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My Accidental Road To Programming

Funny How Life Works Looking back at life it is easy to see how I became interested in programming. It seems so logical now. But at the time it just seemed like a series of random events. I’m sure when others look at their own lives the feelings are similar for many....

Shareware Paid My Grocery Bill

Business, Personal Stuff

This story is about how I paid my family’s grocery bills using Shareware. It is also the story of a side hustle, before the term was even known. What Was Shareware? In the 1980’s most software was expensive and distributed by big publishers. It was sold in...

My Experience With Satellite Internet

Learn, Personal Stuff, Tips

I never thought much about satellite Internet. Where I lived cable was the only viable choice. While far from perfect it was fairly reliable and the speeds have been gradually increasing (along with the price.) That all changed recently. How I Came...

Remember Floppy Drives

Desktops, Learn, Peripherals, Personal Stuff

These days there are so many options for saving your data. Much is stored online now but if you must stay local you have traditional hard drives, SSDs, CDs, memory cards, or flash drives of ever increasing capacities. This wasn’t always the case. ...

Early Dial Up Memories

Desktops, Peripherals, Personal Stuff

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about old computers and that got me thinking about my early experiences with going online. My First Modem The first modem I can remember was a 300 Baud modem that plugged into my Commodore 64. This modem did not even plug directly...

Old Computer Stories Part Two

Desktops, Learn, Personal Stuff

This is part two of my old computer stories. My life seems to have revolved around computers. Just like the cars that you have owned, they all have stories to tell. I spoke about my earlier computer stories in Part One. Here I pick up with...