Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on May 3rd, 2008 in gimp girl life, high-tech stuff
For several months now I have been noticing a change in my vision, so much so that I find myself suffering from eye fatigue. Yesterday I went for a vision exam and I was very surprised by the whole experience. You see, I’ve never worn eyeglasses, except for reading glasses purchased from the [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on April 29th, 2008 in blogging, high-tech stuff
Having been a blogger for three years and designing and developing websites for 10 years, I rely on my ability to learn new things and solve problems. Yesterday I had one of those weird things happen that can only be explained by my inner geek. I recently upgraded to the newest version WordPress 2.5.1, but [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on April 20th, 2008 in high-tech stuff, life with Norm
Every home has one, you know, that place where things disappear in your house. The black hole in our house is also known as Norm’s office.
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on April 16th, 2008 in high-tech stuff
I’ve been pondering how things have changed in the last 10 years because of technology.
hand writing a letter versus sending e-mail
carrying cash or a checkbook versus debit cards
writing checks to pay bills versus online banking and bill paying
wearing a watch or carrying a pocket watch versus carrying a PDA or cell phone
sending birthday cards versus [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on April 15th, 2008 in high-tech stuff, life in Scottsdale, politics
Yesterday while at the grocery store a young woman asked me if I was a Scottsdale resident. Yes, I replied, to which her response was to ask me to sign a petition. Normally I resist such offers unless it’s for an issue I know something about. In this case it was in response to the [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on March 2nd, 2008 in cool stuff, high-tech stuff, life with Norm
About 15 years ago I purchased an NEC 15 inch CRT monitor which was pretty close to top-of-the-line and cost me a small fortune. It served me well through my graduate school years and through the first couple of years of marriage to Norm. Probably about six years ago I upgraded to a [...]
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on February 29th, 2008 in high-tech stuff
As seen at Vox. FREE - until March 15th anyway.
Check out MinuteFix I’m going to give it a try myself.
(After March 15th, it will be $.99 per minute with the first 5 minutes free)
Posted by Karen of Scottsdale on January 18th, 2008 in high-tech stuff
You know the old saying, better safe than sorry? Well I suppose it holds true for a lot of things in life. Like it’s good to have automobile insurance, home owners insurance, and backups of your computer files. You just never know when something is going to happen that could be devastating. For example, last [...]