Do you have a Mac? (If not, go get one.) Do you get sucked into your computer’s vortex and it won’t let you out to do non-computer things you need to do? (You don’t have to answer that in public, we know that sometimes, the answer is an unequivocal yes.) … Continue reading →
My, my, my. Time sure is flying. I’d really planned on doing a better job updating here. Sometimes, silence is better than saying something to fill space. On the other hand, silence can imply something ominous. For any of you inclined to worry, I’m not dead yet. It’s been a … Continue reading →
For some reason, I heard a lot of chatter about abortion this week. Probably due to the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. One line of discussion I heard was the disproportionate number of African-Americans choosing abortion over other categories of women. There was also more discussion about “ownership” (I suppose … Continue reading →
I was going about my business this morning, and the power went out at the house. it was out for a little over an hour. The outage did give me a chance to test my theory that if I had my DSL modem/wireless router on the UPS upstairs by itself … Continue reading →
I just finished reading New Spirits: Americans in the Gilded Age, 1865-1900 by Rebecca Edwards. In a nutshell, I learned nothing we’re experiencing right now in the United States politically or economically is new. The current day problems are eerily similar to the Gilded Age problems. Naturally, there’s some distress … Continue reading →
Thank you for the suggestions on how to use Evernote. I am finding good uses for the app. I’m a little disappointed that I don’t seem to be able to drag the web clipper to the taskbar on Safari in the iPad, rendering all but personal note creation on Evernote … Continue reading →