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Friday video: packaging playing cards

by Scott Johnson

Any deck of cards comes in a box.  They don’t get in the box by magic; someone has to put them there.  Today’s video shows how that is done.  These people work fast!

Featured website: Easy way to write a journal

by Scott Johnson
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One of the best ways to gain insight into your own life is to keep a journal (they used to be called diaries, but that sounds pretty old-fashioned now).  It can be interesting – and even a bit amusing – to look back and see what you wrote about your day to day life [...] Read more »

Keep your laptop running cool

by Scott Johnson
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If you use a laptop, one of the things you need to be aware of is heat.  Since all of the components in a laptop are squeezed into a tight space, there tends to be more heat generated than with a desktop computer.  Of course, this heat is offset through the use of heat [...] Read more »

Friday video: practicing that expression

by Scott Johnson

This guy really wants to perfect his “Hey, baby” facial expression, so he practices for the camera.  The ladies must find him irresistible.

Featured site: listen to police calls online

by Scott Johnson
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I have always enjoyed listening to police and fire/rescue calls on a scanner.   Having obtained my amateur radio license when I was 16, pulling signals out of the air has fascinated me for a long time.  However, a lot of police departments are using new technology (including “trunking”) which makes it difficult.  You have [...] Read more »

Make phone calls FREE to anywhere in the US & Canada

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For a while, I have been using Skype to make phone calls through my computer’s internet connection.  By using a headset with a microphone, it makes it easy to call any phone number and it leaves my hands free for the keyboard and mouse (great for remote access repairs and training).  Now Skype has [...] Read more »

Friday video: Waitress coffee prank

by Scott Johnson

These unsuspecting customers in a coffee shop get quite a surprise from the waitress when one man complains about his coffee:

AVG recommended product upgrade – do you need it?

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I’ve been using and recommending AVG antivirus (free for personal use) since 2004.  It does a great job, uses minimal system resources, and you don’t have to pay for it every year like you would for Norton or McAfee. The most current version of AVG is version 9.  If you use AVG, and [...] Read more »

Friday video: Indian pole gymnastics

by Scott Johnson

These guys are pretty amazing!  This was a gymnastics demonstration in India. (Sorry…Friday’s video got published a couple of days early)

Featured website: Book.ly

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We’ve had 2 kids go through college now.  (They’re both teachers – David teaches high school students for whom English is not their first language, and Brianne is about to start her first year of teaching Second Grade).  A big expense during the college years is the cost of textbooks (and a ripoff too, [...] Read more »