A Small Gift For You

A  L  O  H  A !

" Each friend represents

 a world in us,

 a world possibly not born-

"- until they arrive,

 and it is only by

 this meeting 

that a new world 

is born. "

                         Anaïs Nin

" A great obstacle to
 happiness is 
to expect
too much 
happiness. "
Bernard Le Bovier Fontenelle

" No matter 
what the situation is,
no matter how chaotic, 
no matter how much drama 
is around you, 
you can heal by 
your presence 
if you just stay 
within your center. "
Deepak Chopra

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And now your gift-

Point your cursor

at a new tab

but don't open it.

Right click.

One of the options:

"Reopen closed tab"

If you close 

a webpage,

now you can 

get it back

without searching.

Thanks for pausing

here!

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I've Still Got It

A   L   O   H   A  !

" I intend to live forever

or die trying. "

        Groucho Marx

I think age is a gift 

to those able

 to appreciate it.

My Trusty Steed. She gets me home;

I got her home today.

I was having a great time

riding my scooter to the store.

The world seems more alive

on two wheels,

more immediate and 

beautiful.

It's really about

the full attention

a good rider gives

to the bike, the road,

other drivers,

the sky.

Yes, it makes you feel

extra alive,

and this takes 

less speed to achieve

the longer you ride.

I don't need to go

100 MPH

to have a good time

[get my 'Ya Yas'  as we used to say]

And before you ask,

Yes, I have ridden

motorcycles

over 100 mph.

These days, that just

takes too much attention,

too much work,

but when one's mind is 

full of demons

it's great to fill your head

with LOTS of other input.

The wind shrieking like

a hurricane at 100

helps obliterate 

regrets too.

Today, she sputtered.

Then she shuddered.

Then I was parked on 

the side of the road.

Groceries, including

icy treats

in a big chill bag.

Well long story short,

I pushed a ways.

Then she started 

and

took me a ways.

Then

I pushed halfway home

the rest of the way

through Waikiki.

I still got it!

Nothing worse

than waiting for help

in the hot sun.

Glad I pushed.

If I wanted to ride

in a pickup truck

with my bike

I would own

an AMF/Harley

from back in the day!

Incidentally, 

I also repaired

my computer yesterday.

Something was very wrong.

I figured that an update

to a program I don't use

totally messed things up.

So I used 

REVO UNINSTALLER

[that's a link]

to remove the entire program

(REVO gets ALL of it)

and bingo:

no new laptop for me!

So remember. 

Ask yourself calmly:

Do I have power/petrol?

Then:

1. Restart

2. Internet connected?

3. Google your problem!

[someone else has fixed this, include error codes]

4. Sites like How To Geek [link also]

 have LOTS of great tips!

5. Re-install your operating system

as a last resort. Some geeks

do it annually!

[many repair places just do this too]

Or use the Factory Reset.

[Google or HTG can tell you how.]

Even I did that once 

when I had a computer virus.

Now time for icy snacks on the couch!

Thank YOU for looking in today

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Find Lost Android Device in 30 seconds

A    L    O    H    A  !

" Not until 
we are lost 
do we begin 
to understand 
ourselves. "

Henry David Thoreau

Just go to this site to find your lost Android device:

https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager

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Google Timer

A    L    O    H    A  !

" Time

 is a game

 played beautifully

 by children. "

Heraclitus

" The life of our city 

is rich in poetic and 

marvelous subjects. 

We are enveloped 

and steeped as though 

in an atmosphere of 

the marvelous; 

but we do not notice it. "

Charles Baudelaire

" Whenever

 two people meet,

 there are really

 six people present. 

There is each one 

as he sees himself, 

each as seen 

by the other person,

 and each one

 as he really is. "

       William James

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Want to know 

when your tea is ready,

so you don't forget,

and leave the bag in 

for 30 minutes

like I do?

Just go to 

Google

Type in:

 "Timer 3 minutes." 

(or your desired time)

That's it!  

Google will beep

when the time is reached!

=^..^=

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B E E P !

Easily Improve Your Gmail

A L O H A !

Morning Pink & Glow


" If you can be

Honest with Yourself

you've got it made! "



Sid Caesar

Spotlight Stick

" All Nature

 is resurrection."


Brian Weiss

Sidewalk Heart of the Streets

" Purify your eyes, 
and see 
the pure world. 

Your life will fill 
with radiant forms. "

Rumi

 =^..^= 

When you open
an email containing images
(photo, logo, graphics, etc)

often the sender can tell 
that you've opened the email
because of a code hidden 

in the images!

Until recently, 
Gmail didn't open those 
elements of the email
until / unless you clicked 

on a link in the email
approving it.
But now they open
automatically
unless you "opt out"
Here's how:

You can still have 
that level of privacy

by making ONE CHANGE 
in your

Gmail settings

Click on the GEAR symbol

to the right/top of your Gmail

Then click "Settings" 

from the drop down menu.

Look for "Images"

Click on the choice to 

 turn on "Ask Before."
That's It!

Click on image to ENLARGE

That's all it takes 

to  improve your privacy!

In addition
I prefer to set my own 

text size and style 

for my outgoing emails.

To do this just

go down the page to

Default Text Style. 

You can change 
and see it
right there instantly!

Signature

A personal motto or link?

Go for it!

 I put a link to this blog 

and to my novel's 

KINDLE page at the 

foot of EVERY outgoing 

email automatically!

Vacation Responder! 

Let people know 

if you will not be 

replying for a time.

Finally: At bottom
click on
Save Changes  or CANCEL.

It's THAT Easy!

Cloudia's Rule:  

If you don't know what a choice does, 

then LEAVE IT AS IS 

(This is a corollary of the old: 

"If it aint broke - don't fix it.)

But the tips above 

are as explained 

and safe to change!

BONUS MIND-BLOWER:   

This LINK 

will take you DIRECTLY 

into YOUR settings!   

(It's magic, I think)

=^..^=

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Reopen Closed Tab

A  L  O  H  A !

  Don't go Provocative.

Stay "Amateur-Vocative"

Or even

Evocative.

You can be vocal

about it.

Just saying. . . 

" I would borrow

 my mom's red  Borghese lipstick 

and smear it on 

like a clown! "

Brooke Burns 

 Why this tree?

" The Dove, 

on silver pinions, 

- winged her peaceful way. "

James Montgomery 

 "Droplets at Rest"

"Droplets at Play"

"Do the things you know,

 and you shall learn 

the truth 

you need to know."

Louisa May Alcott

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And Now

Your Tech Tip

with Cloudia:

Have you ever closed a window

 on your computer

 and regretted it a second later?

Well check THIS OUT:

At the top of your screen are shaded TABs 

 that you LEFT-click to open a new window.

But what if you RIGHT-clicked 

on a TAB instead?

A short list of options presents itself,

 one choice is

Reopen Closed Tab. 

Try it. 

The blog you just left is back.

It's magick!

You can also hit the keys: 

Ctrl + Shift + T.

Do YOU have 

a Right-Click-Wonder

 to share?

=^..^=

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