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Remember the days of the Apple IIe and Mac OS 1.0, even BeOS and the NextStep/OneSetp OSes? Those were good times, and recently I have been jonesing for a fix of the old school. I still own a ton of old hardware, here is a partial list:

Apple IIe (x2)
Apple IIgs (x1) + (x1 Woz edition)
Macintosh IIcx
Macintosh Quadra 950
Macintosh 7200/120
Macintosh [...]

I recently read the following on a university’s website
“A password reset is time-consuming. Please make every effort to remember your password. It is best to develop a secure storage location, such as a password-protected Word file, for all of your passwords.“
You may remove your palm from your face now….
Where do I start? Lets start with the basics.
First, [...]

There almost was not a single page in the book Three Cups of Tea, which didn’t mention tea in some fashion. From regular green tea some times brewed strong, to black teas sugared beyond most tastes to ‘paiyu cha’, or ‘bo cha’ in the Tibetan areas also known as butter tea.
I toyed with this idea, [...]

I couldn’t find a straight answer on the internets, that, or my Google Foo is failing me, but have you tried to do an automated WordPress upgrade and it failed or just hung with no error? Only to log back in and have that stupid yellow bar at the top of your admin dashboard stating [...]

Some quick tips to keep you in the movie watching zone.
All for one:
I’ve noticed with the envelopes I receive from Netflix all my selections will come from different delivery centers, of the ones I have noticed in my area:
Bedford Park, IL
Chicago, IL
With P.O. Boxes in:
Bloomington, IL
Peoria, IL
Chicago, IL
Carol Stream, IL
Bedford Park, IL
Springfield, IL
In the past [...]