Category: Computer

  • Ten Years as a User Group

    Ten Years as a User Group

    This month the authorized Apple Charlestown User Group (CHUG) turns 10 years old. I started it in March 2013 because I am an Apple Fan and missed. the user group experience. I have been leading or organizing topics from September to May for 10 years. The group has a website, Google groups as a mailing…

  • Still No Facebook

    Still No Facebook

    A month later and still no social media. It has been easier than I thought. I do have moments when I read a newsletter or a website and they reference their Facebook page, but I have resisted. I am in contact with my siblings and friends via FaceTime and texting so I am still connected.…

  • Locked Out of WordPress

    What a Mess was the last post. I could add “another fine mess you’ve gotten  yourself into.” My intent is to post at least once a month. What happened to my fine intentions? Life is what happened. My password no longer worked and I send password requests but never received an email from WordPress. Duh, I…

  • What a Mess!

    What a Mess!

  • It’s Outdated!

    It’s Outdated!

    I watch entirely too much HGTV. It seems every house is “outdated” in some way. Homes that were perfectly good for us now need granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, hardwood floors, space for a “man cave,” and at least two sinks in the master bath. Web websites need redecorating too. Have you noticed the websites…

  • Four Years with Apple CHUG

    The Apple Charlestown User Group also is known affectionally CHUG marked its fourth anniversary this month. It is hard to believe that I have been organizing programs, doing the website, and sending out notices for four years. Our little group has grown from the first meeting with 25 people in attendance to a mailing list…

  • Beacon Newspaper Features Bloggers (Me)

    I didn’t make the front page but I am included in an article about senior bloggers. Mel Tansill, Erickson Living PR manager gave the reporter my name. I had forgotten how long I have been blogging counting our Westy Travels blog started in 2003. The article starts on the front page but continues on page…

  • Wordcamp Baltimore

    SASS, GULP, GRUNT, CVS, GITHUB were new terms I heard at the September Wordcamp meeting in Baltimore. I attended a WordCamp in Atlanta in 2009 that I really enjoyed. WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress. WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users like you. Everyone from casual…