RichC | March 5, 2021
A couple of weeks ago, someone asked me about using Strikethru coding for a WordPress blog (or for that matter, almost all webpages) .. and of course it is a simple html code solution and is fairly easy … just add: The html coding started me thinking about a few other potential problems since we […]
Category: Advice, Cloud, Computer, How-To, Productivity, Technology |
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Tags: code, cross-out, google calendar, How-To, html, Productivity, script, strickthru, tech friday, techfriday, tip
RichC | January 26, 2021
All I can think about are the stock market “bubbles” from the past. I’d love to believe the upward trend we’ve seen this past years is genuine and built on an appropriate foundation, but suspect as most know, it is being built on “hope” and “stimulus dollars.” Now that is not to say that certain […]
Category: Business, Financial, Politics, Productivity |
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Tags: barrons, bubbles, coronavirus, covid19, economy, finance, investing, jack hough, jeremy grantham, pandemic, recovery, stimulus, stock market, trading, valuation
RichC | January 1, 2021
After the previous challenging server update from years on Ubuntu Linux 12, 14 and 16 to a questionable 18 upgrade … I’ve been hesitant to upgrade the server to “Focal Fossa” 20.04 in the spring and summer … so I didn’t. But now that we are at the end of the year (actually by the […]
Category: Computer, Productivity, Raspberry Pi, Software, Technology |
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Tags: 20.10, Computer, groovy gorilla, linux, raspberry pi, server, tech friday, techfriday, ubuntu, update, upgrade
RichC | September 26, 2020
If you have ever used a heavy portable sewing machine, you know what a pain it is to haul it out of storage and set it up to make a simple repair. I don’t know how many times I’ve grumbled when Brenda wants me to set it on my workbench … or worse, haul it […]
Category: Advice, Hobby, Ideas, Misc, Personal, Photos, Productivity, Sailing, Woodworking |
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Tags: cart, lsz-1, project, sailrite, sewing, sewing cart, table, woodworking
RichC | September 16, 2020
While brushing a few leaves off the new shade sails, this little guy caught my eye. It is amazing how different Stick Insects can change colors to fit their surroundings. Actually this blog post is just a mid-week filler post and a collection of a few photos that I thought were interesting or at least […]
Category: Ideas, Misc, Nature, Photos, Productivity |
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Tags: ani gif, awning, bugs, classroom, diffuser, fence, filler, ideas, post pulling, power strip, reality check, shade sail, stick insect
RichC | July 31, 2020
It has been a while since reviewing the stats of My Desultory Blog, but realized that one Tech Friday post in particular was getting quite a few looks. It is obvious that I’m not the only Apple Macintosh Magic Mouse user to have scrolling issue when using the popular Google Calendar and stopping the infuriating […]
Category: Advice, Computer, How-To, Productivity, Software, Technology |
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Tags: brave, browser, delete, deleting, disabler, email, gmail, google, Productivity, scroll, selecting, tech friday, techfriday
RichC | July 10, 2020
As an Apple Macintosh user for nearly forever, I learned a new tip from a Verge article this past month that has not been widely talked about. It happened to come up when I was offering advice on how I rotate through and set up about 5-7 desktops and the second monitor Parallels Window side […]
Category: Apple, Computer, Productivity, Software, Technology |
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Tags: apple, catalina, Computer, desktop, macos, Productivity, tips, verge
RichC | June 5, 2020
Size matters when emailing or just saving PDFs. It is easy to create them for paper-free archiving, but sooner or later most of them are larger than they need to be. Years ago in the printing world, almost every project was archived on CPPnet’s connected servers for our customers, usually in the Adobe PDF format. […]
Category: Advice, Apple, Computer, Productivity, Technology, Tidbits |
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Tags: adobe, apple, colorsync, filters, mac, macintosh, pdf, preview, quartz, resize, size, tech friday, techfriday, utility
RichC | May 31, 2020
Having used Paypal‘s simple sales link solution to sell a product or raise money for an organization in the past (EAA284 and CinciTDI) .. I’m always looking for a better way (cheaper way) to handle transactions. Back in the early days of having a retail presence with my printing company, we were handcuffed to credit […]
Category: Business, Entertainment, Misc, Music, Productivity, Technology, Video-TV |
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Tags: cincitdi, cppnet, credit card, donation, eaa284, hogans heroes, klink, monocle, mp3, mp4, paypal, printing, processing, square, television, testing, transaction
RichC | April 10, 2020
Last week my son Taylor and friend Jeff both sent me their “homemade” stand-up or propped up (with books) notebook computers while working from home. I suspect they aren’t the only COVID19 “stay-at-home” workers trying to come up with comfortable ways to do their jobs? I know Jeff once had a stand-up desk at work […]
Category: Computer, Gadget, Ideas, Photos, Productivity, Video, Woodworking |
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Tags: aluminum, coronavirus, covid19, desk, idea, mp4, notebook, project, stand-up, tech friday, techfriday, woodworking, work
RichC | February 21, 2020
If you’ve been on the Internet for any length of time (post from 2007), you have likely used, or been marketed VPN services, as a way to secure your Wi-Fi connection (especially public hotspots) away from the office or home network. I’ve pitched them as a security precaution to my customers and use them when […]
Category: Advice, Cellphone, Computer, Productivity, Software, Tablet, Technology, Travel |
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Tags: Computer, cyber, internet, network, online, privacy, proton, protonvpn, secure core, security, tech friday, techfriday, tunnelbear, vpn, wifi
RichC | February 16, 2020
Although one could spend all day or night watching YouTube advice videos from expert woodworkers, I’ve limited my viewing to a few guys. I’m fond of Jon Peters for both the quality of his videos and for the short “focused” tips. In a recent YouTube video, he points out how often he finds himself using […]
Category: Productivity, Tidbits, Video, Woodworking |
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Tags: biscuit, jointer, jon peters, mp4, tips, video, woodworking, youtube
RichC | January 8, 2020
Just when you have the perfect wireless plan (and pricing structure) figured out … someone throws a wrench (spanner) in the works. Thanks Richard Branson. #sarcasm Our Virgin Mobile iPhones (we have iPhone7s and iPhone7plus) … are being transferred to Boost Mobile. Ugh, that doesn’t sound promising?
Category: Business, Cellphone, Productivity, Technology |
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Tags: boost, boostmobile, Cellphone, idiom, idioms, sarcasm, virgin, virginmobile, wireless, wrench
RichC | December 28, 2019
Instead of cleaning the workshop as I was planning, I ended up sidetracked. Nothing new about that. Since each time I pull the plywood box full of “short cuts and scraps” out from next to the miter saw, it is as if I’m dragging a 100 pound box with sandpaper on the bottom across the […]
Category: Personal, Photography, Photos, Productivity, Tools, Woodworking |
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Tags: conveyor, house, Photos, projects, rollers, scraps, wood, woodworking, workshop, wreath
RichC | November 24, 2019
While I was suppose to be cleaning up and throwing away junk that has taken over some of my basement woodworking shop, as usual ended up sidetracked in making a few jigs for my upcoming projects AND reorganized a couple of cabinets that were buried under boxes and clutter on a back wall. I moved […]
Category: Archive, Hobby, Personal, Photos, Productivity, Tools, Woodworking |
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Tags: bandsaw, cabinet, drillpress, mortiser, outfeed, reorganize, ridgid, router, saw, shopsmith, sidetracked, table, tablesaw, tools, woodshop, woodworking, workbench, workshop, zipguard
RichC | November 8, 2019
We often use the term “Luddite” whenever we refer to people resisting new technology or mechanization. Recently a Wall Street Journal article detailed a timeline of changes as much of the world is faced with yet another wave of robotic automation and artificial intelligence (AI) changing career and taking over many of the jobs we […]
Category: Archive, Education, Memories, Productivity, Technology |
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Tags: ai, automation, careers, cpp, cppnet.com, jobs, luddite, press, printing, publishing, richc, Technology, work
RichC | September 20, 2019
Today’s Tech Friday tip is something that has changed in recent weeks likely due to an update that is suppose to make reading on devices easier on the eyes. Based on lighting conditions, automatic settings will filter out blue light — a lot more when the room is dark. The problem is that this can […]
Category: Advice, Computer, How-To, Productivity, Software, Technology |
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Tags: blue light, eye care, lenovo, settings, snipping, Software, tech friday, techfriday
RichC | June 21, 2019
These homemade “salt based” recipe for Roundup vegetation control substitutes appears ever spring and summer on social networks, emails and blogs on the Internet. This year I figured I would archive this vinegar, Epsom salt (Magnesium sulfate) and our favorite degreaser and soap, Dawn dishwashing soap on MyDesultoryBlog as a helpful tidbit.
Category: Archive, Environment, How-To, Misc, Productivity, Recipe, Tidbits |
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Tags: dawn, dishwashing, epsom, killer, roundup, salt, soap, tech friday, techfriday, tidbits, vegetartion, vinegar, weeds, yardwork
RichC | April 19, 2019
All who have been through computer and cellphone issues know what a headache little glitches can become. For me, ever since having my battery replaced on my iPhone 7-plus back in January, the front facing microphone has not worked. After a couple back and forth evening phone calls with Apple Support, we set up an […]
Category: Apple, Business, Cellphone, Personal, Productivity, Technology, Video |
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Tags: 7plus, apple, complaint, customer service, iphone, microphone, problem, rant, virgin mobile
RichC | March 29, 2019
It has been a year since I’ve checked my Internet speed since we have not had any problems, but I doubted we were getting the advertised 500Mbps speeds , but then that my internal network problem. Speed aside, there hasn’t been any reason to question Cincinnati Bell’s service (our TV and internet service provider). They […]
Category: Business, Entertainment, Financial, Innovation, Productivity, Technology |
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Tags: billing, Business, cable, cincinnatibell, haggling, internet, isp, negotiation, practices, promotion, speedtest
RichC | March 22, 2019
There is isn’t anything wrong with my current 2014 Apple iPad, it is just getting older as far as technology goes, and is a little sluggish (or so it seems). It is still the single most used tech device that I have … and the reason I’ll likely replace it with another when the time […]
Category: Apple, Cellphone, Computer, Personal, Productivity, Tablet, Technology |
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Tags: apple, brydge, chromebook, device, gadget, imac, ipad, iphone, lenovo, tech friday, techfriday
RichC | February 7, 2019
The 2018 wireless phone Tax Foundation report came out in December 2018 and although we may have seen income tax rates drop, wireless phone plans continue to be ripe for the taxman’s pickings. It is shocking to see such a wide rate structure from all the different states (map above) but that doesn’t tell the […]
Category: Business, Cellphone, Financial, News, Politics, Productivity, Technology |
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Tags: Cellphone, government, Politics, tax foundation, taxes, wireless
RichC | January 25, 2019
It won’t be long before virtual assistants end up in our car … question is, which one will it be? (from what I’m seeing as of 2019, it would be Amazon’s Alexa). Currently Amazon has definitely taken the lead in our home as the affordable Echo Dots are now throughout our house. I … well […]
Category: Alexa, Apple, Humor, Innovation, Productivity, Technology |
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Tags: $SIRI, Alexa, amazon, apple, assistant, google, Humor, tech friday, techfriday, virtual
RichC | January 24, 2019
Today would have been my dad‘s 90th birthday. Here is something he would have enjoyed… With it being so cold this week, it was a good time to be working in the basement workshop in the evenings. Besides working on getting my Hitachi Miter Saw fitted to my workbench and dust collection for a new bookshelves […]
Category: Advice, Personal, Photos, Productivity, Tools, Woodworking |
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Tags: bandsaw, battery, home depot, ikea, led, light, lithium, murphys law, ridgid, shopsmith, tools, work light, workshop
RichC | January 18, 2019
The recent price increases rumbling through the economy are starting to be felt in the products we all use and have learned to appreciate. One of the services I’ll likely eliminate before the monthly price increase is the streaming service Netflix. We did this once before, but with all the new added content and lack […]
Category: Business, Computer, Entertainment, Marketing, Memories, Movies, Personal, Productivity, Software, Technology |
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Tags: adobe, budget, computers, email, expenses, magazines, mailbox, microsoft, netflix, overhead, reading, Software, subscriptions, tech friday, techfriday, ups
RichC | January 11, 2019
The Amazon Echo in Kitchen/Great Room and the new Echo Dot 3rd Gen in my workshop Not a day goes by without Amazon’s Echo devices doing something for us in our home … and it is only a matter of time before “she” (Alexa) will be assisting me in the car too. It is almost […]
Category: Health, Innovation, Personal, Productivity, Software, Technology |
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Tags: aftershokz, Alexa, assistant, device, drew, echo, hearing, iphone, katelyn, lifechanger, tech friday, techfriday, virtual
RichC | January 5, 2019
This “finding the sweet spot” post was started as I was closing my books on 2018 and winding down the year. The New Year’s Day mark was still a couple days away and while contemplating what 2019 would surprise me with, I wrote down a few goals (and resolution ideas). A few of the thoughts […]
Category: Faith, History, Misc, Personal, Productivity, Tidbits |
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Tags: contemplation, contentment, etymology, freedom, goals, happiness, liberty, nirvana, resolution, sweet spot, thoughts
RichC | December 28, 2018
Those of us who manage our own computers likely do our share of “desktop” cleaning and are regularly warned by our anti-virus software that we need to do more than prevent viruses and hackers from accessing our computers. The current “free” anti-virus companies all push to sell their paid software … and regularly highlight registry […]
Category: Advice, Computer, Productivity, Software, Technology |
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Tags: anti-virus, avast, ccleaner, cleaning malware, Computer, defender, microsoft, protection, registry, scanning, tech friday, techfriday, windows10
RichC | December 23, 2018
After my recent issues with my overheating iMac, I’ve become a lot more fastidious about what software I keep running and tax the quad core 3.4 GHz i7 chip. Frankly I still don’t think the relatively light computing demands asked of this aging Mac are all that much, but Apple has sardined in a lot […]
Category: Advice, Apple, Computer, Productivity, Software, Technology |
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Tags: app, apple, cpu, java, mojave, overheating, parallels, recommended, Software, time machine, timemachineeditor
RichC | November 27, 2018
This may be the end for Freedompop, the low cost wireless "backup" hotspot service I’ve been using for years — at least it probably is for me (started with the Photon back in 2010). For the most part their hotspot service has been a decent value for me while traveling and giving me LTE connectivity […]
Category: Advice, Cellphone, Computer, Productivity, Tablet, Technology |
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Tags: administrative, Computer, customer service, fees, freedompop, hotspot, mifi, rollover, sprint, virgin mobile
RichC | November 18, 2018
I had the best of intentions when heading down to the workshop in order to work on another small project for Annalyn, but once again I wandered off course — such is my nature. This time my productivity was halted by seeing the replaced "drawer box" from our kitchen update in 2017 under my workshop […]
Category: Misc, Personal, Photos, Productivity, Woodworking |
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Tags: annalyn, desk, distracted, distraction, dovetails, drawer, kitchen, Productivity, sidetracked, woodworking, workbench, workshop
RichC | November 17, 2018
Last week while clearing off our bookshelves I came across a ticket to The Music Man from 18 years ago when my nephew Ben played the lead in his high school musical. It occurred to me that his birthday was this month and that I should post it to his Facebook page while sending him […]
Category: Energy, Hobby, Productivity, Science, Tidbits, Video |
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Tags: ben skinner, distracted, distraction, efficiency, engine, heat, model, mp4, musical, sidetracked, stirling, ticket, video
RichC | November 16, 2018
The Brydge keyboard attached to my aging iPad Air2, which I love, has been slowly causing me a few irritation when it come to getting a connection while charging. The tightly sealed aluminum clad keyboard was much better than my original Kensington (left) and tested Zagg (right), both which were great. Still the Brydge is […]
Category: Apple, Productivity, Tablet, Technology |
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Tags: apple, brydge, connector, ipad, kensington, keyboard, plug, problem, repair, tech friday, techfriday, usb, zagg
RichC | October 14, 2018
Eleven years ago I replaced my noisy 1980’s 2-cycle John Deere brand "heavy" string trimmer with a much quieter 4-cycle Troy Bilt trimmer (Pony TB465SS). Both were, and are, used heavily as I’ve always had acres of yard to tend. At first glance it was obvious that the John Deere "back in the day" was […]
Category: Environment, Misc, Photos, Productivity, Shopping, Tools |
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Tags: grass, john deere, pony, string, tools, trimmer, troy-bilt, yard
RichC | July 6, 2018
It is never fun playing plan games with wireless carriers, especially if you have been 100% satisfied with everything "as is." After switching to VirginMobileUSA last year due to a SUPER promotion, I could not be happier with Virgin’s special price and service … but all good things seem to come to an end. This […]
Category: Advice, Cellphone, Productivity, Tablet, Technology |
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Tags: aaa, carrier, Cellphone, data, hotspot, plans, smartphone, sprint, tech friday, techfriday, ting, virgin mobile, wireless
RichC | May 25, 2018
Noticed a blog post from 12 years ago discussing “portable” computing and how things have changed. In 2006 the average laptop weighed about 7 pounds with batteries, compared to 20 years prior where my Compaq was 28 pounds … and required 110VAC power. LINK to post Now an iPhone or iPad can run circles around […]
Category: Archive, Blogs, Cellphone, Computer, History, Innovation, Memories, Productivity, Tablet, Technology |
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Tags: compaq, Computer, flashback, palm, portable, tech friday, techfriday, treo
RichC | April 26, 2018
Routine: Alarm at 5:50AM, brew coffee, fix oatmeal, shower then shave (probably backwards), watch/listen to news and business information by tuning into Morning with Maria on FoxBusiness (Gen Jack Keane‘s reflection on iPhone in photo left earlier this week). I’m probably not the only one who is more comfortable having a morning routine than winging […]
Category: Human Interest, Misc, News, Personal, Productivity |
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Tags: comfort, fox business, life, mornings, routine
RichC | April 5, 2018
From the inside I have watched the disruption in healthcare for decades now. Early on it was Brenda and our somewhat laughable attempt in thinking we could start an independent mail order pharmacy, this was in the early 1990s. We looked at leasing property and duplicating existing “store” pharmacy components of a drugstore and at […]
Category: Business, Health, Memories, Productivity, TBT, Technology |
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Tags: $CVS, aetna, brenda, dotcom, hospitals, humana, insurance, promedica, randy oostra, revco, soma, TBT, walmart
RichC | March 14, 2018
After switching from TWC/Spectrum one year ago, Cincinnati Bell’s Fioptics (Fiber) delivered television video and Internet to our house as been excellent. Their Internet speed continues to rise (currently checking with DSLReports/speedtest). Last year I was happy to have my speed increase to 100Mbps down when switching to CincinnatiBell, but then after losing promotional perks […]
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Tags: cable, cincinnatibell, fiber, fioptics, internet, spectrum, speedtest, television, twc
RichC | March 2, 2018
Our daughter and son-in-law gave us an Amazon Echo Dot for Christmas this past year. I have thoroughly enjoyed playing with it and have connected it to enough lights, plugs, thermostats and kitchen television to make me want to add the full sized Echo. I’m not sure Brenda has even noticed that it grew? The […]
Category: Alexa, Audio, Cloud, Productivity, Technology |
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Tags: Alexa, amazon, annalyn, automation, echo, gadget, gadgets, gif, home, mp3, tech friday, techfriday, voice
RichC | February 28, 2018
What a pain. I had a major crash on my iMac and wiped out my Parallels install (corrupted the virtual hard drive). One would think this would be an easy fix, but it wasn’t. I spent about 6 hours attempting fix after fix to restore a back up version of the virtual disk (Apple’s Time […]
Category: Apple, Computer, Personal, Productivity, Technology |
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Tags: apple, back up, Computer, crash, imac, mac, parallels, virtual
RichC | October 17, 2017
My mobile life is FINALLY working the way it should, just as my road life is slowing down. I’ve been monkeying around with the "mobile office" for A LOT of years starting with a 1999 AWD Chrysler Town & Country back in the late 1990s before mounting my Palm Treo in my great little Volkswagen […]
Category: Automotive, BMW, Cellphone, Diesel, Productivity, Tablet, Technology, Travel, Volkswagen |
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Tags: 35d, avin, bmw X5, brydge, ipad air, iphone7plus, siriusxm, virgin mobile
RichC | April 7, 2017
At one time or the other, we have all started to pull our hair out while on the computer and said, “this is ridiculous, why doesn’t someone fix this!” Well after literally years of waiting for Google to do something about the “sensitive scroll feature” (or curse) when moving through the months in Google Calendar, […]
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Tags: browser, calendar, chrome, disabler, extension, google, plugin, scroll, tech friday, techfriday
RichC | February 28, 2017
Television habits, elimination of a landlines and much faster Internet speeds have changed the way most of us use and think about connectivity nowadays … and I’m not the first to once again contemplate "cutting the cable cord." The first step is likely knowing what is available over the air and IF an affordable high […]
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Tags: cable, cutting, fiber, internet, ota, playstation vue, speedtest, television
RichC | October 16, 2016
I love simplicity … so when tossing around political footballs, I generally join the team that at least "attempts" to simplify government and taxes. I’m not naïve enough to believe it will ever happen or even work well, but after filing personal (for friends and family), organizations and business taxes for years, it would sure […]
Category: Advice, Financial, Politics, Productivity |
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Tags: cain, corporations, economy, forbes, government, income, Politics, simplify, taxes
RichC | March 30, 2016
Amazon has released a step-by-step guide on how to turn the $35 Raspberry Pi into a voice-controlled assistant. The instructions demonstrate how to set up the single board computer to use Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service to create a low-cost alternative to the Echo, Amazon’s $180 smart speaker. Like other online assistants, Amazon’s Alexa responds to […]
Category: Computer, Productivity, Raspberry Pi |
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Tags: Alexa, amazon, assistant, raspberry pi, voice, zdnet
RichC | February 8, 2016
It is well past time that we elect representatives with a little more commonsense than the ones who churned out “feel good” public assistance help from Washington DC and many state houses. They love handing out “other people’s money.” Perhaps they think of themselves as do-gooders and either, don’t see or don’t care, that the […]
Category: Financial, Misc, Productivity, Quotes |
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Tags: america, entitlements, government, obamaconomy, op-ed, socialism, way of life
RichC | December 30, 2015
Digital Ocean’s cloud based servers have me debating which is best for the MyDesultoryBlog.com in a worse case scenario? Do I continue with the $1/mo automated backups 4 times per month or go with the no-charge manual “Snapshops?” The $12/yr charge in the short term is probably reasonable but would have preferred a daily image […]
Category: Blogs, Productivity, Technology |
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Tags: backup, blog, cloud, digital ocean, server, snapshot
RichC | September 25, 2015
Those who are social networking gurus know that each network establishes limits to reduce abuse and spam. It is also a way to manage an excessive number of unbalanced following. New users may not realize the limits until they bump up against them. A common limit on Twitter is the number of people being followed […]
Category: Productivity, Social Networking, Technology |
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Tags: followers, limit, network, social, twitter
RichC | July 10, 2015
For the past few weeks I’ve been enjoying a quick read each morning summarizing the previous day’s news from theSkimm.com. Currently it is a free subscription and is delivered to your email box and worded in a light and easy to comprehend way. For those interested in more of a business news update, check out […]
Category: Business, News, Productivity, Tidbits |
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Tags: email, freedompop, gerald baker, newsletter, tech friday, techfriday, theskimm, wsj
RichC | May 3, 2015
Brenda and I knew the good news when we were on vacation last week that Taylor received an offer from Clermont County, Ohio … although Taylor didn’t yet returned to Williston North Dakota to submit his resignation properly (therefore no public blog post). On Friday, Taylor submitted his letter and verbal resignation to his superiors […]
Category: Business, Education, Personal, Productivity, Social Networking |
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Tags: clermont, county, facebook, family, planning, taylor, williams, williston
RichC | March 6, 2015
One of the reasons for adding the @Blogsyapp to my iPad is so I have an easy way to write and include the media items that I often post. So far, it is almost as easy as using my notebook computer and the “no longer supported” Microsoft Livewriter software. I say “almost as easy” since […]
Category: Blogs, Productivity, Tablet |
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Tags: app, blogging, blogsy, ipad, livewriter, microsoft, techfriday
RichC | January 23, 2015
If you are an Apple Macintosh user and have been living with a cluttered desktop, give the free program Hocus Focus a try … if you like it, make a donation. The purpose of the small program is to automatically hide unused but opened applications and windows so it is easier to focus on the […]
Category: Apple, Productivity, Software |
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Tags: apple, focus, freeware, hocus, macintosh, Software, techfriday
RichC | December 19, 2014
Most media saturated consumers are frustrated using the various apps from big-name news sources for scanning, skimming and reading 100s of news articles each day. Some individual apps are pretty good, others are a real pain … particularly the newer “in your face – ad heavy” versions. The gripes are that each app is different […]
Category: News, Productivity, Social Networking, Software, Tablet, Technology |
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Tags: ios, ipad, News, reader, RSS, savysoda, techfriday
RichC | November 1, 2014
Slowly but sure I’m corralling my carry and travel computing gadgets and getting a handle on wasteful monthly expenses associated with keeping them connected. Those who have followed my blog from a technology perspective have probably detected my economizing while still “trying” to remain in current century computing. This year our grown children are on […]
Category: Advice, Cellphone, Computer, Productivity, Tablet, Technology |
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Tags: freedompop, ipad, iphone, speedtest, sprint, t-mobile, ting, wifi, wireless
RichC | October 4, 2014
The year 2014 is turning up to be the year of the data-breach. It seems every month another high profile company reports that their clients and customer data has been compromised. JP Morgan Chase is the most recent and perhaps the largest loss of data – a information from a “mere” 76 million households and […]
Category: Cloud, Computer, Financial, Productivity, Software |
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Tags: bank, breach, chase, data, hacker, ID Theft, savvy, spreadsheet
RichC | September 30, 2014
Residents and businesses in Ohio “choose” which companies provide the energy used by their utility company, which can in most cases reduce their bills. This competition should be a good thing, one would think, but each year consumers go through a multi-step process to confirm our energy provider choice … and each year it is […]
Category: Business, Energy, Financial, Productivity |
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Tags: apples to apples, electric, energy, natural gas, ohio, supplier, utilities
RichC | April 29, 2014
Rarely do we talk about near monopolies, government agencies or utility companies in a positive way when it comes to servicing their captive market or hostage customer … where else can we go? We shouldn’t be surprised since where there is little competition, there isn’t the same motivation to excel with customer service as when […]
Category: Cellphone, Computer, Energy, Local, Productivity |
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Tags: duke-energy, electric, natural gas, online, utility
RichC | January 23, 2014
Would you like to have an “aha moment” in understanding why and how we attempt to manage our economy? Then watch this 30 minute YouTube video by Ray Dalio, founder of the largest hedge fund in the world, Bridgewater Associates. If you prefer reading, visit economicprinciples.org and download the research paper … the light bulb […]
Category: Business, Financial, Productivity, Video |
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Tags: economics, economy, ray dalio
RichC | January 2, 2014
What better way to start keeping my resolutions for the New Year than to start with a post about teamwork and conflict (self and tolerance). Liane Davey in the Harvard Business Review shared five tips over the holidays in here article called Conflict Strategies for Nice People. She states that although it can be uncomfortable […]
Category: Advice, Business, Productivity |
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Tags: Business, hbr, meetings, personality, teamwork, tips