Barbara J. Hamby

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Park Me In Front of the Screen

There are still so many tasks to choose from while I’m transferring data to my new desktop, that I have trouble making up my mind where to start. It certainly keeps me from being bored, however. If I get tired of deleting junk, I can switch to moving good stuff or organizing indexes, and so on. Never again will… click here to continue

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February, 15th, 2008

Out of the Loop

Maybe it’s because I don’t have grandchildren that I’m so far out of the loop. This week I’ve read a couple of articles about the Grammy’s. Until then, I’d never heard of Amy Winehouse. It certainly is a reflection on our times that a gal in rehab wins all those awards and at least one of them is for… click here to continue

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February, 11th, 2008

Computer “Aha’s”

Sometimes I am appalled at how little I’ve learned about how to use the countless features of modern computers. I have, after all, been using them for at least 25 years. I graduated from a magnetic card typewriter to a computerized word processing system while I was working for Multnomah County in the early 1980’s. Word processing is what I… click here to continue

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February, 09th, 2008

Farewell “L”

Having resided in this area for more than forty-five years, and lived to what most consider old age, I often scan the obituaries for familiar names.

Recently the name of a former boyfriend caught my eye.

We dated for less than a year more than 33 years ago, but he was such a character, that I… click here to continue

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February, 07th, 2008

Age Equals Wisdom--Or Not

A long time ago, maybe even before I was born, young people looked to their elders for wise advice. I don’t know exactly when that changed, but respect for age died some time ago. Nevertheless, the computer generation gives people of all ages a www clothesline on which to hang their ideas, wise or not. Naturally, writers tend to take… click here to continue

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February, 05th, 2008

Change Can Be Good

In a recent rant, I complained that a nearby supermarket was rearranging their store and speculated that it might be for their benefit and not, as they claimed, for their “valued customers.” Well now that the job is finished, I feel obligated to report that, regardless of their intent, the results are beneficial to this customer. The store seems lighter,… click here to continue

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February, 04th, 2008

Hitting Potholes

The bumpy road to transition from my old and ailing desktop computer to its sleek new successor seems to be full of potholes. However, I’m still managing to enjoy all the advantages of the newer model. Most of the obstacles I created, some long ago, by my lack of computer knowledge and experience. Certainly I’ll get good brain exercise… click here to continue

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February, 03rd, 2008

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