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Also try searching by any other terms from the context (e.g. "Luigi's Itialian" or "Arnold's Shoe Repair" or "West 35th Street") that might have been used to label the photograph somewhere.

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Try searching for your grandparents by name, on the off chance that somebody (not necessarily your blogger's source) might have posted it somewhere with names attached.

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There was no change in equipment we simply unhooked the cable box and returned it to Spectrum. Put a 75 ohm terminator cap on the now-unused plug where the cable box connected. Or, even better, remove the splitter that was dividing the signal between the cable box and the internet modem and connect...

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I'd suggest a northwest suburb of Tucson (Oro Valley or Marana). About 1.5 hours from the Phoenix airport, which has many direct flights, and you can ride the shuttle instead of driving. Or from the Tucson airport you can get to most places with a single connection. Lots of great places for hiking o...

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If either of them belongs to a professional society (doctors, lawyers, scientists, engineers, etc) check for term insurance that may be available through that organization.

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Privas is extremely hilly. That's a serious constraint. San Francisco is flat by comparison.

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baxterbones wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 2:14 pm
cartophile wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:36 pm My wife and I both did ASRS service purchases while we were working, and have never regretted it. ...
Thank you, I'm glad it worked out for you! Did you stay in AZ when you retired?

Quite content to stay here in Tucson.

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My wife and I both did ASRS service purchases while we were working, and have never regretted it. Fellow packrats please note that my collection of pay stubs from twenty years earlier was vital to proving eligibility. The ASRS pension fund has some protections in the state constitution, so it's safe...

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Another vote for the Honeywell RPLS740B1008. We have three of them.

As noted by another poster, the clocks do slowly drift out of sync. I've decided that's a feature. It looks as if somebody is puttering around the house and turning the lights on manually.

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I am another fan of the Ikea Poang chair. I also have the rocker version:
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/search/produ ... ng%20chair
Both are very comfortable.

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Another vote for Prairie View. I have one of their solid ramps. For me it was more convenient to order and pick up from Lowe's (the hardware chain) than to coordinate an Amazon delivery.

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4K computer monitors are expensive compared to 4K consumer television sets, which normally start just a little bit larger in size. I'm using a Samsung 40" TV (UN40KU6300) exclusively as my computer monitor and I'm really happy with the extra screen space. It's equivalent to a 2x2 grid of four 2...

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Okay, I simplified a little for a concise title. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. But the issue has come up tangentially in this forum a few times and I suspect others will be interested in what I've found. The Costco Visa card has a tap-to-pay symbol (four concentric arcs on the back, above the b...

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Take a look at openstreetmap.org. It's a crowd-sourced mapping project covering the whole world. Start from what's there and add the details of your village. The map editor runs in your web browser.

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I've been happy with the 40" Samsung UHD TV which I use as my sole monitor. I consider it equivalent to a 2x2 seamless tiling of four 20"monitors, each with 1920x1080 resolution. Because it's a mass-market TV set, it's a lot cheaper than something manufactured for the high-end computer buy...

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Frankly, I'm surprised they were able to get access (for lack of a better word) to "my" site or even know that I was a Vanguard investor. They probably didn't. I imagine that your employer sees only "their" part of the picture (the empty accounts), and that Vanguard shows it und...

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I upgraded a couple of days ago. All my ancient unsupported 32-bit software (e.g. Photoshop Elements 6) still runs fine, albeit with a warning the first time.

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A great Boglehead approach would be to get Google Fi phone service with a Moto X4 Android One phone ($250 from the Fi website). This is what I have, and it is a great phone with an excellent camera. I especially like the ability to get phone service over WiFi when I'm deep inside a building. If I wa...

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You could point out to Best Buy that 1. You are not a customer of theirs. 2. You do not want any phone calls from them. 3. Further calls are illegal and may subject them to damages. This is not your usual junk caller that can hide behind spoofed numbers in foreign locations. I've had this approach w...

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I use a 40" Samsung 4K TV as a monitor on my Mac. I'm really pleased with the setup. At that size it's not a "retina" display, of course, but 110 pixels/inch is still pretty good. I think of it as equivalent to a seamless 2-by-2 tiling of four 20" HD monitors. The larger screen m...

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At least you got an overview page. When I logged in Monday morning, it gave me this instead of the overview: Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, webmaster and inform them ...

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I've successfully used an external drive to store my iTunes library. That would free up space on your internal drive. I'm not doing it right now but I have other bulky things on an external "overflow" drive. I strongly endorse the use of a separate pair of external drives, swapped regularl...

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For rural Illinois, check with libraries and historical societies in the place of interest. In the early 1900s some highly localized histories were produced, both by subscription in good times and later under WPA grants in bad times. If you're lucky you might find a biography of an ancestor, possibl...

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Don't exchange money in advance or at a "currency exchange" booth, because they charge high fees and have poor exchange rates. Use an ATM machine upon arrival and whenever needed subsequently. Heathrow has lots of fee-free ATMs in the baggage claim area. They'll urge to to make a huge with...

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stan1 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:31 am ... I can see life changing benefits for someone who is severely disabled or blind.

Possibly, but a blog post by Lauren Weinstein points out that Google Home (at least) requires a smartphone for setup and maintenance:
Google Home Is Leaving Elderly and Disabled Users Behind

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Depending on settings, Google can add something to your calendar that it spots in a mail message. I discovered this when Google told me it was time to leave for my flight to Dubai (!). It turned out that, weeks earlier, somebody had mistakenly given my e-mail address when purchasing airline tickets....

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Another possibility: I've been happy with LibreOffice (docs & spreadsheets) for many years. I transitioned when my ancient version of MS Word died at a time when Apple was still charging extra for their equivalent. LibreOffice does everything I've wanted it to do, and I've had little trouble rea...

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Mine is a GPS doodle that I created entirely by accident.
I discovered it after returning from an automobile trip.

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This is a test.
This is only a test.
Had it been an actual alert,
you would have

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I like that it uses "pure" Android, meaning that it gets the latest Android version and the latest updates directly from Google as they are available without waiting for the carrier to make it available. In my previous experience using Samsung phones with ATT, it would take 6-8 months fro...

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The Wirecutter (NYTimes tech review site) has just posted a review of aftermarket backup cameras:
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-b ... -displays/

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... She wants like a crosstrek or something of similar size... Then I would wait at least to check out the redesigned 2018 Crosstrek which will be coming out soon. Initial reviews are promising, and it's based on the redesigned 2017 Impreza which was well received. It will probably be in high deman...

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Another vote for the Fujitsu. I've been singing its praises for years and I've scanned 36000 pages. And I'm appreciative that my long-obsoleted ScanSnap S510M still works on the latest Mac OS. I believe that current models come in different packages with different software sets, so check the details...

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The local newspaper, in paper form, which I find much easier to read than their online version. I don't mind paying to support local reporting. They may have ignored the French election but they have been covering local wildfires, an upcoming tax referendum, turmoil at a local community college, and...

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I'm curious what household items go through batteries so fast for you all that they warrant using rechargeable batteries? ... Handheld hiking GPS units. And not so many years ago, our Canon digital pocket cameras also used AA cells. That was really nice, because one charger worked for both when tra...

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I scan all my important documents onto my computer, which is backed up to an external drive. Once a month I swap the external drive with its twin in my safe deposit box. That's the most important function of the safe deposit box: holding the off-site backup of documents, photos, music, a few movies,...

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I'm using a MacBook Air, purchased refurbished a year ago, as a desktop computer. It runs plugged into the wall with its lid closed. I was really hoping for an updated Mac Mini from Apple but one never emerged. I use USB-connected mouse, keyboard, and external drives (for overflow and for Time Machi...

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I rode the Canadian from Vancouver to Edmonton and scheduled it to coincide with a full moon. That was fantastic! Closer to your home, the trip from Montreal to NYC (or in my case Croton Harmon) is nice. I also enjoyed the Crescent from New Orleans to DC. Next I want to try the DC - Pittsburgh – Phi...

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We took our doors off, piled them in the van, and took them to a local window & door shop.
$20 apiece in current dollars sounds about right.

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In one or two more years many new cars will support both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. With these systems your phone drives the car's built-in display for navigation, music, etc., so you're not tied to the manufacturer's proprietary and expensive-to-update system. This is the feature I'm waiting f...

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You're buying two things together that are much cheaper if bought separately.

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Does anyone have experience with any of the money transfer apps that many of the large banks seem to offer? I'm thinking, for example, of the recent Wells Fargo TV ads where soccer star "Don Ovan" sends $40 to his new coach. They imply that you can send money to anyone with an e-mail addre...

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Standard USB ports charge slowly. They have to be specially tweaked to charge quickly, in violation of standard USB limits, and the wall charger that comes with a phone has this little tweak. Critically, the tweak is *different* for Androids and for iPhones, so you need to be sure to get the right f...

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