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I actually took typing in HS because the computer revolution was obviously coming (these were the days of the Atari 800 and the Commodore 64 at home, but still the IBM Selectric in typing class). It's one of the best decisions I ever made, as I can still touch type to this day, and over the years more and more of my life is spent at a keyboard (but not for too much longer, I hope - the keyboard part that is, not the life part). Never got my wpm up anywhere close to professional secretary range, but so much better than if I'd never taken the class and was stuck with the two-finger method.
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If you owned something like this:
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12-21-2024, 11:37 AM | #9665 |
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Probably works better than our existing "toaster" oven. It tends to make bread warm, but hardly toasted.
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I have both. I use the toaster for toast and the toaster oven for heating up food.
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Same. Then we replaced the toaster oven with an Anova Precision Oven. It has some quirks but I absolutely love it (countertop convection/steam). Cook very few things in the regular oven anymore. But still use the toaster for toast.
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****Apple II+ here with 64k and a Novation Apple CAT modem with the optional 212 1200 baud full-duplex card which cost a LOT of money back then (about $80)...
I eventually upgraded it to 128k and got a sweet Rana Elite disk drive that allowed for more storage on each floppy disk.... And then....The Macintosh computer came out in 1984.... Game changer. ![]() |
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My effing toaster is WiFi enabled!!! It sucks as a toaster but tells me when my "toast" is at least lukewarm... ![]() |
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I wish we had the counter space for that. One of the things I don't like about our house is the kitchen layout. No viable way to change it, though.
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I only keep the toaster oven on the counter. Toaster stays in the cabinet when not in use.
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Basically, our kitchen is too small. Our house was custom built for a single retired professor. Small kitchen and bathroom. Not much room to expand either one.
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My first experience with Macs was such a nightmare that it kept me away from them for years. Now I have more Mac devices than I know what to do with. Wifey still uses Windoze and I have a headless Win11 machine, but I hate working with them now. And I was a Windows admin for decades.
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My dad was one of the first salespeople for Apple in RI and I had a job in the warehouse there, so I got to use the Lisa, Mac, Apple II and so one. He won an Apple IIc in a sales contest, which eventually became mine for a while.
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<--- Assembled an IBM XT compatible computer from parts...at a computer show...in the parking lot...using only a 1970's Honda motorcycle toolkit. I was 150 miles from home, and didn't have enough room in my saddle bags to carry all of the parts in their original packages.....
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At least it is more fun to watch.
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