Monthly Archives: August 2007

Depositing checks via the Internet

Our bank, USAA, has a new service that lets you deposit checks with your scanner. Since our new printer has a scanner, I decided to try it out.
It requires Mac OS 10.4 on Macs, which we don’t yet have, … Continue reading

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HP OfficeJet 5610 mini-review

I love HP inkjet printers. They last forever.
Anyway, when we decided we wanted a copier and a fax machine, we started looking at HP devices. Then a special back-to-school offer came up for the OfficeJet 5610 and we … Continue reading

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Good news and bad news

Time for some catching up.
The good news:

Our last tax return showed NMSU that I need lots more financial aid.
NMSU gave me lots more financial aid, including work study money.
I now qualify as a New Mexico resident, so I can take … Continue reading

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Honeywell likes me

This morning I had an email from the engineering college that Honeywell has awarded me a scholarship! It will more than pay for textbooks (a surprisingly large expense) and supplies for this year. Thanks, Honeywell!
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Upgrade Complete

(The title of this post kept echoing around in my head. Slowly I realized it was being said in a particular female voice. Eventually I tracked it down to the Terran Advisor in Starcraft. I am a … Continue reading

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WordPress update

Yep, I upgraded WordPress this evening. Then I found that the Gallery2 plugin needed to be updated to match. Then I found that the Gallery2 plugin that is needed by the new WordPress requires an upgrade to Gallery2.
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