Computers – The Haps With Herb

September 19, 2020

Herb

Changed or Pardon Me, Do You Have Two Tens For A Five?

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22142 – 714: This has been posted by me a couple of different times but the last time was 11 years ago, I think. The events took…

Computers, My Life, Throwback Thursday COUNTING, MAKING CHANGE, MONEY, retail19 Comments

September 5, 2020

Herb

Computers: A Love/Hate Relationship

Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22128-699: Well, there will not be much of a post tonight. My wife's computer has stopped recognizing that it has a hard drive. This will take some…

Computers, Other Repair Work18 Comments

August 3, 2020

Herb

Curmudgeonly Monday – WordPress Reader Comments

Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22095-665: Quite some time ago it was brought to my attention that people said they liked my blog but were having difficulty commenting using the WordPress Reader.…

Computers, Curmudgeonly Monday, Home Computers, Other Repair Work, Putzing, Rantings, Websites blogging, comments, defenestration, wordpress reader24 Comments

July 6, 2020

Herb

A Sanity Test

Running short on time tonight as I was updating the SSL documents for 3 of the websites I maintain and it was kind of time consuming. But, it's free at…

Computers, Humor7 Comments

June 1, 2020

Herb

Deadline: June 2022

Well, you learn something new everyday, doncha? Yesterday I found out that if you have a Chromebook it has an end-of-life date. John over at https://linesbyliming.com/ left me a comment…

Computers, Putzing11 Comments

May 31, 2020

Herb

Computer Issue

I have a Chromebook laptop that I don't use very often because I have a nice desktop that gets the job done. I needed to use it to blog on…

Blogging, Computers13 Comments

April 22, 2020

Herb

So Far So Meh

As the folks who visit this blog at the blog and not through the WP Reader can attest, I frequently change up the look of the blog. It's usually for…

Blogging, Computers, Websites14 Comments

January 28, 2020

Herb

Security – Shmecurity

Well, not really. Security is a real pain, though. Some users on one of the sites I administer, Brothers Campfire, were having trouble with Google Chrome because his web address…

Computers, Other Repair Work, Websites6 Comments

January 6, 2020

Herb

Murphy's Laws of Computers

When using your computer, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen.When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it's probably obsolete.The first place…

Computers, Home Computers, Humor2 Comments

December 31, 2019

Herb

The Y2K Scare

Twenty years ago, the scary, fearsome, and dreaded Y2K bug was going to destroy life on the planet as we know it. Chaos and rioting in the streets were going…

Computers, Home Computers, My Life3 Comments

November 20, 2019

Herb

Which Critter‽‽‽

Everyone knows that I really like bears. Especially now since they can't make a huge mess out of my trash. I have a collection of bear stuff. Not like my…

Blogging, Computers, Uncategorized7 Comments

November 13, 2019

Herb

Wrong Email Address

An Illinois man left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel,…

Computers, Humor2 Comments