...Updates, Conspiracies, Healthcare.gov, and the descent into Madness.
A to Z Challenge blogfest
is huge, a monster. I participated in 2011 and a two more years after that.
Don’t think the word challenge is
there for looks because it is most definitely hard. Not only posting every day
except Sundays, but commenting on other posts every day as well. But when it’s
done, you’ve made new friends and experienced new outlooks on life. Plus
instilled a discipline in your writing. Good stuff all around.
Over at Unicorn Bell—our writer’s blog—we are participating
in this year’s Challenge. The eight moderators are taking turns posting each
day, commenting on blogs, and bringing new perspectives to the game. Check in
and see how we do.
Backing up info.
My OCD comes out when backing up my documents, files, financial records,
photos, and emails. I am
I have a Seagate 2 terabyte external drive for most stuff
and use Google Cloud, Amazon Cloud drive, ICloud as backups for the backups of
the backups.
Can’t be too safe with your important records.
HealthcareDotGov. The
cost of our individual health insurance became unsustainable when it went from $500
a month to $1200 in four years, forcing us into the Obamacare marketplace.
If you’ve heard about the horrors of working through the
bureaucratic morass of signing up, believe me it’s all true. I’m still fighting
the paperwork.
Win 10. I became a conspiracy theorist—looking over my shoulder—right after I upgraded to
Windows 10 and the
Rather than allow automatic updates to my computer, I check
once a week for anything labeled “Security”. An Important or Optional update
always rates another look and research.
One of the updates, KB3035583 is labeled important. Lookee here what it actually is, a way for Microsoft to worm its way back into my ‘puter.
Since I cleaned out the folder containing the mutant Win 10,
I discovered it is still knocking on the door wanting in.
