I’m writing this as a reminder to myself and others about what we as a people, as humanity, know, and what we should act upon. This post started out as a rant, but the rant will be in Part 2 as tomorrow’s post, and the action item is today’s post. The outbreak of measles in […]
Lemonade, Schmemonade: a Sucky Couple of Weeks
First, allow me to say that things could be much, much worse. Even with the minor, rather sucky, annoyances I will whine about, life is good. Theft Actually, I had a minor foreshadowing of the suckiness-to-come the day I arrived in Chicago for BlogHer in late June. That was the day I had my iPad […]
Where Do You Get Your News When You Travel?
I was quite shocked when I checked in to the Sheraton Towers Chicago, the conference hotel for #BlogHer13, and was limited to Fox and CNN products for news coverage while there.
Security Alert for WordPress Users
There has been a massive attack on WordPress sites in the last few weeks, and it continues at this very moment; it continues into May although chatter about it seemed to peak around mid-April. Insecure passwords, out-of-date software, and server vulnerabilities all contribute to the access points which these brute force attacks exploit. Brute-Force Attacks […]
H is for "HELP, Windows 8 Ate My Apps!"
Wiindows 8 ate my Microsoft Office Apps! I have had a PC for approximately two days and Windows already ate my apps. How on earth did PC users survive all these years? I only have owned a PC for hours and have already been very, very glad I bought a service agreement with the PC. […]
Sunday is a Day Off or a Day for Free Writing
Since I am writing, it definitely is not a day off, so this must be free writing. The A to Z Blogging Challenge that is taking place this month gives participants a day off each week. I really, really like this whole thing of having a day off each week; it is civilized. But this […]