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61!

Posted by Benton on May 28, 2014 in All, Fascinating, Real Life, Technology | 0 comments

If you are a baseball fan, you may remember the movie – “61*” It is a 2001 sports drama film written by Hank Steinberg and directed by Billy Crystal. It stars Barry Pepper as Roger Maris and Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle on their quest to break Babe Ruth’s 1927 single-season home run record of 60 during the 1961...

My AMAZON account got HACKED!

Posted by Benton on May 12, 2014 in All, Public Service, Real Life, Technology | 0 comments

Consider this a public service post! It can happen to us all! Upon first check of my email early this morning, I had an order from Amazon for a $145 watch that was purchased from my account overnight. The order was completed, charged to my debit card and was being processed for shipping. I saw this 5 hours after the order was placed. My EMAIL address...

Is Social REALLY Social – Look up!

Posted by Benton on May 5, 2014 in All, Humanity, Public Service, Real Life, Technology | 0 comments

I’ve never been referred to as “not current”. Most people think I’m quite technologically advanced. As a matter of fact, my family refers to me as PapaTronic! I’ve always participated in the latest – greatest in some way or the other. And I am connected to the social media outlets we all know. But as that segment of...

5 Distractions that Actually Increase Productivity

Posted by Benton on Mar 18, 2014 in All, Fascinating, Real Life, Technology | 0 comments

OK … I saw this article this AM. Although I can agree with a little of it, the majority of it – I’m not so sure! I spend a lot of my not at work time reading about efficiency, productivity, organization etc. I’m just a big believer in WORKING TO THE MAX when I work and PLAYING TO THE MAX when I play. (Tweet this Quote!) So finding...