I’m not a fan of radio whether it be commercial radio on its endless loop of commercial and same 20 songs, or satellite radio that harasses owners of new cars to subscribe. In the car, I prefer to listen to my own music, podcasts or audio books.…
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It occurred to me that I have a lot of old t-shirts. Most are not fit to wear anymore. I thought I would create a photographic archive of these old t-shirts. This will be a long project. I plan to just add the pictures to this posting and display them in random order.…
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I have a white iPad 2 (2nd generation) for sale for $125. It has 32GB of storage, original box, and power cord. This is the 3G version that will work with Verizon but you do not have to activate the cellular plan.…
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I have an original iPad 1st Generation for sale. It has 32GB of storage, original box and power cord. Contact me if you are interested in buying it.
iPad Specs:
Introduced January 2010
Discontinued March 2011
Model Identifier iPad1,1
Model Number A1219
EMC 2311
Order Number MB293LL/A (32 GB)
Initial Price $599 (32 GB)
Current Price $25
Support Status Vintage
Colors Black
Weight and Dimensions 1.5 lbs.,…
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I rented a car this week and got a new Chevy Malibu with Apple CarPlay support. I always travel with a kit of connectors and charges so that I can plug into most rental cars unless they have a stupid proprietary connector (Nissan, Kia).…
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I recently worked to attempt to separate my AT&T accounts so that I could clearly see what I am spending for Internet access. Its harder than it should be. I still have not been successful but at least it is not as hard as unentangling from my Yahoo!…
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Late last night I received a flurry of email messages from Google welcoming me and asking me to verify my email address. The problem was that I did not create this Google account using my email address and the messages were in Portuguese.…
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This laptop has 8GB of RAM, 256 GB SSD storage, carry case, external SuperDrive, Intel HD Graphics 4000 video card, and MacSafe2 85w power adaptor. Currently has Mac OS X 10.10.2 installed. I’m looking for $1500 for it. Local DFW delivery available.
One of my favorite photo-walks was in May, 2011 to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array near Socorro, New Mexico. I was working in Albuquerque and decided to head out there before the visitor center closed so I could get pictures at sunset.…
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Within a few minutes I received three messages of attempts to access my Apple ID and Facebook accounts.
[box type=”shadow”] The first notification was from Apple. Someone had tried to log into my Apple ID enough times that the account had been locked out.…
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Stop trying to remembers your passwords. Just get Lastpass. Install it on your phone and computer. Pay the annual fee ($12). Done. Let Lastpass generate and remember crazy safe passwords for you. Have a unique safe password for every site. Store secure notes as well.…
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The new movie
Interstellar starring Matthew McConaughey and directed by Christopher Nolan is destined to become a science fiction classic like 2001 but I don’t think it will be appreciated in our time. At three hours long I think some audiences will have a hard time staying engaged.…
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I’ve been using my iPhone 6 Plus for a month now. I thought it was time to gather my thoughts about my experience with the new, larger phone. Prior to getting the new phone I was carrying an iPhone 5s and an iPad Mini (2nd Generation with Wifi).…
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