This is the time of year that we reflect upon changes we would like to make in our lives. These changes can be ridding ourselves of bad habits, making different lifestyle choices, setting new goals, or a hundred other things that denote a fresh start or new outlook for a new year. I love the [...]
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A former dinosaur…
Today I took the plunge that I have long been avoiding - I switched from my regular old run-of-the-mill cellphone to a smartphone. I avoided this transition because I was not sure if I possessed the brain power, time, and energy to pull it off gracefully. Alas, I began to notice that everyone else and [...]
Privacy – a fallacy rooted in outdated realities.
Hello folks...have you met the USA PATRIOT Act? You may recall it as the sweeping piece of legislation passed about a month after the attacks on 9/11. The Act is so voluminous that it is said no legislator read it in its entirety before it was passed with virtually no discussion or debate. It all [...]
Oh yes, they heard you now.
The buck stops here - actually, the two bucks. I was incensed when I first read that Verizon Wireless was going to charge a $2.00 fee for one-time credit and debit payments. Verizon decided upon the added charge as the fees the credit card companies charge them to process these type of payments have been cutting into their bottom line - and they [...]
Can you hear me now?
I am miffed at Verizon today. Miffed because after years of being a loyal customer and payments over my time with them that I estimate have now eclipsed $30,000 (I have been with them for quite awhile) - they refuse to waive a contract termination fee. It seems when you have a family plan and [...]
Who needs a smart phone when you have a psychic one?
I am struggling with a transition. For a couple of years now I have had a flip phone with a touch screen that is in a word - cute. Well, perhaps I should say aesthetically pleasing as "cute" should perhaps be reserved as a descriptor for chubby-cheeked babies and puppies. My aesthetically pleasing phone, even with [...]
Air has no prejudice.
I rarely watch commercials. I consider the ability to skip over commercials one of the primary perks of having a DVR. I have become so accustomed to watching things that I have recorded on my DVR (which allows you to stop, fast forward or rewind with ease at your whim) that I struggle when I [...]
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