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Jun 07
2010
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Check this out.
The company in China that produces many of the parts found in today’s Apple iPod and other electronics felt enough pressure from it’s employees that it needs to start paying a decent salary. Recent events at Foxconn’s Shenzhen, China plant have forced some changes. A second pay raise has been given to it’s employees after numerous suicides at the plant.
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Feb 05
2010
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It's 34 degrees outside here in Halifax and it is raining on top of our beautiful snow. However, our neighbors to the north are seeing cooler temperatures. And, with these cooler temperatures, they are seeing snow and the dreaded three letter word, ice.
I just heard from a co-worker who lives near Farmville that his power had just gone out. If you would like to see where else the power might be out, Dominion Power has a handy website:
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Feb 02
2010
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As a volunteer fire fighter here in Halifax County, Virginia, I cannot tell you how many times that I've been called to the scene of a fire or emergency and not been able to find the house or location of the victim. The problem is that more than our fair share of citizens fail to properly identify their numerical address on their house, yard or mailbox.
One dark , cold and rainy night last year, we had a call to a chimney fire on Mountain Road. I came through the neighborhood with the fire truck lights flashing and the siren blaring and went right past the house. There was no prominent marking on the owner's mailbox or house, so we could not tell what address we had just passed. However, most of the time, when we get called to a fire, it is obvious which house is on fire, but in many cases, the fire is not yet showing outside when we arrive on the scene. In this case, there was no hint of a fire.
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Feb 02
2010
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I don't remember how I found Leo Laporte, but I've become addicted to his podcasts and radio shows about all things Tech. He has audio and video podcasts about Windows, Macs, Home Audio/Video and many other topics.
One thing that he always says is that if you only have one copy of an important document or file, then you don't really have a backup. He recommends two or more back up copies of a file. I've come to believe he is right. I've seen more than one person who has lost their entire company's records when their computer crashed. I've even lost all the pictures that I had of my son when he was a baby when I reformatted my hard drive.
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Jan 11
2010
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Top 5 Websites to Geek it up WithPosted by Kelly Shaw in technology , geeks |
When I want to make sure that I am up to date with the latest in Geek News, I have several web sites that I make sure to visit. Some of which, I've been using since the late 90s.
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