Not many people are aware of this, but the Federal Communications Commission (The FCC, for those of us who love our acronyms) has set a November 24 deadline for a rule that would allow you to keep your cell phone number, even if you switch cell phone companies. More, you will even be able to carry your land-based phone number over to a wireless company.
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My Cell Phone Number
TurboTax Responses
The Nemo Memo
The Nemo Memo – TurboTax Responses
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MacRelevant
Have you noticed some Mac sites that really do nothing more than talk about how many hits they get? Is that as boring to you as it is to me? Or how long they have been publishing. Or how many “pages” they have on their site. Yawn…
Read MoreWar Is A Racket
War is a Racket is the title of an essay written by General Smedley Butler. This general won two Congressional Medals of Honor, and
Read MoreHate Pop-Up? You gotta try this…
Hate Pop-Up? You gotta try this…
Read MoreFix Apple Education: The Readers Respond
About six weeks ago I challenged you readers to come up with some ideas that Apple could use to revive its share of the education market. Below you will find in their entirety some thoughtful responses to my query.
Read MoreAdvertising, “The Clown”, And Us
It was just about a year ago, when I first saw the commercial on the boob tube. It was late at night, and I was watching a special presentation” of the classic movie “Doctor Zhivago”, one of the few movies ever made which appeals to both men and women.
Read MoreThe MyMac.com Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide
The MyMac.com Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide
Read MoreRandom Thoughts
I think Congress should establish the Department of Homeland Insecurity, and put me in charge. Every day I would go to work and people
Read MoreOK . . . mebbe not yet
Well I asked for comments here, but the WM told me the feature where you add coments has not been installed yet. Give it
Read MoreScanning – An Introduction in 800 Words
Scanning – An Introduction in 800 Words
Read MoreThrift Store Browser
Thrift Store Browser
Read MoreDon’t Hang Up!
The Unpublished last story from Ralph
Don’t Hang Up! – The Unpublished last story from Ralph
Read MoreMacintosh Teachers Challenge: Give Apple Education a Road Map
Last week Apple Education announced that it was giving away OSX.2 (Jaguar) free to teachers. Being the cheapskate that I am, I quickly signed up for my free copy and encouraged the rest of the staff at my school to do likewise. Lo and behold, my disks arrived this morning.
Read MoreWe will always have Paris
We’ll Always Have Paris
Read MoreNow, This is Scary!
Since it is now “Halloween Time”, I have decided to write about something that I think is, in a word, scary. In fact, it’s scaring the hell out of me. What could it possibly be? Windows XP?
Read MoreThe Greatest Macintosh Application of All Time – The Reader
The Greatest Macintosh Application of All Time – The Reader’s Choice
Read MoreIndustrial Espionage
Apple’s Marklar Project
Industrial Espionage – Apple’s Marklar Project
Read MoreThe Greatest Macintosh Application of All Time
When the gang at My Mac Online came up with the idea of a collective article on what we thought was the most outstanding Macintosh application, the suggestions grew faster than the offspring of procreating rabbits.
Read MoreThe Three Stooges Run For Governor!
I need to explain a few things: First, I am not what you would consider a “political person”. Oh sure, I care about who gets elected to which public office and all, but aside from that, I find the entire thing to be something of a snoozer.
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