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Multitasking

Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2016 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

I don’t multitask well. I don’t think anyone really does it well or even at all. Multitasking means doing several tasks at once. This is often impossible. Some things are easy to multitask like doing laundry while writing or even…

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Posted in General Opinion

When Computers Attack

Posted on Sunday, September 15, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

When computers attack, they can do a lot of mental harm. They can do physical harm as well, if they are the right kind of computer in the right circumstances, but I’m not talking about those. I’m talking about the…

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Posted in General Opinion

Personal Data Management

Posted on Sunday, August 25, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Personal data management is not that hard. It’s just a matter of developing a good practice of data filing. Think of your data storage like file cabinets, you wouldn’t keep your bills scattered across two or more filing cabinets, unless…

Computer Backups and Why They Are Important

Posted on Sunday, June 16, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

My computer wouldn’t wake up this morning. I let it hibernate and it wouldn’t wake up. That happens more often than you would think. This morning, I simply shut the computer off and restarted it – it failed to come…

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Posted in General Opinion

Disk Management

Posted on Sunday, June 9, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

In a typical office, you need a filing system. Even home offices for family finances and business use some kind of filing system. If you don’t maintain that system properly, chaos will take over. I know. I’ve been there. Your…

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Posted in General Opinion

Writer’s Block

Posted on Sunday, March 3, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

I am blocked. It strikes every writer, regardless of who they are or what they once wrote. The dreaded writer’s block hits indiscriminately. There is only one cure for writer’s block. That is to force each word out into coherent…

The Importance of Proofreading

Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2012 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

I recently read a book in which a male character felt dizzy and swayed. A female character grabbed him by his anus. What’s that you say? She grabbed his anus? That’s right; the text said she grabbed his anus. After…

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Posted in Writing Fiction

Computer Security

Posted on Sunday, October 9, 2011 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Desktop computers are not stolen as often as laptops. So all you have to do to safeguard a desktop from theft is to lock your doors and windows. You would do that anyway, right? Laptops are a different matter altogether.…

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Posted in General Opinion