Author Archives: Kathy

About Kathy

Perl, MySQL, CGI scripting, web design, graphics following careers as an analytical chemist and educator, then in IT as a database administrator (DBA), programmer, and server administrator. Diagnosed with Mitochondrial Myopathy in 1997.

sewing projects

Some time ago I made a holder to organize my circular knitting needles. It is a simple rectangle of leftover fabric doubled over and stitched to make horizontal channels for the circs. I folded up the bottom and added vertical … Continue reading

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kitchen tip

When I bought a new refrigerator after the last move I found that most of the smaller ones had built in beverage can racks. I don’t drink “pop” — besides way too much sugar the cola beverages contain enough phosphoric … Continue reading

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still more updating

OS X 10.11 “El Capitan” came out at the end of last month but I held off downloading and installing it because I wanted to get an external hard drive to use with TimeMachine. Monday was my shopping day and … Continue reading

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Upgrading – part 4

I like the Launchpad in Yosemite OS X 10.10 but it was kind of dismaying when I finished downloading Garage Band, Keynote, iPhoto, and iMovie from the App Store to see that it went to two pages. Found lots of … Continue reading

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Upgrading – part 3

While going through my storage area on Thursday, I found the LaCie pocket drive box which contained an external power supply that I had never used. Just on a hunch I connected it and the pocket drive mounted immediately on … Continue reading

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