Steve Kurtz
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Do Yourself a Favor – Read your SPAM

December 30th, 2019

SPAM. It’s ugly. No one wants it. And it can be downright hurtful. At least SPAM of the email variety. The likes of Comquest, AHOL, Veryson, Yeehoo (names changed to protect their privacy – hereafter CAVitY), know this and want to make you, the customer, happy. CAVitY’s idea of making you happy is to block […]

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When you Lead with a Lie

April 25th, 2019

These memes have some truths in common: They were both shared on Facebook by friends of mine (I hope they are reading this). Each friend is on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Neither friend is the author of either meme. Both friends saw fit to share these memes as-is, with no explanation or opinion […]

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Driving for a Cause

July 16th, 2018

A couple of months ago, I signed up to drive for Uber (backstory here). For me, it’s not so much about the money (though a little extra pocket change doesn’t hurt).  I’ve always enjoyed driving, and this seemed to be a way to put driving to a purpose.  I can’t do it a lot because […]

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Ubear

May 10th, 2018

I went and did it.  I signed up to drive for Uber. When Uber first came out, I thought it would be a cool thing to drive for them. When I finally got round to actually trying it, I found my car was older than their 12 year old limit, and I didn’t qualify.  So […]

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Google vs. ISIS

May 16th, 2016

While the world debates combating terrorism, Google is trying to DO something about it.

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Hubble Math

February 16th, 2016

I saw a photo of Earth where the author claimed the photo was taken from the Hubble Telescope.  That irked me, because to take photos of the universe, the Hubble needs a very narrow field of view.  If we were to point Hubble at Earth, we’d see only a small fraction of the surface. That […]

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Global Warming

February 18th, 2015

I think I just found the cause of Global Warming.

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Cape May-Lewes Ferry

February 1st, 2015

A leisurely cruise on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry.

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Watermelon Pirate Ship

August 22nd, 2012

A Watermelon Pirate Ship,  created for the Cast Party of “To Be a Pirate“.  Complete with a crows nest, cannons and a plank!

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Google Blimps Raise Roof on Advertising

April 1st, 2011

Take your Internet Marketing efforts to new heights – literally. Today, Google announced a new extension to their already popular AdWords platform, Google Blimps. According to Google’s own release,”gBlimps”* has been in the works for months, and is ready to take to the skies starting in May. Visit Google Blimps* today to see how high […]

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Why we get SPAM

March 18th, 2011

It’s a terrible nuisance. Nobody wants it. It doesn’t do us any good. So why do we receive so much SPAM?

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QR Codes

March 11th, 2011

If you haven’t encountered these strange looking black and white dotted boxes yet, you will soon.

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My Android “Top Five Apps” List

November 17th, 2010

A few months ago I made the switch from Palm to Android. It wasn’t a difficult choice; Sprint made me an offer I could not refuse. And I’m glad I switched. And as a happy Android user, I feel compelled to share my top 5 “Must Have” applications for Android.

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Counting the Years with Fireworks

July 4th, 2010

Independence Day has a special meaning for me – it’s my birthday. Yup, a genuine Yankee Doodle Dandy. Every year, our birthday is celebrated with parades and fireworks. Growing up, I thought that was rather special; a parade and fireworks for my birthday … how cool! I don’t know exactly which year it was when I realized that the fireworks were for our country, not specifically for my brother and I (who share a birthday), but that did not matter. I could always count on festivities drawing people together for my birthday, topped with fireworks at the end of the day.

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iPad: iStud or iDud?

January 30th, 2010

It was relatively amusing reading the early commentary on Apple’s newest hardware, the iPad. It’s as if the media was looking for something to endorse, and the iPad was in the right place at the right time, even if it was the wrong product.

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You are your last line of defense

November 23rd, 2009

“Wow! Is that really you in this video?” the note on my Facebook page read. It was from Jim who sometimes does send interesting links and I was curious. “Click” …

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B. L. O. G.

October 8th, 2009

Why BLOG stands for Better Listings On Google.

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Facebook suggests an anonymous user: Me

June 2nd, 2009

How much does Facebook really know about us? Facebook correctly flags an anonymous user as my friend.

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Move Facebook Events to the top of the page

April 28th, 2009

Move the Facebook Events box to the top of your Facebook page thanks to this awesome script from Wezz.

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Social Net Working

April 23rd, 2009

Is your Social Net Working? Old friends reunite, with credit to Facebook.

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PING.FM makes updating your Status a breeze

April 10th, 2009

Social networking done right means paying attention to your social investments. PING.FM helps with cross-site status updates.

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The Trickle Down Theory

April 2nd, 2009

Trickling down old technology is a great way to keep your old electronics out of the e-waste stream, and give them new life in the hands of an appreciative owner.

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File Sharing over the Internet

March 28th, 2009

Synchronize/share files among geographically separate computers – for free.

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What your Blog says about you

March 24th, 2009

www.Typealyzer.com professes to analyze the writing style of a Blog or Website author.

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Send Large Files

March 20th, 2009

YouSendIt will let you send large files to friends and associates that your Internet Service Provider would otherwise block.

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Convert PDF to Word

March 13th, 2009

Make PDF documents editable with this free online tool.

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Sharing documents from Word 2007

March 10th, 2009

So you have a new computer, and it came loaded with the latest Microsoft Office 2007 software. But your friends are complaining they can’t read your Word attachments anymore.

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Viruses target Facebook

March 9th, 2009

It’s not quite a Facebook Virus, but viruses are now using Facebook as a delivery method and to exploit Friend lists. It’s time to treat Friends posts and messages with the same caution as you might use to open an e-mail attachment.

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Just call a spade a shovel

February 15th, 2009

The City of Philadelphia is proposing a Garbage Collection Fee. Can’t they just call it like it is?

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When Google shut off the world

January 31st, 2009

What happens when Google refuses to serve up websites?

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