I still print out physical calendars with old school write in cells for each day. I post the print outs near my computer desk. I like to post all 12 months of the year if I can. Here is my current favorite printable 12 page calendar source.

www.calendarlabs.com/templates/20...

I learned 2 things today. 1) The web cam I use for zoom meeting has an on-off switch and that is why it did not work when I joined a meeting. 2) Zoom has a test meeting that you can use to test your internet connection and how well your camera and microphone work. zoom.us/test

Where to Find a 14 Day Weather Forecast

Most weather apps only have 10 day forecasts. If you subscribe, you can get longer range forecasts.

OR, go to timeandate.com, select Weather, then select the 2-Week Forecast option.

Thank you National Weather Service and thank you timeanddate.com.

Old Laptops - A story
A friend gave me 4 old laptops. I said I will convert them to Linux Mint. One was too old to convert to Linux so e-waste. One went to a young adult I know who needed it. One I gave away on Craig's List. And one was a 14 year old Macbook Air, which I will use myself.

The toner light came on on my home printer. OK. Installed new cartridge. Not fixed. Made sure the cartridge was docked correctly. No luck. Checked the internet. No luck. Looked for a replacement. Learned that used printers are expensive. Looked inside the paper path AGAIN, and, found the problem.

So, this morning, rumor had it that the shredder would not shred. Bad shredder!

A neighbor uses a cane & told me that their screen door pushes them too hard. It has a standard pneumatic closer. Falls are bad.

· Found this latch at the hardware store · Removed the pneumatic closer · Installed new latch · It works great.

Push to open. Push to close. It does not push you.

I recently tested this gifted PC and it crashed a lot.

After trying other solutions, eventually, I opened the case to have a look. Something seems not quite right.

Dear Frying Pan and Diced Tomatoes w/ Basel, Garlic & Oregano,

Frying pan, you are great at cooking spaghetti quickly with less water compared to a standard sauce pan.

Diced Tomatoes w/ Basel, Garlic & Oregano, you better than spaghetti sauce from a jar. Lots better.

A fast and flavorful combo.

Dear Live Chat,

I'm not sure you are actually alive.

I was using "Live Chat" to follow up on my internet installation. There were some long pauses, as happens.

And then, "Live Chat" said, "While we wait, do you want to tell me about your week?"

I said that I want to focus on the task at hand.

Just saw an AI video service ad proclaiming that one payment provides access forever. I have seen this type of marketing method before. Current customers are not really their focus. I don't need forever access to a potentially low quality product. Feels scammy even if it is not. So... NOPE.

I just started using LibreOffice as my primary word processor. (www.libreoffice.org) I used much earlier versions of this open source software and I am very impressed with the refinements added over time. Microsoft Word is great. LibreOffice is great. Maybe I do not need Word anymore.

My VOIP service for our legacy land line has been working for over a month. I like getting voice mail messages as an audio file via email. The cost has been around 1 US $ per month. I though I would add a physical phone connected to the VOIP service. It works well now, I will likely not do that.

Informative Canadian Broadcasting Corporation article. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
My takeaways about US plans as shared with Canada: Slash US spending via DOGE. Use US tariffs as a revenue source. Cut US spending & taxes by trillions. Implement worldwide US tariffs by sector on April 2.

I just started the process to move our legacy land line number to a low cost VOIP service. The landline has been useful. The switch will save lots of $ over time. In this economic environment, saving $ every month seems like a very good idea. What cost saving ideas have you implemented recently?