Wisdom for Dummies
Tag: computer
Booting Up the Carpocalypse
Remember when cars didn’t have starters, and you used to have to crank them to start? Okay, neither do I. But I’ll bet a lot of you remember a time before cars were mostly computers. […]
Cool Mocha and the Earthquakes in My House
American Appetizer COOL MOCHA COFFEE INGREDIENTS 3 cups hot, brewed coffee ⅔ cup sugar ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate if you prefer it sweeter 3½ cups milk SPECIAL UTENSILS glass jars with lids […]
No Apple, I Don’t Have One Unread Email
I have an iPhone because I’m fancy, and because my work pays for my phone and that’s what they gave me. With that phone comes a large amount of frustration and problems, mostly because I’m […]
What emails and my waistline have in common
Getting my emails to a manageable number is much like getting my weight to a manageable number. Both are great in theory, and neither are made better with a one-pound bag of Skittles. […]
Password Pains
(Hey look! I can write “flash fiction!”) Checking her emails wasn’t usually a cause of agony for Polly Pastoretti, but tonight was different. “Damn it!” She shook her head, let it fall on her chest […]
Miss Computer Manners Speaks Up
1. Listen to your computer-loving, techie-type friends when they give you advice about things you should do with your computer. If you ignore them, and you get into problems, this is the person you should […]