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Change in Hosting and Return, 12/19/2010, G

As can be seen from the dates of the past four articles I have written, I have been away from this site for some time.  In the past four years there has been many changes in my life which I will go into a little later.  But first, I am back and I will be posting on a regular schedule, this is something I've been wanting to do for some time.  My online articles will cover many of the technical (computer stuff) I am doing, online technology I have experience with, corporate software I use, and business issues, business intelligence, business tools, etc.

The State of Online Writing, 12/29/2005, G

When I started writing online in the late 90's, it was about the opportunity to say something. To express myself to a wider audience than my local newspaper, I've done the "letter to the editor" thing many times and while it was nice to see something I had written in print, it just didn't give me the satisfaction I get from an exchange of ideas in a forum or at a public gathering of concerned friends and neighbors.

The Trail to the Founding Fathers, 12/20/2005, G

Recently I have found myself trying to explain to my son why good penmanship was important. I used all of the regular arguments like, handwritten letters are more personal, they show you care. Handwritten letters are becoming rare in today's world. When you handwrite a letter it carries more importance than an e-mail or computer generated letter, etc..

New Computer Setup, 12/04/2005, G

Recently I have been called upon to help 3 co-workers with their new computer purchases. Since these co-workers are not what I would call as "computer professionals", I was more than happy to help them. Listed below is the process I follow when setting up a new computer prior to turning the user loose in the wild world of the Internet.

New Beginnings and Improved Focus, 11/09/2005, G

In the recent few months I have been asking myself some tough questions. Many of the answers have been less than stellar and I have been making changes as a result. The re-targeting of this site is the first of these many changes.

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