Sometimes you might want the screensaver not to come on and you don’t want to manage it by nudging it every few moments. Did you know the placing the mouse on top of a watch with a second hand does that nudging for you? The optical mouse detects the movement and the screensaver does not get activated. Optical mice are watching the movement below them!
The Monarch butterfly is endangered and every time I go to Monterey I see those signs; ‘plant Milkweed’. I love the Monarch butterfly. It is a regal orange and black insect that gives me great joy when I see one. One of my Facebook friends said “Seeing a butterfly means joy, beauty, fragility.” I have to agree, those words are the feelings I recognize when I am in the presence of this delicate creature. So I planted Milkweed. One tall one. One Narrow Leaf Milkweed. I also planted 2 Butterfly Milkweed plants. Recently, the Monarch butterfly you see in the photograph was hovering around meRead More →
In the months to come, our emotions are peaking with the thoughts of getting back to normal. During this time are you buying emotionally? Are you eager to purchase because of the joy you feel that you could be socializing again and feeling normal. It is important that you know the scammers are taking advantage of the emotions of the people now more than ever. Humans are emotional buyers, purchasing in times of great stress. Even though we are seeking normal lives and able to socialize more, we also may be jumping on an fake opportunity in the moment. Fake websites posting ads for thingsRead More →
A few days ago a friend told me of a mutual friend posting on Facebook about a monarch butterfly in her yard after purchasing a plant that attracts them. I love butterflies and Monarchs are endangered. The very same day that I viewed Toni Polucki’s post about her butterfly, I was in the backyard of my mother’s place looking for an opportunity to catch one of the small birds that frequents the yard in the late morning. This elusive tiny bird was not in sight. As I was enjoying the warm morning sun, I noticed movement in my peripheral view. There fliting around a largeRead More →
I spent an hour watching a webinar, TWICE, on photographing birds in flight. Most of the webinar covered that topic and some of it covered camera use. It was that subject that got my attention and caused me to watch again. What I discovered was I have lots to learn! This am I took my D850 Camera outdoors to test the information I thought I got from the better photographs webinar. I took several shots in various lighting situations, and then downloaded them to my computer. Some shots were shot into a shady area and others in the bright sun. The webinar had said theRead More →
Create a strong password to replace your current ones Use unique words – Don’t use obvious words like “mypassword”. Have lots of characters – Longer passwords are more secure. Nothing personal – Don’t use your name, your online ID, street address, etc. No repeated characters – 11111, aaaaa, ccccc, C1111. Your email password should be the most complex and different – see ideas for complex passwords below Phrases are good – Non-sense phrases are even better. See below for examples Example of a complex password These passwords separated by | are examples of complex passwords. symbols add complexity. Some common symbol swaps that replace letters are used frequently and shouldRead More →
The elderly, those with memory loss or people who are a little naïve, are getting taken by companies everyday. If you know an elderly person or someone with a memory loss, be watchful of the things that are being told to them by advertisers, scam artists, Internet emails and the like. I have been recently aware of the ease at which those who are for some reason unaware of how the system of insurance, the law, financial institutions work, are taken by people claiming something from them. I have been taking care of my mom who has a condition which causes her memory to fail.Read More →
Twenty20.com is a micro stock agency site with challenges. I have gotten into the top 20% in some challenges and for that I get excited. I have connected on Instagram with a few other photographers, one of which NEVER uses her phone for pictures. Her work is excellent. Her tagline is Shooting “all the things” Brisbane, Australia. I should consider creating one… Then there are others, one that shoots food. Lots of different food. Makes it look yummy. I love the Twenty20 challenges when I have something to submit. Sometimes the categories don’t match my shooting at all. And then there was this one…I endedRead More →
The gray bird sat at the top of the tree across from the drive and made many diverse and beautiful sounds. I wasn’t sure at first it was a mockingbird. Then one morning I had the privilege of taking a picture of this bird with a 600 mm lens. I was amazed and pleased that the images were crisp and clear of the golden eye and white and black striping on the wings. Google images verified the ID. A Mockingbird.
Passwords and their management can take a great deal of time. Creating and saving Changing and updating some list Finding one for a place that is rarely visited Making sure it is secure enough Understanding the hierarchy of secure passwords Wouldn’t it be better to have that time back? Would it be safe to say your time is worth more than the cost of a Password Manager? I was using a free program for the safekeeping of my passwords and I failed to realize that for a few dollars a year, I could save the time it took to use this free program. AND lately…myRead More →