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Men and Women study shows we are more alike than different
Men and Women study shows we are more alike than different This is something I always hoped was true, and now I have proof. This meta-study (study of studies) show that men are women are overwhelming...
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Technology in prisons
This excellent article discusses how technology can make prisons safer, and even be used to rehabilitate, reduce costs and better serve the families of the prisoners. I believe there was a study a few...
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World photos battles depression
World photos battles depression This guy who took these photos has depression and apparently travels the world. I wonder how effective this is? Depression is caused by many factors. Racism is linked to...
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LinkedIn Ads are watching you-how to opt out
LinkedIn Ads Will Now Follow You Around The Web. Here’s How To Opt Out – Consumerist. When will advertisers learn that you have to opt-in people instead of forcing them to opt-out of ads? It is easy to...
View ArticleDog saves Woman who was unconscious in accident
It is amazing how often animals save people isn’t it? This dog didn’t know this woman, yet stopped and worked very hard to save her life. Clearly animals are capable of more than they are given credit...
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Calling one iPhone called another
I saw the strangest thing once with two cell phones that both had an Apple ID on them. When you called the number of one of them, it would call the other one about 10 seconds later from the first...
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Kernel Panics in 10.10.3
Are you getting Kernel Panics in 10.10.3? I had a kernel Panic this morning while I was using Mac 10.10.3. It has been years since I had a kernel panic. I was using the newest Firefox and looking at my...
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Stories from my Past: Generosity isn’t always helpful.
If you listen to people, you can learn the most incredible things. One time my coworker shared with me that her son who lived with her was 21 years old. We were talking about cars and she mentioned...
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Polygamy increases heart disease
Polygamy increases the risk of heart disease by more than 4-fold, reveals new research. The risk and severity of heart disease increased with the number of wives. Isn’t this interesting? Does this mean...
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Firefox is best for privacy
The article says that Firefox is the most secure. I have been using Firefox for the last several months since giving up on Google. I wrote it about here in my frustrations with Google. Google seemed to...
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Stories from my Past: Good intentions aren’t enough
Since I work in customer service in technology I often enjoy reading and hearing about other people’s customer service experiences. I asked one Subway worker if she ever had a customer she found...
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Now stolen data can be quickly found
New technology protects customer privacy while it crawls the Dark Web for data compromised in corporate breaches. Source: Terbium Labs Finds Stolen Data Before It Gets Sold – StumbleUpon This is...
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If you are 40-70 take a scientific test to find your risk of death in the...
This site presents the results from a large study of predictors of mortality in an interactive fashion (Ganna and Ingelsson, Lancet, 2015). So the site is a little slow at the moment, but this is a...
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10 mistakes we make in our relationship with others
We don’t apologize enough. When we make a mistake or someone feels we have made a mistake apologizing is very helpful and effective. An apology doesn’t mean you agree with the perception of another...
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Why are cheap iTunes cards for sale?
Source: Inside the Shady World of Cheap iTunes Gift Cards – StumbleUpon I always wondered about those places that offered to sell a $200 iTunes gift card for a ridiculous low price. It seemed to me to...
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A jerk’s rudeness spreads in the office
Source: It’s official: Workplace rudeness is contagious — ScienceDaily The article states that rudeness is spread when someone is rude then in the future more rudeness is expected. So instead of giving...
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Stories from my Past: Hows it going Osama?
The article yesterday about bullies reminded me of a bully that I once worked with and I thought it might be a helpful story to share. I worked in an office once where one older coworker who was...
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Study shows that all you really need to know you learned in Kindergarten
Kindergarteners’ social-emotional skills are a significant predictor of their future education, employment and criminal activity, among other outcomes, according to a study. Source: Early prosocial...
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The danger of installing “free” programs from the Internet
BrowseSmart is an adware program, that displays pop-up ads and advertisements on web pages that you visit. The “Ads by BrowseSmart” advertisements will be shown as boxes containing various coupons that...
View ArticleElephant caught on CCTV cleaning up the trash
Isn’t this remarkable? At the 26 second mark this elephant picks up trash and throws it away. Elephants are so intelligent aren’t they? I am sharing this partly because I love the fact that elephants...
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The 5 biggest mistakes computer users make
So to finish the series I am sharing what I have noticed is the 5 biggest mistakes computer users make. Find out what IT people do wrong, and what management does wrong. Not asking for help...
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Your dog is pro-social and gives food to friends
Compared to the rest of the animal kingdom, the human capacity for cooperation is something quite special. Cooperating with one another requires a certain amount of pro-social behavior. This means...
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Why We’re All Moral Hypocrites
Given time to think, we take care of ourselves first. Source: Why We’re All Moral Hypocrites I had a discussion with someone recently and I thought I would share a few thoughts about it. According to...
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How your judging harms yourself and others
If you are lucky you learn things in life, and one of the most fortunate things that I have learned is not to judge myself or others. I am not perfect at it, but here are the ways I have learned to...
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Your doctor may not be making the scientific decision
“When patients get evidence-based care, they have 28 percent better outcomes. That’s a big deal,” said study co-author Lynn Gallagher-Ford. Source: Evidence-based health care: The care you want, but...
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Stories from my Past: Why would I go out for hamburger?
Stories from my Past: Why would I go out for hamburger? I have had some unique conversations with people. One of them was a former boss who owned a company. He traveled often and the subject came up if...
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Apple vs. US Government: Privacy or Security?
Apple vs. US Government: Privacy or Security? There is a show on Netflix called POI. I really have been watching the entire fourth season almost non-stop. I find it fascinating. It has a nice mixture...
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Companies stuck in the 80’s
Isn’t it funny how companies seem to be stuck in the 80’s? Even now companies want you to fax things to them. My friend was told by his insurance to fax some paperwork to them. When he asked if he...
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Stereotyping both helps and hurts people
Stereotyping both helps and hurts people. I experienced this the last time that I got a massage. The person who was giving the massage told me that she thought I was gay. I had to laugh. Mostly I am...
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Having problems with malware on your computer?
Are you having problems with malware on your computer? No matter how good your endpoint protection is (anti-virus, anti-everything), it will still not know or be able to catch everything. So it always...
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Stories from my Past: You are so sweet.
Most of life is waiting. If you aren’t waiting in a line somewhere, you are waiting in traffic. You wait for your show to start, you wait for the laundry to be done. Things are more defined by their...
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Monkeys who eat human food get sick
You can read in this research study that monkeys who eat human food get sick. It seems we can draw several conclusions here. The human food that they were eating isn’t as healthy as their natural food....
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Stories from My Past: Having the hard discussion with roommate
There is a saying that life keeps gives you opportunities to learn the lesson until you learn it. That is certainly been true in my life. Like anyone, having a hard discussion is something that I want...
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Top 5 Favorite comedians and why
Listening to comedy lately I have been thinking about what makes comedy funny, and how they influence lives. I am going to give the top 5 favorite comedians and why I think they deserve that title....
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Is punishing people for a lack of computer security useful?
Is punishing people for a lack of computer security useful? A professor from RIT wants to do this to reduce the amount of cybercrime. In the link above she gives some reasons why she believes this is...
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Violence is never acceptable
Violence is never acceptable. Of course hurting and killing each other doesn’t help anyone, but also in the smaller ways that we are all guilty of doing. It is a form of violence when we try to push...
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Saving Microsoft Word document to PDF creates multiple files
I had a client who showed me that when she saved Microsoft Word documents to PDF it created multiple files. I had never seen this behavior before. It didn’t matter how she saved it to PDF it still had...
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Interesting documentary Tony Robbins: I am not your Guru
I watched this documentary this weekend and I have mixed thoughts about it. Here is my issue with Tony Robbins. He seems to be a sincere, honest and well-intentioned person. It is clear that he has...
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Need free web filtering for your home or business?
You can use NxFilter. You can read a review of it here. It is remarkable really. It used to be that a web filter needed a complex setup and lots of time by IT to configure it. This software actually is...
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Stories from my Past: I feel like I am always thanking you.
I once worked with a coworker who was a hard worker and always open to learning. So I helped them learn more each time they had a question or project. They were very grateful for my help. I once told...
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Caught on Camera UK show instructive in a surprising way
Caught on Camera UK show instructive in a surprising way. Not because of the dumb criminals, but the type of society UK seems to be. First it is clear that CCTV (close camera TV) is something that UK...
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Now what computer you have doesn’t matter
No this isn’t me trying to convince you to choose a particular computer, but rather warn you it doesn’t matter. According to this hackers are now able to attack the most popular computers with the same...
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Balance-something in, something out
We all seek happiness and one of the most effective ways is to maintain a sense of balance. In short, when something comes in to my life, something has to go out. On a material level this is easy. When...
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Windows 10 upgrades itself and runs out of space
A few days ago I said I was buying a cheap Acer laptop. It has been great hardware wise, but Windows 10 as always is problems. I opened it and it said it was updating. Great! As a computer person we...
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Apple seems to not accept valid passwords
For years I have noticed a strange thing about Apple and its Apple ID. I never spoke about it before because it would make me sound crazy, but I feel I have to speak up about this issue. I help people...
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If you use an Android phone your personal data might be in China
This isn’t surprising that if you use an Android phone your personal data might be in China. If you read this article you will learn that budget Android phones purchased in the United States have been...
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Carroll O’Connor on Archie Bunker
From this webpage: CARROLL O’CONNOR “That was Archie. All his preconceptions keeping him from enjoying life. That was my message. Because Archie never enjoyed anything. Something was poisoning life for...
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PDF’s not displaying on your iPhone or iPad?
Do you have PDF’s not displaying on your iPhone or iPad? I did, and here is the solution. When you try to view these PDFS the application tells you that the PDF can’t be displayed. They are just fine...
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Silence is golden
Have you ever heard the saying Silence is golden? Sometimes that is the best response to life. My job is to fix and make things work properly. It is difficult for me to not want to fix things. So when...
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Playing favorites with IT people
It is funny how people like playing favorites with IT people. I have worked at many companies where I am the new hire. People are used to a certain IT person and so they reach out to that person...
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