Random thoughts and observations
I wrote earlier that I wanted to cancel my Bigpond dial-up account. The Bigpond web site enables you to open accounts and switch between plans, but won’t let you close one. So I sent them an e-mail on April 19, giving my user name and password, and asking that the account be closed. I received [...]
I tinkered away on the computer until late last night installing a specialised script on my web site for recording family history information. The script cost US$25 and came from TNG. I was able to import all my records, for 1344 individuals, from Family Tree Maker software. That saved a lot of typing! I had [...]
I’m a committed online shopper. I think it’s a great tool for buying books, computer hardware and software, CDs, etc. It’s also great for researching property and vehicles. I’ve had a couple of bad experiences, but no more than the average person shopping face to face in a retail store. I bought a Palm handheld [...]
I disconnected two phone lines today in response to the escalating cost of renting them and the purchase of my new mobile I kept the business line, which has a Message Bank service. One of the disconnected lines was used for fax and modem. It’s inconvenient that Internet connections will now have to be made [...]
I’m an election junky. The Internet has made it possible for me to follow election results around the world as they happen. My main interest is still within Australia, but in recent months I’ve also followed the Democrat primaries in the US and the Northern Ireland Assembly elections. Last night I listened to ABC Radio’s [...]
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