Lists

Rick Thues August 16, 2020 Uncategorized 2 Comments

Episode 603 August 21, 2020 It’s a good thing that i don’t need as many reminders as i used to need. Alarms, nudges and schedules are not so important to me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8SCnup2VC8 Lists, however, are what guide my life. Without lists i might not remember what to do today. Do i need groceries? Grocery list. What will i do around the little red house? Projects, Garage, Yard, Greenhouse and Hardware store lists. General purchases? Amazon, Costco and Stuff to Buy lists. Do we want to go on a trip? RV buy list, Trailer checklist, Skydiving list and Bucket list. Until...

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SOP

Rick Thues August 11, 2020 Uncategorized 1 Comment

Episode 602 August 15, 2020 Sometimes i go with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deHw3WY1mm8 i bought a utility trailer kit for various hauling tasks around the ranch. It assembled easily. The directions were clear. The SOP of assembly required a friend to flip the trailer over. It weighs 450 lbs. Other than that i completed the assembly myself. The fit was reasonable and almost all the parts were included. A drive up gate was missing, so i contacted the retailer and the manufacturer. The retailer’s SOP is to contact the manufacturer and get back to me. i have confidence...

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Retired

Rick Thues August 4, 2020 Uncategorized 27 Comments

Episode 601 August 8, 2020 This week i closed the books on iMentor. i am officially retired. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT5j9OQ7Sh0 Dear regular readers… do not dismay. i will still write my bLog. If needed and if asked i will connect to some of your computers if i can help remotely. House calls will be rare. My primary business goal in iMentor was to make myself obsolete with every customer. The success of my business was built on this goal. If i can “teach you half as much about computers as your kids know” i have succeeded.  It is, after all, in the...

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600

Rick Thues July 3, 2020 Uncategorized 2 Comments

Episode 600 August 1, 2020 This is the 600th episode of the iMentor Hints and Rants bLog. It has been written for 600 weeks. 600 weeks is almost exactly eleven and one half years. Over all, i have worked on this bLog for 3600 hours, which weirdly is a number with 600 in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0SsAM3r9M 600gle generates 5 billion results when searching for “600.” The most popular Google search solution is the $600 per week unemployment benefit from the CARES Act (part of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. Sadly this rescue money will run out soon. There is a...

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Zoom

Rick Thues July 3, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments

Episode 599 July 25, 2020 In this time of isolation in our battle against the Corona virus pandemic human contact is desperately missed. Not being able to socialize with our co-workers, friends and relatives leaves a void in our souls. One company has come to the rescue. This company is Zoom Video Communications. They are the developers of the video conferencing software, Zoom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FFok7oW2sI Other video conferencing (VCON) software exists. Skype is a popular platform for VCON. It is free to use, but does require a Microsoft account. Requiring an account complicates getting everyone to participate. Some people still struggle with...

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Talk to the Animals

Rick Thues July 3, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments

Episode 598 July 18,2020 When i was in elementary school, just learning how to read, our class would walk from Pacific Drive school to the Fullerton public library. We spent an hour at the library and were allowed to check out a book. i discovered Doctor Doolittle. i read every book. There were 12 books in the series. i could not stop turning pages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvMcKbo0vYc Doctor Doolittle was a character created by Hugh Lofting who could talk to animals. The doctor learned to speak with animals from his parrot, Polynesia. “Oh, we parrots can talk in two languages — people’s...

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