Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

Have you seen a decrease in spam email these days? Spam Plummets as Gang Leaves Net Two US internet service providers have pulled the plug on the firm McColo following an investigation by the Washington Post newspaper. Anti-spam firm Ironport has seen junk mail levels drop by 70% since McColo was taken offline on 11 [...]

I think, for some inexplicable reason, that the Library of Congress online archives are much underutilized and underrated. Even I rarely use the site. But I think I will use it from now on. The Library of Congress online archives is a huge database of texts, articles, photos, lithographs– think of anything that can be [...]

I had an idea when thinking about making backups of my data– store it online, for free! Just create a Gmail account and email yourself your files. Don’t go sending any whopper files or anything, but you could easily send documents and stuff like that. You see, I make weekly backups of my blogs xml [...]

Toooooo much debt. Ouch! I am not alone in this. Most Americans, and most people in Western developed nations, have a large amount of consumer debt. This is in part because our governments and banking systems encourage debt, due to a skewered view of national wealth. It is believed that debt equals wealth, because debt [...]

Excuse me while I take just a moment to dance around for joy! Last week, I lamented my problem I’d suddenly had with my Canon MP530 All-in-One printer. I just LOVE the printer and it’s so easy to use. But I was suddenly getting an “Error U150,” saying that there was something wrong with the [...]

Do you need some space to work or run your business during renovations or some other reason? Check out portable office trailers. These things are very cool. We are currently renovating our old house (well, we’re in the process), and are considering renting one of these kinds of portable trailers during the time when we [...]