Technical Exercise and Random Thoughts

I just watched a minute-long video about how to embed a photo from Instagram, and here is my photo.   https://www.instagram.com/p/Bip3hjEgG9E/?taken-by=barrington_ss The beach is a pretty common Instagram-type photo subject, though probably slightly less common than cute animals and food. I’m not a very industrious or creative Instagrammer. I went to the beach to breathe … Read more

What I’m Making: A VINE! Sort of….

[wpvideo SpOthc1X] HAPPY NEW YEAR! I woke up this morning and thought, “I should learn how to make a Vine. For those who might not be familiar, a Vine is a 6-second (or less) video made with a mobile phone application called “Vine.”   Although I have a couple of friends who play around with it, … Read more

Laptop on Rice: It’s Not Sushi…

… though I wish it was. According to eHow, if you think your trackpad isn’t working because you got your laptop  wet, you are supposed to dry it out by burying it in rice for a 24-48 hours.  Or desiccant, if you have some.  Which apparently we do—Paul tells me that he saves those little packets … Read more