Think about it: How long has it been since you’ve seen the bubble heads on the media go all pop-eyed over a computer virus?
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I just reviewed a list of popular New Years resolutions here in the US. What amazes me is that most, if not all, of the items in the list center around the topic of self-control. Indeed, “bad” things that affect us greatly represent the consequences of our own actions or inactions. That applies to your computer as well.
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It’s been true for years: Computer printers do not come with cables. Why?
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Little pictures dwell by post comments. They’re found on blogs, forums, and other places, and they’re called avatars.
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While scoping out a local restaurant on the web I encountered the following error message:

And then it get weird.
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Microsoft Word has the ability to make labels. You can make a sheet of identical labels or merge a list of names into different labels. I explain it all in my Word For Dummies books. Even so, I don’t use Word to make labels. In fact, I just did my Christmas list using a program I’ve had for years. It’s great. It’s free. It’s from the Avery Label people.
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I’ve been messing with the Wambooli web site recently. It seems like I tend to mess with the site whenever I’m between projects. Actually, I’m kind of happy to be between projects at Christmastime since it’s awful to be under deadline pressure this time of year.
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