Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

I don’t what to make of a news story I read today. Is it for real?! According to the story, the entire computer industry (except Seagate) built all their hard drve manufacturing factories in one location, in Thailand. IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLOOD PLAIN. One of the most ferocious monsoon storms in Thailand history [...]

Gosh, you can find just about EVERYTHING on the Internet now. Even Boca Raton attorneys!! How often do you go looking for that everyday, huh? Actually, I’m so “hooked” on the web now that I go straight to the computer when I am looking for everything. One of my jobs is searching for information on [...]

I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of the blather from Washington that the government can “create jobs.” How on earth did this myth ever get started? Everyone assumes that the federal government can wave their magic wand, pull out billions of printed money and magically “create” private sector jobs. It [...]

Oh spare me those stories of how we used to WALK 20 miles to school when we were kids– and UPHILL BOTH TIMES, even! lol Here’s a cute video I found of some little kids pondering the enigmatic memorabilia of…. two decades ago! Very cute! Yes, those were the days….

I saw this very informative video by Kim Komando, warning that new gadgets manufactured in other countries may contain malware that steals your banking information or spies on your activity. I am totally flabbergasted. In a more honorable era, this kind of subtle sabotage would constitute declaration of war or AT LEAST close any open [...]

This is good news and bad news, I suppose. According to ComputerWorld, two federal lawmakers have presented a bill that proposes limits on how companies can access and use our “geo location” data as it’s gathered from our cell phones, GPS devices, tablets and other mobile devices. GREAT NEWS! We are in desperate need of [...]