Category Archives: Technology

TV-Land

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Monkling

Remember back in the olden days when there were only three channels on television? There was no pause button. (Better make sure you run to the bathroom before your favorite show came on!) No DVDs or VHS or anything else … Continue reading →

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Of Mice And Women

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Monkling

My friends seem to think I’m some sort of tech geek. I have no idea where they got that impression. What? Just because I know how to open up a computer without breaking it – that makes me a computer … Continue reading →

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Impulse Shopping

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Monkling

I discovered it is a bad, bad thing. I am not at all good at it. This is how it happened: My printer was dying. It was quite old. It led a fine, fulfilling life cranking out page after page … Continue reading →

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I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watchin’ Me

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Monkling

This morning I was reading an article online about Google’s newest venture. It involves GPS and maps and you can use it to track people. At first it did sound kind of Big Brother and all until I read that … Continue reading →

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Converting CSV to mySQL

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Monkling

Regular Readers: you’ll want to ignore this. It’s boring, technical stuff. I’m just posting this here as a little public service act. There is another, real post just below this one. Everyone else who actually searched for this: read on. … Continue reading →

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The Dangers of High Def

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Monkling

First, we had to play with the new high def stations. This is how the game goes: Find a show that’s on NBC. Tune it to it. Then switch over to the NBC high def channel. Keep hitting the ‘last’ … Continue reading →

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My Love Hate Relationship

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Monkling

This particular love/hate relationship isn’t towards a person. It’s towards technology. I have spent the better part of today trying to get a Bluetooth hands free headset to work with my cell phone. In New York, it is illegal to … Continue reading →

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