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81Coffin-sized solo tent may work for ultralight camping, but beware of claustrophobia
I like to camp, and I usually go with minimal gear. So, by rights I should love those smaller one-man tents and bivy sacks. I should, anyway. Not long ago got to test one out on an overnight trip with a...
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80Bear encounter at Mt. LeConte, sort of
The Great Smoky Mountains For those who are following my many exploits on my blog of record (The Column, Reloaded) you'll know I took time off for a hiking trip. And I said I'd be back if I didn't get eaten by a bear. As you can see here, I did not...
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80Hipster PDA: Getting mileage from index cards
The classic Hipster PDA (center) is flanked by a miniature version made from half-sized index cards and magnetic money clip, and the author's unit. It's right up there with the pet rock and the Incredible Weather String, except the Hipster PDA...
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77In the beginning was the word processor
In early 1986 my boss surprised me with a new computer system. He was seriously into getting away from the old typesetting equipment that crowded out much of the front office, and he wanted something more compact and intuitive for our needs. His new...
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76Making your 'dumb' cell phone smarter than it looks
So all your friends have the latest whiz-bang cell phone, the kind that does everything including making telephone calls. They're going on the Internet, downloading a bunch of apps at two bucks per, even editing their blogs and Hubs with their fancy telephones. And maybe being insufferable about it; high-tech toys do that to a person. So when are you going to get with the program and get a real phone? You know, one of those pocket-sized computers that also makes telephone calls?
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75Saying goodbye to a friend
I made one of the hardest decisions in my life over the weekend. I had my best friend, one who was a part of my life for 15 years, euthanized.
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74To be a writer: How do you know?
So the discussion got pretty good after Evylyn Rose posted a recent Hub: "Online publishing: Author or not?" While I’m going to let that discussion continue without any more help from me, I had to throw one of my infamous rabbit-trail questions...
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74North Chuck's crime problem hits top 10
Maybe it's paranoia, but I usually brace myself for the bad news when I hear of my home area making the top of anyone's list. It's just something you get used to. In recent years South Carolina finished in...
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73Jazz 101: A Listener's Companion
(This was originally written as an email to a friend of mine who wanted to start getting into jazz. Of course, I had to answer. I've since saved the email, sent it to a few other folks asking the same question, and edited it for this space here. Enjoy!)
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72.txt file makes a simple, elegant to-do solution
Daily agenda (as todo.txt) is shown on this Linux desktop; it works just as well in Windows too. The file is easily accessible from the Fluxbox menu to the left, but you can also create an icon and store that on your desktop. Productivity is big...
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