Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

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

Surface v. Surface 2

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Kevin

I’ve been somewhat of a fan of the Microsoft Surface RT tablet computer. What I like about it is its productivity features, a big screen, nice keyboard available, Microsoft Office built in, and the ability to plug in USB peripherals. … Continue reading →

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Some of my best friends are black

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Kevin

A Story of Race and Inheritance I grew up in rural Alabama in the days when arch segregationist George C. Wallace was governor. I actually heard him speak once at my high school football half time. Like many folks in … Continue reading →

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Fixing the ELCA News webfeed

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Kevin

This article has been made obsolete with the new ELCA RSS Widget Builder. Check it out. I run a couple of ELCA church web sites that use the ELCA news webfeed. It’s a nice way for a Lutheran church to … Continue reading →

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Playing Heroes of Might and Magic III on a tablet PC

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Kevin

I have the UBISOFT DVD version of Heroes of Might & Magic III and IV Complete and a Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet PC running Windows 8.1. Can I play HMM3 on it? Yes, I can, and here’s a simple … Continue reading →

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Dell Venue 8 Pro vs. Microsoft Surface RT

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Kevin

The Dell Venue 8 Pro is the new tablet darling and I sprang for one and got a great deal at Costco. It was $329.99 for the 64 GB model, plus the charger, plus the Dell case plus a 2-year … Continue reading →

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Safely extending Windows RT memory with a MicroSD card

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Kevin

Note: This article applies to the Surface Pro 3. Tablet computers don’t come with the same kind of massive hard drives as desktop computers. My Surface RT only has 17 GB free. The obvious way to expand your memory is … Continue reading →

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WordPress 3.7 not automatically updating

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Kevin

So why is my WordPress 3.7 site not automatically updating to 3.7.1? I even went to sleep like they said, but this morning still no update. Not to worry. They are rolling out the updates a little slowly to make … Continue reading →

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