Month: February 2013
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Grand Designs
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.Carl Sagan
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Why would you use fast user switching on Mac
Give presentations: If you give presentations using your Mac, a presentation account is a must-have. No need to let your audience see your messy desktop, or the contents of your hard drive. Create a presentation account, and use that account when presenting. That way you’ll show no messy desktop—only the stock OS X files you…
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Jill’s Aunt, Ruth Smith passed
Ruth B. Smith, 90, Hibbing, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at Guardian Angels Health & Rehabilitation Center Center, Hibbing. She was born Dec. 16, 1922, in Menahga, MN to Clarence and Susan Smith and moved to Hibbing when she was five. Ruth graduated from Hibbing High School and had…
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Good advice for government servants
You don’t have to love them. You just have to respect their rights.Ed Koch (1924-2013) Former NYC Mayor
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Etsy
There was an article in Time magazine this week, 18-Feb-2013, on the controversy of Etsy artisans accused of mass producing items for sale. In the article, they showed examples of stuff you could purchase on Etsy, and I was struck by the interesting design of this “Steampunk” style lamp. The link after the picture shows…