Monthly Archives: October 2015

Automatically Repair Windows

Depending on the version of Windows you’re using, there are several different ways to automatically repair major Windows operating system problems without resorting to a destructive process, like a Reset Your PC or a Windows Clean Install. The newest versions … Continue reading

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Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (October 27th): 1659: William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson, two Quakers who left England in 1656 to escape religious persecution, were executed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony for their outlawed religious beliefs. 1682: The city of Philadelphia was … Continue reading

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DIY DataRecover.nl

If you’re looking for a tool to manage or recover your PC’s master boot record (MBR), MBRtool (Figure E) might be just what you need. It lets you verify, back up, and restore the MBR, as well as edit or … Continue reading

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Pax Romana

PRONUNCIATION: (PAKS ro-MAH-nuh) http://wordsmith.org/words/Pax_Romana.mp3 MEANING: (noun) 1) A peace imposed by a powerful state on a weaker or vanquished state. 2) An uneasy peace. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin, literally Roman peace. After the state of peace during the life of the … Continue reading

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Signs and Notices

On a ski lift in Taos, NM: ‘No jumping from the lift. Survivors will be prosecuted.’ Official sign near door: Door Alarmed. Handprinted sign nearby: Window frightened. Road sign seen on the island of Cyprus. (translation of the Greek): ‘Caution: … Continue reading

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Skydiving Blind

A blind man was describing his favorite sport, parachuting. When asked how this was accomplished, he said that things were all done for him: “I am placed in the door with my seeing eye dog and told when to jump. … Continue reading

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Answering Machine Message 203

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Hogen-Mogen

PRONUNCIATION: (HOH-guhn-moh-guhn) http://wordsmith.org/words/hogen-mogen.mp3 MEANING: (noun) A person having or affecting high power. (adjective) Powerful; grand. ETYMOLOGY: From Dutch hoogmogend (all powerful), from Hooge en Mogende (high and mighty), honorific for addressing States General (legislature) of the Netherlands. Earliest documented use: … Continue reading

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Vocabulary (October 19th)

The Medieval Latin word for a bell was “clocca.” So when a device was invented that rang a bell every hour, English speakers called it a “clock.” And when they noticed that a loose outer garment resembled a bell in … Continue reading

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Today in History (October 19th)

Today is the 292nd day of the year with 73 to follow. Dilbert of the Day 1605: Birthdays: English physician and scholar Thomas Browne. 1781: Britain’s Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered with more than 7,000 troops to Gen. George Washington at … Continue reading

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