Some people think google and their new secret daddy ‘Alphabet‘ are ok. Perhaps this article will convince you otherwise? In the past, google would very slowly ‘creep’ you from behind. They’d take a little ‘peek’ over your shoulder at your personal information and then kind of ‘accidentally’ share that information with advertisers. No biggy. People get their ‘free’ services and…
Category: Life Skills
Question the Magic (QTM): Hello Barbie
Thanks to my usual homeboys for forwarding this one. It’s simply…. MAGIC! HELLO BARBIE which costs a mere… oh…. HUNDRED BUCKS, will also, for that small fee, spy on your children (and you as a bonus) and report its findings to an unidentified source for not-fully-disclosed purposes. The Magic Your kid speaks to Barbie and Barbie comes back with one…
Phone with Etiquette or No Phone At All?
Yesterday a friend of mine sent a list of phone etiquette to make sure that we are being as respectful and professional as possible in the way we represent our company and ourselves as individuals. I am thankful for the list and I made a mental note of all the suggestions and implemented the changes that I could. However, before…
Has the Traditional ‘Telephone Call’ Seen Its Day?
Which do you prefer? The sound of an incoming text message, or a telephone call? Which sound makes you lose your focus more? Which sound evokes more stress? Which sound compels you to take action? It seems as though the people around my age and younger would say ‘anything is better than the phone call’. And you will notice that…
Facebook, Apple and Big Brother Peep in your Bedroom at Night
“Facebook, Apple and Big Brother Peep in your Bedroom at Night” Does that title sound creepy? Good. It should. And now, it’s real. I mean literally real. Not a movie, but real. The kind of real like when you have a severe gas pain that renders you immobile. That kind of real. The ever-spying, ever-invasive Facebook with their nasty little…
Where Have All the Heroes Gone?
A friend forwarded me this most interesting article on the clearly increasing participation in street protests in the UK and around the world. Old ‘Anonymous’ is rising up and increasing it would appear. It reminded me of ‘occupy Vancouver’ way back in 2011. And it reminded me of other things from my youth that I joined in to protest. Most…
When does Libre Office Calc decide to overflow text into adjacent cells, or cut them at the boundary?
You are trying to do a spreadsheet and keep it tighter but the vertical column boundary cuts the text off. And you want to stop it. It’s easy. Check it out.. 1. Annoying red arrow cut-offs! 2. Highlight cell or row and then right click on it, and ‘format cells’ 3. Click that check box ‘wrap text automatically’ 4. Yay!…
Driving: A True Depiction
My mom responded with this video but didn’t actually put it in this post so I’ll help her out…
How to Find and Edit Kijiji Ad Posting
So you’ve posted an ad on kijiji and now it’s lost? I hear you. It’s not really lost it’s just oddly a bit hard to find when you end up on other pages. Go to www.kijiji.ca (not .com I found out several times 2. Log in with user/password 3. Go to ‘my kijiji’ button on the right and boom. There…
Seriously Moving Artwork for Our Generation
It’s very rare that I’m moved by art, to be frank. I’m kind of pragmatic and busy. But this link crossed my path and stopped me in my tracks. Steve Cutts, whoever this guy is – is simply amazing. Take a look at each piece of art. Just let each one sink in and I’m convinced you might start to…