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Better Budgeting with GnuCash
As a fan of tracking my finances electronically, I’ve paid attention to GnuCash for quite a while. In the past, it wasn’t ready for my needs since it didn’t automatically import finances from my bank. That has changed though. I was happy to recently successfully download bank transactions with the latest GnuCash and I decided [...]
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Retrieving data from your corrupted hard disk
I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked about lost files. The story goes something like one of these: “Hey, I can’t open a file.” “Hey, the file was there but now it isn’t.” “Hey, I’ve got a file I can open the but the data is not correct.” You’ve all heard the story. [...]
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Free Tool for Maintenance Tracking
So I got a new vehicle lately. Then I got a new motorcycle too. Traded a van for a Suburban and a CR500 for a CRf450. When I got my new bike, I got a detailed list of all the maintenance that had been performed by the previous owner. I thought I’d like to keep [...]
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Terminal Spelling
There are a miriad of dictionary tools on the Internet and for desktops. If you want, you can even pull out the dusty dictionary on your shelf. I find myself often wanting to use the dictionary not for a word definition, but to find out if I’m spelling a word correctly. Finding an online or [...]
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Comment Spam and WP-SpamFree
I’m tired of comment spam. I guess my blog has grown to a popular enough size that I’m known by just enough bots to make things annoying. The next plugin I’ll be trying out is WP-SpamFree. If you can’t post a comment, use my contact form to let me know there is an issue. WP-SpamFree [...]
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Switching to VOIP saves me $400/year.
T-Mobile came out with a new @Home service at the start of July that integrates VOIP and Wi-Fi calling w/ supported phones. Here’s how it works: If you carry a plan that is $39/month or more, then you qualify to get the @Home router and they add a line to your account. Your existing phones [...]
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