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2019 Christmas Computer Buying Guide

Computer Buying Guide - Updated Christmas Season 2019 This guide is updated twice a year, with the first being in summer, then again later during the Christmas shopping season.  Parents and grandparents are looking to ensure that Santa brings the loved ones the latest...

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2019 Back-To-School Computer Buying Guide

Computer Buying Guide - Updated August 2019 This guide is updated twice a year, with the first being in summer, then again later during the Christmas shopping season.  Parents and grandparents are looking to ensure that the back-to-school season brings the latest...

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Beginners Home Automation Series

FOREWORDThree hours of information just on Beginners Home Automation!  This was a fun series for me, and I enjoyed bringing you all of these items.  Each of the companies along the way were invaluable to both the learning and debugging processes, but also in providing...

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2018 Christmas Computer Buying Guide

Computer Buying Guide - Updated Christmas 2018 This guide is updated twice a year, with the first being in summer, then again later during the Christmas shopping season (right now!).  Mom and dad, and Santa, and many others hop in the car (or sleigh) and head out to...

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2018 Back-To-School Computer Buying Guide

Computer Buying Guide - Updated Summer 2018 This guide is updated twice a year, with the first being in summer (right now, at back-to-school time), then again later during the Christmas shopping season. Right now is the time for mom and dad to hop in the car and head...

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Upgrading computers for more lifetime…

This is based on a Mac, but the principals in discussion through the entire episode are equally suitable for all systems.  Benjamin Rockwell and Keith M. Sedor have over 60 years of experience with computing, making the systems last a little longer, and keeping things...

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Computer Replacement Calculator

This will help you figure out all of the math for how soon your payoff will be for upgrading your computer. We don't keep this information, so just simply be honest about this all. There's a lot that goes into figuring it out, and I hope that I've explained this well....

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2017 Christmas Computer Buying Guide

Computer Buying Guide - Updated December 2017 This guide is updated twice a year, with the first being in summer (at back-to-school time), then again during the Christmas shopping season. Now it's time for mom and dad to hop in the car and head out to Walmart, Costco,...

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“Satan’s rules for Social Media”

Following in the theme of The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis, my pastor decided to draw attention to something that appears to be quite rampant today: the harsh attacks on friends, family, and others on social media and elsewhere in our lives.  The Screwtape...

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2017 Back-to-School Computer Buying Guide

Computer Buying Guide - Updated August 2017 This guide is updated twice a year, with the first being in summer (at back-to-school time), then again during the Christmas shopping season. Now it's time for mom and dad to hop in the car and head out to Walmart,...

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