Monthly Archives: June 2007

It Would Have Been Our 23rd

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Bruce Keener

If Vickie had not passed away, tomorrow would have been our 23rd wedding anniversary. So I am taking some time off. I had thought about writing another tribute to Vickie. But it occurred to me that written and spoken tributes … Continue reading →

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My Disappointments with Technology

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Bruce Keener

I am so fed up with the state of technology that I have decided to vent. Here’s where I am coming from on this: I came from the generation that watched men land on the moon, and that was, what, … Continue reading →

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Adding Fonts to Your PPC/Smartphone

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Bruce Keener

If you would like to have fonts other than the vanilla Tahoma font that is built into Pocket PC and Smartphones, you can add fonts from your Windows Font Directory. I have done this on all Pocket PC’s I have … Continue reading →

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Portable Keyboards for Light Travel

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Ever since we mentioned the upcoming Palm Foleo, I have thought about using the portable Palm keyboard that I had stashed away. So, I drafted this article using it. Doing so brought back some interesting memories: Six years ago, I … Continue reading →

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Plaxo Has Fantastic Potential: Sync ALL Your Data

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Update: Okay, it is not perfect when it comes to resolving dupes between iCal on my Mac and Outlook on my Windows XP machines. The problem centers around the fact that iCal and Outlook organize data in fundamentally different ways: … Continue reading →

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What Time Management Software Do You Like?

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Bruce Keener

I just received a nice email from a reader in Germany who asked why I still use Outlook, given that I use a Mac for everything else. He had a good point. I use my Windows devices less than 5 … Continue reading →

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Mossberg Reveiws Two iPhone Competitors

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Walt Mossberg of All Things Digital reviews what he calls “two iPhone competitors:” the Nokia N95 and the BlackBerry Curve. The review didn’t motivate me toward either of these “competitors,” and frankly I think it is a stretch to say … Continue reading →

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Perfectionism: a Blessing and a Curse

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Are you a perfectionist? Does it hurt you or help you? I learned long ago that I am one, and that it can be both a blessing and curse: A blessing in terms of motivation to continually improve A curse … Continue reading →

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A Reminder about Your Smartphone/Pocket PC Memory

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Bruce Keener

I recently picked up my Dell x51v for the first time in a couple of weeks. In doing so, I remembered I had not run my system maintenance utilities in a while, so I ran MemMaid to clean out the … Continue reading →

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Hope Is Not a Method … Thoughts on Planning

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Bruce Keener

I’m 58 years old and I should know better: there are times when I find myself hoping something will work out. Who doesn’t, you say? You are right: we all hope for things. Having hope and optimism in a situation … Continue reading →

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