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What is a blog?

Don’t get bogged down by blogs… A web log, known as a “blog,” is much like a diary or journal entry except blogs are shared with the world rather than kept to yourself. A blog’s creator is a “blogger.” Consider me your personal blogger.

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Book Events the Week of April 20th

I interrupt my articles to share my tour whereabouts with you. It would be lovely to say "Hi" face-to-face, if any of you are in the Tempe, Salt Lake, or Pasadena area. Feel free to pass on the information to anyone you know who might be interested in a little computer demystification… Tuesday, April 21, […]

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Is It Time For A Kindle?

Beside my suitcase, next to my bathing suit, snorkel and mask, and my three-ounce bottles of sunscreen, is a stack of several paperbacks. You guessed it. I’m about to head out on vacation – Nevis to be specific. I take pride in packing light and only check luggage when absolutely necessary. And there’s that pile […]

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OATS New York

I’ve been invited to join the Board of OATS (Older Adults Technology Services). I’m very flattered to be invited and so excited to be a part of their team. From their mission statement: OATS engages, trains and supports older adults in using technology to improve their quality of life and enhance their social and civic […]

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Something to Really Flip Over

It was March 2008 when I first saw the Flip video camera in David Pogue’s Circuits section of the New York Times. Less than a year after the Flip was introduced, Pure Digital, its manufacturer, has already improved upon their original innovation. What makes you notice the Flip is its size – not much bigger […]

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By Way of an Introduction

So nice to have you come for a visit. I hope you find abbyandme an easy site to navigate and a launching pad for your computer adventure. To give you some background on me: I’ve never studied computers, nor read a book on them. Some eighteen years ago I worked at a law firm in […]

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