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Ghost Hunting and Sight Seeing in Oregon - Part 2

Second article in a series.  Click [here] to read part one.        So these are the beautiful Oregon Dunes!  Not.  If you click on the pictures, you can see them up close

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Ghost Hunting and Sight Seeing in Oregon - Part 1

This is part 1 of an article series. Despite a really bad experience in Oregon several years ago that resulted in a solid year of fighting in court, I decided it was time to leave the past in the past and take the plunge by heading back up the coast into Oregon. Of […]

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

A Whole Lot Of Sleep Loss

Tired lioness by Tambako the Jaguar, on Flickr The Pie Dudes and I just returned from a week long trip.  I think I might have finally caught up on my sleep, but I’m pretty sure I was looking like the lioness above as the beds felt about as comfortable as that log looks.  Our […]

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Disney World

A continuation of the thoughts posed [here]. Between the ages of 6 mos. and 10 years, our family packed up the station wagon and headed to Silver Lake State Park in Michigan.  But then in my eleventh year of life, our summer vacation plans took an abrupt turn - south.  We packed up our […]

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Crossing The Line

  My second favorite redhead, Catherine, blogged about this and immediately tears were streaming down my face.  I only watched this one video, it’s part 2 of a series, but for anyone who has kids (present, past, future) or you are a kid, this is a must see.  Be part of the change! […]

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Hard Drive Insurance: Part 5 of 5

The conclusion of a five-part series of articles on Hard Drive Insurance. In this article, we discuss the best device to use to perform data back-up and leave you with some reminders on how to ensure you get the best “bang” for your buck and time.

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Hard Drive Insurance: Part 4 of 5

The fourth article in a series on hard drive failure, data backup and useful technophobe advice.

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Hard Drive Insurance: Part 3 of 5

Part 1 / Part 2

Why Hard Drives Fail

This is part of a series. To read the first part, click on the links above.

Hard drives fail for a number of reasons. Outsourcing is partly to blame as substandard materials and labor affect the hardiness of your drive. Other factors include how long […]

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Hard Drive Insurance: Part 2 of 5

To read the first article in this series, click here.

In techno-years, the life expectancy of a hard drive is 63 for laptops and between 80 and 100 for hard drives. In human years, that’s equivalent to 3 years for laptops and 5 for desktops or any hard drive that remains stationary. And yes, […]

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Introducing “Screen It”

Rated 5 out of 5 stars, this website is a “must have” tool in every parent’s arsenal. Thorough, non-biased movie reviews that leave no question as to what your kid will be watching. The first article in a 2-part series.

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007