Category: General
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Texting to Keep in Touch
I have to admit, I never thought that I would be someone that texts often, but I’ve quickly taken to it and now couldn’t imagine my life without it. It has made keeping in contact with my girlfriend much easier, and the distance seem like a lot less. While it…
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Christmas Presents
I am not a Grinch of any sort, but I dislike giving or receiving presents. It makes me really uncomfortable, and Sheldon Cooper said it best. Start at the one minute mark to hear his rant on the whole thing: The commercialism of Christmas has always been difficult for me,…
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Digital Nomad Stressing About January
As Christmas approaches, I am getting a bit stressed about having to figure out where I’ll be staying after the holidays are over. I want to continue to save some money, and I’m not really in any rush to pull my stuff out of storage and stay long term anywhere…
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Ravenclaw Back and Running
While I still need to re-install all of my applications, and customize things to my liking, my laptop is back from the shop, and the diagnostic time, and hard drive replacement came with a total bill of zero dollars. The computer seems to be running fine. I am still hoping…
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Ravenclaw in the Shop
I was hoping to bring my newish MacBook Pro into an Apple store after returning from Virginia, but I arrived back late due to a delay, and then when I checked in at the Bayshore location, they told me that their support staff were too busy to take a look…
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To Virginia and Back Again
So recently, the rocketgenius team had me down to the head office for a Christmas dinner. I was able to see the offices, meet the rest of the people working for the company and interact with them on a personal level. It was a great trip, and while a bit…
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Christmas Wishlist 2012
So my aunt asked me today what I was hoping to get for Christmas and I have to admit, being homeless, I don’t really want for much. Having more stuff wouldn’t really be ideal with my two suitcases, and people really hate giving money, so that makes things difficult. There…
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Ravenclaw Clicking
So last night, my MacBook Pro started making a scary sounding noise. I did some searching around, and people were blaming all sorts of components. I slowly tried to isolate each one to see what the problem could be. Some people said that it was the fan, so I found…
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From Ice Cream Sandwich to Jelly Bean
So I am now running Jelly Bean (4.1.1) on my Samsung Galaxy S3 Android phone, and it was the first time I used an over the air upgrade, and it was the first major operating system update I’ve done since I started using an Android phone. The upgrade was flawless,…
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Being Homeless
So while I’m not out on the streets, for all intents and purposes, I don’t have a home any longer. My apartment is no longer my own, and I am currently working from my grandmother’s couch in Kingston. It is a strange feeling looking at two suitcases and feeling partially…
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Getting Your Stuff Into Storage
So, after storing my stuff in a timely manner at Dymon Self Storage (warning, auto-play video), I was told that I should write up something about my experiences and tips I may have for those looking to store their goods. Pack Everything Before Hand It might seem like common sense,…
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Ravenclaw: My New Computer
So, I recently bought a laptop. After going through and thinking about what was available in the marketplace, I determined that the following were the most important features: durable, good trackpad, and a good keyboard. It came down to choosing between Lenovo and Apple. Back when Lenovo first acquired IBM’s…
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