Monthly Archives: December 2011

Apple iCloud: Manage App Data Backup and Storage

  Apple iCloud: Manage App Data Backup and Storage. This is a helpful way to manage the data and storage you are using on Apple iCloud. I haven’t used iCloud much since MobileMe was such a disaster. I turned it … Continue reading

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Lost and found, iPod shuffle reunited with owner – The Washington Post

  Lost and found, iPod shuffle reunited with owner – The Washington Post. Turns out that you can find an owner by their playlist. I wonder if detectives will be using iTunes information to track people down now?

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When you save, Word for Mac crashes or quits

  When you save, Word for Mac crashes or quits. I had a friend have this problem today. This is a nice list of how to fix it. I like how Microsoft is doing a better job at documenting its … Continue reading

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Stories from my past: Giving at christmas

When I was a kid I lived in a rural area. It was mostly blue-color families, very few well-off people. So naturally in that environment there are always “invisible poor” people. We lived close to some of those invisible people. They lived … Continue reading

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Quick thought: why are we more comfortable with our own kind?

In Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the characters often say that they feel most comfortable with their own kind. Shapeshifters with shapeshifters, Cardassians with Cardassians, Klingons with Klingons. Apparently the future means that people identify more with their race, not … Continue reading

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Staying warm two hours at a time

I have a friend who lives in a building that has a heating system that only works for two hours at a time. That is, he can set his temp up to 72 degrees but it will only work for … Continue reading

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Error message 503 Service Unavailable when stumbling by topic

  Error message 503 Service Unavailable when stumbling by topic. I ran into this error since the new update to SU. So is anyone else receiving this? Apparently this has been an issue for the past few years. No clear … Continue reading

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