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Eclectic and commonly infrequent blog entries by Ken Loge

Many of us rely on at least a few calendars to keep our lives in order and to plan ahead. I have calendars on walls in my home and I interact with an electronic calendar on my smartphone and computers daily. But for all the flashy (and expensive) color-photo-beautiful calendars and other screen-base...

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Basic Hardware Troubleshooting

Sometimes a hardware issue is as simple as a cable that has gotten disconnected. It is also possible that a system or software update did not complete. If driver software is outdated it can prevent the computer's hardware from functioning. Running all available updates and restarting is a great way...

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A Ladder of Trust

When I was in college I worked as a theater technician. The job was very physical and required me to learn about rigging systems, set construction, and theatrical lighting. As a new employee I was assigned mostly menial work, which involved pulling nails and staples from wood that had previously bee...

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The Farmer Toy

Farmer Well Hung

So what is this peculiar plastic toy? It is obviously from a high quality and surely very expensive farm toy set our son received as a birthday present when he was a toddler. Like many toys depicting humans and animals, the level of detail present in the mold is not exactly anatomically correct (o...

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Text Editing Hacks

Have you had a text-free day? By that I mean have you made it to whatever hour of the day you are reading this and not typed or tapped any characters on an electronic device? I would wager that you haven't, and I would also wager that you, in the company of so many, could improve the efficiency of y...

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