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Another good checklist for going paperless

Jim Robinson over at Money Talks News has put together a nice article giving five basic steps for getting a jump start on your paperless life.
Among other things he discusses options for prioritizing and cutting down on the total volume of stuff you plan on keeping, digital or otherwise.
“Backup, backup, backup” made number four on [...]

Could your family access your secrets in an emergency?

Several weeks ago I was sitting at the dining room table with a family friend going through a stack of documents and letters. Her husband had passed away suddenly some weeks before, and I was doing the best I could to help her untangle the paperwork and understand what was what. This unfortunate scene made [...]

When migrating to a new operating system, Look Before You Leap!

I can’t help it. As soon as I hear of a new version of anything, whether it’s an application or the entire operating system, I have to install it.
Now prudence would lead one to take careful steps and wait until all of the wrinkles are ironed out before starting. I was almost not prudent enough [...]

A silly tip for the tips of your USB cables

Life is too short to keep trying to figure out which side of a cable fits where. Here’s my silly little tip for simplifying one miniscule part of your life.