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My passion is to empower writers to use technology to write and promote better, faster, and easier.

My education trained me to be a behavioral psychologist (more commonly know as a rat runner). I had a long and varied career working with computers (and people)

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Sports & Recreation > Auto Racing (Other) Top NEXTEL Cup road courses: 3 of 3
NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers, known for their oval racing, add the excitement and variety of driving a road course twice during the racing season. There are two road courses on the current NASCAR Nextel circuit, Watkins Glen, New York and Infineon Raceway (formerly Sears Point Raceway) in Sonoma, California. The NASCAR Busch Se... More..
Computers & Technology > Virus Protection & Maintenance Cyber-security and Halloween: 3 of 3
Computer tech support personnel often get paranormal sighting reports, and may be called upon for exorcisms. One of the strangest was a call I received from one of my normal users, at least I thought she was normal before this call. When I asked what her problem was, she replied, "My computer is possessed." Hmmm. This was on... More..
Sports & Recreation > Boating & Sailing The secure sailor: Safeguarding your yacht from intruders: 2 of 2
Safeguarding Your Yacht from Intruders Luxury yachts hold many items that are attractive to thieves. Most problems with intruders happen while you're moored up at the dock. There are various alarm systems that can help keep intruders off your yacht. Most land-based security systems do not work well on yachts. Often you'll ha... More..
Computers & Technology > Software & Web Development Sun buys MySQL: Open source the wave of the future?: 2 of 2
Sun Microsystems completed their acquisition of MySQL on February 26, 2008. This may be the year of the database wars. However, this move might not be the big break for open source systems that it would first appear. To make an educated guess, we can look at the move to Linux by the corporate world. In the past, corporations... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement Tips for getting your full social security benefit: 2 of 2
In order to get your full social security benefit, you need to check the statements you will receive every year once you've contributed for enough quarters to be eligible for benefits. Make sure that all your income and contributions are stated correctly. There is a time limit for making corrections. Currently that limit is ... More..