5 Cell Phone Accessories No One Should Ever Buy

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As you shop for cell phone accessories, stop and think about your purchase before you make it. Really, think about it. If you buy it, will you still want it in a week or so? In an aim to capture as much cash from the industry as possible, all sorts of manufacturers are trying to tap into the cell phone accessory market. Are you the victim of buying some of these worthless accessories? You don't have to admit it out loud! All of us have been victims of wrong choices, but I am … [Read more...]

Pinterest Website Tips For Guys And Newbies

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I've been sharing things on Pinterest for awhile now. If you're never heard of Pinterest, you're a big dork. -- Marshall Kirkpatrick It wasn't until recently that I decided to search the social networks (Facebook, Google Plus, and Twitter) to see what people were saying about it. I find it interesting that some guys have stated they don't feel comfortable using Pinterest. I never thought of it as a female-dominated site, but I guess it really is. It doesn't have to be … [Read more...]

Try An Online Typing Test To Test Your Typing Speed

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According to a couple of online typing tests I tried, I type in the 100 words per minute range. (That's with no errors.) When I used to work in administrative jobs, my typing speed was "really good" (according to my employers). I went from 60 wpm to 80 wpm in no time from all the time spent at the computer. Now, after all these years of being self-employed as a full-time writer and editor, I'm at 100 wpm. That's pretty good, but still not great. If you try out your own typing speed at the … [Read more...]

How To Turn A Lego Block Into A USB Flash Drive

I've written about fun & creative USB drives before. Here are 2 of them: Humping Dog USB Thumb Drive (...Jim bought 3 of these!) Keychain Memory Card Reader & USB Flash Drive (...I still want one of these)   I recently found another one. It's the USB drive made from a Lego block!   Check it out... … [Read more...]

Phone Calls To Tech Support

Check out the following real-life quotes from actual calls to the sales department of a major computer company. Hello... Is anybody there? … [Read more...]

Creative Uses For Old Computers: Here’s What You Can Do With Your Used Computer

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Have you recently upgraded to a newer model computer? Wondering what to do with your "old" computer? When we bought a super-powered new Dell computer, the question was what to do with our old HP Pavilion... It still worked fine, and still had quite a bit of space to store programs and run basic tasks, it was just too slow and bogged down for his day-to-day work. Extensive research revealed the following great ideas for anyone who's wondering what to do with an "older" computer. After … [Read more...]