Life with Crohn’s
So you are going to have a Colonoscopy?
On Monday I am off to have my 5th Colonoscopy as a check up from last years … [Read More...]
Type 1 vs Type 2 Diabetes
Your body gets energy by making glucose from foods we eat. However, to use … [Read More...]
Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis, or UC, is more localized in nature than Crohn’s disease … [Read More...]
MacBook and Me
Making the Move to a Mac?
Why did I buy a Macbook Pro? Making the switch from a Widows 7 (Microsoft) … [Read More...]
Featured Posts and Articles
One way Banks Make Billions each Year!
I recently had a transaction on my Canadian Credit card from aUSvendor. The original charge was $55.83 USD with a Canadian exchange rate of 1.0164 or $56.74 CDN. I decided to pay for the charge with my USD Savings Account: To exchange my USD savings to $56.74 CDN cost me: $59.26 USD So overall; it cost me $3.43 dollars more based on Banking Policies and practices to pay me … [Read More...]
Fraud Alert: Phone Solicitation to correct Virus / Computer Error
We received an interesting telephone call on a private line earlier today from a company called “ONLINE PC CARE” or something similar regarding recent errors on my computer that had been reported to Microsoft. The representative, who had an Indian accent, inquired if I had recently had popups on my Windows computer noting that an error had occurred and if I wanted to submit this information to … [Read More...]
Drobo – Peace of Mind in a Box
Admittedly, I have been a long time Windows Home Server User but as my hardware comes close to its life cycle and a recent catastrophic data corruption issue that left me without my backup archives, luckily my data remained safe, it is time to start looking for a replacement. Simplicity, ease, expandability, and redundancy are all important when considering any backup solution -- Don't get me … [Read More...]
Why Can’t I just add a New hard drive to my Computer?
External storage enclosures, or adding a second or more hand drive to your desktop computer are a useful and increasingly popular way to expand digital storage; however it can be difficult to manage storage across multiple disks that may be both internal and external. Because each drive is seen and managed as a separate 'volume' or drive letter (C:, D:, E:, etc.), as users add drives to their … [Read More...]
Backup my Computer?
Why should you back up your computer? Imagine a family member (your wife) curled up in your leather chair, wrapped snugly in a blanket, and sipping on their favourite beverage, while enjoying an evening in front of a nice cozy fire. How better can life be? Now imagine that same family member reaching into the family hope chest ,that serves as the room's coffee table, and pulling out the … [Read More...]
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