Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

Just an old guy with opinions that I like to bounce off other people.

Fading memories

My wife and I returned from a trip to Argentina and Chile last month, and already the memories of that memorable trip are starting to fade. What was that bird called? Which town were we in? Today I remember you … Continue reading

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Blog expands to travel topic

When this blog started, I wasn’t much of a traveler except for business. Now that I’ve retired, my wife and I travel a fair amount. “Travel” as a topic has been added to this blog and I intend to write … Continue reading

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Surface Pro 3 backup

I didn’t have a backup of my Surface Pro 3, so when it because unusable, my only option was to do a Refresh, which uninstalled all my applications, and trashed all my settings, product registrations, 100 Windows Update installations, email … Continue reading

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Switching browsers

I’ve been a Firefox user for a long time, too long to remember (and before that Netscape Navigator 2.0 and before that Mosaic). I preferred Firefox to Internet Explorer because it implemented cool features, like multiple page tabs and private … Continue reading

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Undervotes in the 2014 South Carolina General Election

The Wikipedia says: “An undervote occurs when the number of choices selected by a voter in a contest is less than the minimum number allowed for that contest or when no selection is made for a single choice contest.”1 Undervotes … Continue reading

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South Carolina’s Voter ID law

Before I discuss what I think of the law, let me tell you first what it is and what you need in order to vote in the November 4, 2014 election. South Carolina’s new Voter ID law went into effect … Continue reading

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A call from the Windows technical department

I just got a peculiar telephone call on my house phone. A woman with an accent that suggested that she was from India or Pakistan, said that she was from the “Windows technical department” and was calling me about my … Continue reading

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