Got myself a brand new computer screen…

The Dell has been going pink, increasingly, on recovery from standby: I appealed to tech support, jumped through about 2 requisite hoops, and got, yes, a brand new screen installed this morning. I tell you, a laptop at-home service policy is worth the cost. This way,...

A few ways to avoid paying exorbitantly for easy jobs…

In these economic times, and having been a homeowner for many years, I’ve learned a few things that save a 50.00 fee here and there, which adds up mightily. I thought I’d invite other tricks and turns— Sprinkler heads. So you hit it with the mower....

Pardon me if I scream…the genealogy database crashed.

Oh, yes, I’m backed up. But it doesn’t help: here’s the details. 1) I knew we were creaking. I wrote to the software people to ask what the max file size was. They were supposed to answer by 2 days ago. They didn’t. I can now answer the...