Author Archives: Tom Long

iPad Welcome Here

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Tom Long

So, you’re probably wondering, “Is this guy a lousy stinking liar?” Yes, I did post that I would pass on the iPad, but now we own one.  Well, actually my wife owns one.  Two weeks ago her netbook died.  I … Continue reading →

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Offshore Drilling is Safe?

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tom Long

It seems ironic that a Texan would not approve more offshore drilling, but the supposedly more environmentally sensitive current president has given the green light.  According to the AP “No oil appeared to be leaking from a drilling rig that exploded and … Continue reading →

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Cloudy with a Chance of Work

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Tom Long

My grandfather, Papaw, had the kind of tool bench too seldom seen.  Labeled jars with fasteners, outlines of tools on the pegboard where I was supposed to return them, etc.  Papaw was organized and took good care of his tools.  … Continue reading →

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Browse the Web Like Me

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Tom Long

I don’t know why you would want to browse the web like me, but if you do, here is how I do it. Search Most of my surfing time begins with a search. I get my search on either directly … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Web TV Show

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Tom Long

Making a video web log is fairly simple in WordPress. 1 – Produce a Video The preferred format is an mp4 container with the AVC/H.264 video codec (mpg with the mpeg2 codec is second choice) and MP3 or AAC (needed … Continue reading →

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