Category: Computer Related
Digital Dust
Sitting on my desk is a collection of old diskettes, about to be thrown out. But they are also a philosophical muse. They are 3.5″ plastic diskettes. I remember the day when computers used 5.25″ diskettes. They were called floppy disks then, because they were floppy. They had a certain sense of importance about them–large [...]
With A Crackle
I find computer repair sometimes frustrating, but almost always a challenge. Since I enjoy a challenge there is usually some vague way in which I enjoy fixing (or fighting) computer problems, even if I am half frustrated at the time. But often I am reminded why I don’t do this for a living. In one [...]
Back . . . Bellyaching (And Being Dumb)
Apparently it has been too long since I was last on my computer. For reasons I will explain (later, not today) it has been about two months since I was last on my computer. During that time I have lived the hobo’s existence on the computer of others–while spending most of my time doing other, [...]
New Site Design
I’ve had my new site design up for a month or so now. Since no one else has complimented me on my excellent design skills, I decided to do it myself. “Rundy, your new design looks very professional. I like your layout.” Actually, I call it new design but it is really the first complete [...]
XP in The Countryside
A Job Taking a phone call is like going on an adventure. You never know what will happen. Mom hands the phone to me and says it is someone who says they are a friend of Mrs. B and they have computer trouble. “Hello?” I take the phone, wondering exactly what this will be. I [...]
Naturally Speaking . . .
The idea of talking to your computer has been around for decades in science fiction and around five or so years in real life. Ever since the idea of talking to a computer was conceived it was heralded by many as the eventual demise of typing. When voice recognition software came into actual existence in [...]
Computer Upgrade
There are many things I like to do on a computer. But there is only one thing I must do on a computer: write. My requirements for writing are modest. All I need is a computer that can run a word processing program with a spell checker, and that can handle large documents. These basic [...]
Experimenting With CSS
Part I I’ve been experimenting with CSS. Experimenting is the right word. Learning implies what orderly and respectable people do when they sit behind desks and undergo instruction in the proper manner. Experimenting is what mad scientists do with strange vials in their smelly chambers. An experiment is what the geeky kid down the street [...]
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