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by Meryl
Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:24 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Geeky Halloween
Replies: 3
Views: 7009

Geeky Halloween

Anyone ever make a geeky Halloween costume? Closets I've done was create a cell phone out of a box. Of course, it didn't work like some of these high tech costumes:

http://mylifescoop.com/2012/10/15/high- ... -costumes/
by Meryl
Sat Oct 20, 2012 1:44 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Any bonofide programmers out there?
Replies: 14
Views: 20886

Besides -- with a name like Marcus ... you were practically meant to do macros. One letter difference :)
by Meryl
Sat Oct 20, 2012 1:41 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: How do you back-up your computer?
Replies: 11
Views: 13976

Spotcheck -- meaning verifying it's really backing up the files. Not 100% sure, but at least some reassurance.

Metal Gear ... no. I don't play those types of games.
by Meryl
Wed Oct 17, 2012 4:53 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: How do you back-up your computer?
Replies: 11
Views: 13976

Some online buck ups let you share files or grab your own files from anywhere -- so that's a good way to spot check them.
by Meryl
Wed Oct 17, 2012 4:52 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Any bonofide programmers out there?
Replies: 14
Views: 20886

Would love to know if anyone using MS Scheduler who hasn't dabbled in BASIC, Javascript, etc. OK, HTML and CSS don't count. They're great things to know -- but they don't fall under programming. I've played with BASIC, Javascript. Took a Java class and a computer math class. Hated the latter two and...
by Meryl
Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:28 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Inattention Blindness
Replies: 1
Views: 5311

Inattention Blindness

Fascinating.

First let’s start with a little test for you to take. Watch the video:

http://youtu.be/Ahg6qcgoay4

This is an example of what is called “inattention blindnessâ€
by Meryl
Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:39 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Tell us about yourself
Replies: 8
Views: 12619

Parsnipnose3000 - The games I play regularly are Words with Friends, Snoopy's Street Fair, Scramble with Friends and Matching with Friends. Yikes -- too many Zynga games. Studied up on brain games and effectiveness. Few agree on whether it helps. Content marketing is articles, white papers, newslett...
by Meryl
Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:01 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: How do you back-up your computer?
Replies: 11
Views: 13976

Me-again, exactly!

ME too
by Meryl
Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:05 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: How do you back-up your computer?
Replies: 11
Views: 13976

Especially running Wordpress sites. Wordpress is to hackers for CMS what Microsoft is to hackers for OS.
by Meryl
Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:56 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: How do you back-up your computer?
Replies: 11
Views: 13976

I backup two ways: cloud with a service that lets me access and share files and external hard drive not connected to my PC. I use SyncBack, which automatically schedules to backup based on my selections. That way my data is protected no matter what happens to the external harddrive and computer (Mot...
by Meryl
Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:34 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: iPhone 5 - Hype?
Replies: 7
Views: 12020

Speaking of iPhone 5 -- you may have heard about Apple replacing Google Maps with its own map in iOS6 and how it's inaccurate. Joy of Tech did a good comic on it:

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http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/jo ... /1747.html
by Meryl
Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:31 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Tell us about yourself
Replies: 8
Views: 12619

Nice to meetcha, Parsnipnose3000. Thanks for starting a great thread! I've known Marcus for a couple of years as we met when he had his Macroscheduler t-shirt contest. Me being the content maven that I am couldn't resist. I lucked out and won. I'm a freelance writer, editor and content marketer (bef...
by Meryl
Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:05 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Anyone tried Windows 8 yet?
Replies: 9
Views: 14224

My main desktop is still on XP. Afraid to upgrade and have to reinstall everything and get my data back on there from the backup.
by Meryl
Tue Sep 25, 2012 4:29 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: 25 Apps to Help You Hack Productivity & Willpower
Replies: 1
Views: 6870

25 Apps to Help You Hack Productivity & Willpower

Some apps to help you manage your willpower and memory. Do you use any of these or recommend other apps?

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/techno ... tasks.html
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