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Here are some Network Cabling Images‪ (cat5 networking cable, data center, cable management porn). Read more »

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Comments Off on The Benefits of Moving: What I’m Learning

I’m learning a lot from my current move, including some lessons I didn’t learn from earlier moves. The difference: I moved everthing into a storage unit, before moving into my new home.

When I’ve moved in the past, I’ve had the luxury of time, which I’m now learning is also a curse.

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Once again, my maze of cables has reached “critical mass,” increasing my daily stress.  I recently bought several new devices, including an Android tablet, a Bluetooth headset, and a new cell phone. Each has its own charging cable, and all the new cables and most of the old ones are black.  And three of the devices use the same tiny USB connector, but I’m not 100% certain that it’s OK to use them interchangably.

So I just spent 20 minutes printing out and affixing 16 tiny labels to 8 cables (one on each end of each cable) to identify which cables go with which devices. (The picture at right is not mine; it’s just an example.)

Comments Off on Reset! (Shaking the Etch-a-Sketch)

What does it mean, to want to “reset,” to “restart” some part of our lives?  This week’s news headlines, about the “Etch-a-Sketch” comment made by a Mitt Romney campaign advisor, echo a personal dilemma for me.

I’m at a crossroads in my career, trying to choose a direction for my next few years, but I feel weighed down by many of the professional decisions I’ve made over the past 15 years Read more »

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On February 15, 2012, my mom’s house at 705 Burrell St. in Carmi, Illinois was auctioned. It’s a two-bedroom home with a large enclosed front porch and a large utility room in the back, plus a large garage, on two lots.

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Comments Off on I Got Bit by a Y2K Bug (Quicken) (1999)

December 31, 1999 — It wasn’t a nuclear meltdown, but it was quite a shock. Read more »

Comments Off on Wallace v. Welch: Spammer’s Frivolous Lawsuit Dismissed

On July 7, Sanford Wallace filed a frivolous, malicious lawsuit against Mark Welch in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Wallace notified the news media within minutes after filing the lawsuit. Read more »