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Author Archives: poorlocavore
“Town Crier” Hits the Presses!
My newest essay is in the local paper this morning and, as promised, here is the text of it for all of you who can’t buy or don’t subscribe to the M-P-D-N. Don’t let the cold and snow dissuade … Continue reading
I Had Forgotten…
…That I was sharing my essays for the newspaper with you all. Here is the one I wrote in December. As the daylight fades, the winds pick up, and we prepare to settle in for another long Northwest winter, readers … Continue reading
Chromebook Midterm: Incomplete
I can’t work like this, which is why I haven’t. Yes, I’ve been remiss in updating this blog for some time now, and for that I apologize. I have an excuse, though: I hate my computer! Well, “hate” may be a … Continue reading
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February 24, 2013
Tagged budget, chrome os, chromebook, headache, mac, spending, technology, windows
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New Kid in Town
On the way back home after a long weekend trip to a winter wonderland, we stopped and picked up the Samsung Chromebook that I finally purchased after my long and often tedious struggle with second-hand technology. I almost waited for Christmas to … Continue reading
Posted in Project, technology
Tagged chrome, chromebook, computer, google, music, technology, ultralight laptop
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Special Commentary
Author’s note: I started this essay after the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting earlier this year; then let it slide for other things. I picked it back up over the weekend. I’m having a bit of a philosophical and ethical … Continue reading
I Surrender…Sort Of…
I tried…Lord knows I tried. No one can say otherwise. I did not want to buy a new computer. I was perfectly happy with my second-hand, six-year-old MacBook, until its logic board bit the dust. Before that, I had been … Continue reading
Posted in Project, technology, thrift
Tagged chrome, chromebook, computer, linux, technology, windows
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The Verdict Is In
I’m such a tease! My official excuse, and of course I have one, is that I would rather actually publish a series of short posts than not publish a nice, long one. That, and I have forgotten how to do … Continue reading
Posted in Project, shopping, technology, thrift, work
Tagged chromebook, netbook, tablet, travel
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Test Case, Part 2
We happened to have a spare tablet around the house, a Lenovo K1 left over from a hasty spring shopping trip. (Let us pause for a moment to reflect on a world where a low-income family can have a “spare” … Continue reading
Posted in Project, shopping, technology, thrift
Tagged Android, budget, chromebook, computer, k1, lenovo, macbook, netbook, tablet
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Test Case, Part 1
After -what has it been now, two weeks? Close to three?- of trying to use a Lenovo K1 tablet like a laptop computer and a ten-year-old Dell Latitude laptop as a “desk” or home machine, I am both encouraged and … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, technology
Tagged computer, diy, lenovo k1, logic board, macbook pro, technology
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It Takes Two to Tango…Or Form a Line
While I am not about to let our nation’s retailers entirely off the hook for the commercialized shambles that has replaced the Christmas season, I am not about to pile all the blame at their doorsteps either. There is another … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Project, shopping, technology
Tagged black friday, budget, consumption, greed, shopping, thanksgiving
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