Category: Technology

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My Brother’s Latest Technologies

I had a problem with my home computer this morning. Well, actually it was the printer. It stopped working. So I called my brother in a panic and he couldn’t do much over the phone so on his lunch break he came over to take a look. Of course, he had it fixed in no time – he’s so good with all this computer stuff.He had a minute to show off his latest gadget – a new iPhone. I haven’t seen one yet and I’m not surprised my brother got one – he always wants the latest and greatest gadgets.

The iPhone is really cool and he showed me a special clear case called Invisibleshield that he bought and put over the iPhone. You can’t even tell that it has a case on – it is really invisible unless the light catches it just so. The clear case protects the iPhone from any dirt and dust in the air. Since my brother wears his on his belt and rides a motorcycle, I guess the clear case is a very good idea.

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Good Old VHS

After rummaging around in the basement for a good while this afternoon I finally found the tv rack that I promised Macina that she could use to put her two year old’s tv on in her new bed room. It is a small tv combo VCR that they can play all of the old children’s movies that we had on VHS. It works fairly well, but it sure makes a lot of noise when it stops and rewinds itself and I can’t find the remote.

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A Whole New World

Due to so many people urging me to, I have gone ahead and started an account on Facebook. It is a whole new world to me and it will take me a bit to get it all figured out but so far so good. It’s only been a few weeks and all ready I have a ton of “friends” and several people that I’ve known from years ago have contacted me through it’s search features, you gotta love it.

Just last night I found that a friend from elementary school had found her way to my account. She provided me with her phone number and we talked for over an hour on the phone last night. Thank goodness for my unlimited long distance that I currently have on my land line. She is living in Denver Colorado, married with children and living the life, which is so good to hear. Both she and her husband are secure in their jobs, are in good health and live in a nice house in a nice neighborhood.

Her biggest news was that she and her husband were both experiencing weight issues so they decided to go over to the U.K. where she received the  tummy tuck surgery  that has become so popular these days and her husband had liposuction done on him. They incorporated a vacation away from the kids and had the surgery done at the same time. She sent me the before and after pictures of them and I have to say that I’m impressed. It’s good to know that the economy hasn’t played havoc on everyone that I know.

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Email Marketing Options

Was reading an interesting blog post about email marketing that my sister sent to me in a link on Facebook. As I have mentioned we are in the process of starting our own small family run and owned business and we are looking at various marketing options. The Yellow Pages are out of the question, it’s all about the Internet these days and those advertising options are a whole new ballpark for us. We have a lot to figure out, but we have plenty of time and aren’t going to rush into anything, baby steps, we want to do this thing right the first time.

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Restaurant Equipment

When I was much younger I entertained the though of becoming a professional cook, owning and running my own small and quaint restaurant or maybe a bed and breakfast even. I still love to cook but have come to realize that a love to cook isn’t the only thing you need to be able to run a successful restaurant these days. But I do find myself at times looking at restaurants with a different eye then the normal customer, and I really love looking at various and interesting restaurant equipment at RapidsWholesale.com, a girl can still dream can’t she?

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The Right Tool for The Job

All website owners need an extra informational resource, you know something to help us with optimizing search engines, Online Marketing and web resources. I have found that websiteoffice.com offers me a lot of helpful stuff and even explains to me how to use it all, not the ordinary “we’ll let you download it but you figure it out so deal” This tool has made a lot of my web hosting a lot easier to bear and really less time consuming than going to multiple websites for all the same tools that I’m finding here folks

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The Power of Search Engines

You just gotta love how you can go to a search engine, take Google for example, and type in just a few smart keywords such as “commercial litigation lawyers raleigh nc” and come up with some wonderful sites that fit the bill to a tee. I’m not sure if everybody really understands the power of search engines these days on the Internet, but I do know that more and more people are refusing to use the old fashioned paper version of their local residential and commercial phone books such as The Yellow Pages. I know mine go straight into the cardboard recycling bin as soon as I find them on the front porch or in the driveway. Who needs those when you have the power of the Word Wide Web at your finger tips.

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Finally Some Hope

Ever since I can remember my uncle has been sickly. It seems that shortly after leaving the Navy, back in the Vietnam era, he has suffered in many ways. He is such a great guy and is married to a wonderful woman, they have no kids but quickly became involved with their nieces and nephews lives and have brought a lot of goodness and kindness to us all throughout the years.  We just love them both to pieces and we just hate to see him suffer so much.

I’m glad to hear that he has finally taken the steps to find a good Mesothelioma Lawyer. My aunt went online and Googled “Mesothelioma Attorney” and she quickly found one in their area and they have an appointment next week to meet with this guy. His specialty is in this Mesothelioma Disease that we are hearing so much about on the television these days. I believe that it takes someone who does specialize in certain areas and knows as much as possible about the subject of his specialty. This is true not only in doctors, but attorneys as well and I’m so glad that my uncle now has someone who will possibly help him in his struggle with this whole mess.

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Working Retail

Today was a great day since we finally have had the best barcode scanner installed and it works fantastically, I’m so please to say. Any body who has worked with an old faulty barcode scanner can totally relate to how awful it can make your work day and we have been dealing with this issue for over a month now, so it is long over due. So with our new and improved barcode scanner and the temperature finally getting back to a decent number, this should be a great week!

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July 4th, Independence Day!

My daughter just called to tell me all about her exciting night watching the fireworks with her Dad and all of his family at their local park. They were afraid that they were going to be rained out so she was getting a bit anxious about it all, but the rain apparently held out long enough to provide an “awesome firework show” for them after all.

I myself just stayed home and watched all of the firework displays that were being aired on the television set, I really love the one that they do in Washington, D.C. One day I would like to be able to witness that celebration during a visit to our Nation’s Capital, that would be something to experience!