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I LOVE keyboard commands. I still use my mouse a great deal, but I enjoy learning new keyboard commands and the speed they give me. I have especially been having fun learning keyboard commands in Gimp. Graphic manipulation is mouse-heavy, and by learning more keyboard commands I can avoid literally wearing a hole in…

I do a combination: I start by repurposing them. Linux brings new life to older computers and offer new uses. For some, I cannibalize the parts to fix up the others. Eventually, I'll call my local e-waste facility and hand them off to them.

That's what I was thinking. You'll need a fork.

My work is online, so my day is built on that. I stream some, research some and use the internet to find my way around town. Yep, I'm right here most of the time.

Yes, I agree. Most of my colleagues use multiple monitors. My work methods haven't led me there. . .yet. Possibly later.

I have a single 23" monitor, but I work with Ubuntu, which offers multiple workspaces. I'm set up with 4 workspaces, and each workspace has it's own reason for being. One is for browser/email, the second has my html/web program, the third is for Gimp, and the fourth is my irc communication with my linux buds that I…

Well, I am. LOL! One of the reasons why I like to work from home.

I apologize. I wasn't trying to "correct" you or "inform you" (cuz I knew you already knew), but to just make a statement that occasionally needs to be said.

Yeah, being an introvert is not a personality flaw. I work from home, though I had to start my own business to get that. I have one day a week that I jealously guard to be a "stay in" workday. I try to avoid meeting with clients at their location as much as possible. I'd love to extend that to at least 4 days, but…

$2.75 per day = $82 per month - That's a lot of money, to me! I could pay $82 more on an old bill and get out of debt, or save it until I have $990 in a year and save it in an interest bearing account - though I haven't seen 8% anywhere in many years.

It doesn't take a hurricane and/or a non-profit to locate people in need. I find giving time/money/things directly to someone who I see the need to have something I have, is very efficient. You bypass all infrastructure costs down the line, and people get what they need. This takes pressure off of the sometimes…

Mix with stove pellets to provide carbon. Add a little water to moisten and compost. The stove pellets will also kill the smell.

Computers are hugely deep and wide. If you don't specialize, you will spread yourself thinner than a thin scrape of butter on bread. . .while the butter is warm. Most computer geeks have a number of things that they will do, but you can't really get a job in the industry, or even remain sane, unless you specialize.

I dunno. I wouldn't outlaw using Google under these circumstances. Sometimes tangential searches do provide both information and motivation. My current project is learning to use vim, and I've found searches on related information helpful and encouraging.

I've got 2 sets of the Bose Companion II speakers (for 2 different desktops) and love them!

You vote with your dollars elsewhere.

Assuming that you have that $3 latte 5 days a week, that's $60 per month, or $720 per year. I think if you're in sore straits, the latte still should go first. It's the fastest road to $60 more a month. That could bulk up your grocery shopping for home cooking and allow for a few home cooked luxuries, or for me,…

We have our "land line" through VoIP (Phone Power). That offers us 911 service linked to our address, plus the many calling features of VoIP. Our line sounds clear with no interference, and it's about the same cost as a land line.

I LOVE my pressure cooker! Both my mother and my grandmother routinely used them, and when I became a teenager, my grandmother bought me one and I've been using one ever since. My current pot is a 6 L stainless steel T-Fal. It's lightweight and the handles are small, making it easy to move the pot around.