Archives for: October 2008

C is for Clean

by patndoris on Oct.30, 2008, under Computers

I've been wondering when it would happen, and wondering what was amassing n the meantime. I've had it for ages now - and who was cleaning up after it? Wondering what it is yet? No, no - it's not a new pet my almost fourteen year old male offspring has f… more »
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Little Ditties from Long Ago

by patndoris on Oct.27, 2008, under Musings

For some reason, I was thinking of some of the little ditties my father used to say when I was just a wee little bairn. I find it amusing the things people remember from childhood. Sometimes it's the littlest of things that pops into your head at the odd… more »
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What's In/On Your Machine? Belarc Advisor Will Tell You!

by patndoris on Oct.21, 2008, under Computers

Ever wonder what you'd do if you had to reinstall your OS (Operating System)? How in the world would you get all those programs you've installed back on? How would you even remember what they were? Ever been asked about some hardware component you have o… more »
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No Cable…No Internet…What’s a person to do?

by patndoris on Oct.07, 2008, under Musings

I woke this morning to the not entirely unfamiliar sound of a far off thump in the distance. It almost sounds like the sound when one of the big garbage trucks empties a small dumpster then deposits the vessel back on the concrete with a dull metallic ba… more »
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OED & OCD

by patndoris on Oct.01, 2008, under Musings, Science?

I've realized in addition to being OCD, I also suffer from OED (Over-Extended Disorder). It's not like I don't have enough to do. Though I readily admit I do put off some of the household "to do's" in favor of the computer ones. My "to do" list is never-… more »
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