“Hello, Sears? I need repair on my washing machine. No, I didn’t buy it. I just stole it out of one of your stores. Even so, I’m demanding that you help me and provide warranty service.”
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June 1, 2015No Help For YouMay 29, 2015Create a Signature AutoText EntryAutoText was a great Word feature that was somehow shoved to the side with Word 2010 and then partially buried in Word 2013. It’s still available, but not that obvious or easy to get to.
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May 27, 201512 Hours v. 24 hoursIt’s very military. “Then I’ll see you at 16:00,” which he pronounces as “sixteen hundred.” What the hell time is that? May 25, 2015May 22, 2015Remote Bloat Meets Dongle DelugeYou already know about remote bloat. It’s that condition when you have a TV set, but also other devices that feed into that TV set. With each device comes its own remote, hence: Remote bloat.
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May 20, 2015None of This is Real
The more scientists scrutinize the universe, the more frequently the theory arises. That is, our existence is a simulation running in some other universe — just like in the Matrix movies.
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Finding Your FileIn my books, I recommend that when you copy a file from a computer to your phone that you place it into the
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May 18, 2015Porchcam WoesCurse the upgrade! I swear, after so many years in the illogical computer business, I have a damn fine reason to be wary of software upgrades: Sometimes upgrades are the worst possible things you can do.
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May 15, 2015The Last Version of Windows
It’s official. Windows 10 will be the last, final, ultimate version of Windows. You’ll never see Windows 11 or Windows Optimus Prime or — even if Google’s immortality project is successful — Windows 3000. May 13, 2015Drawing v. PaintingTo accomplish my graphical needs I use two programs: Photoshop and Illustrator. One is a painting program the other is a drawing. What’s the difference? |
