Category: Household Management
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Jeff Meltzer – Ergonomic Office Equipment Consultant
Ergonomics is very often just about asking the right questions and paying attention to your own body. It’s about self-awareness and making the connection between your immediate work environment and the strains on your body…I have continued to do individual ergonomics consulting throughout the last 25 years because it is incredibly gratifying to make a…
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Dream Office – Working Pain Free
After an hour-and-a-half Skype interview during which Meltzer assessed me as well as my living space, Meltzer suggested a certain office setup, and it was one of the greatest gifts I have ever received. I haven’t worked this pain-free in years! And it’s all thanks to his questions and recommendations.
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Drying Gloves the Easy Way
In our family of snowboarders, keeping gloves dry is always a challenge. Thanks to a shoe rack, it’s not a problem anymore.
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Making Applesauce the Easy Way
The apples are hanging heavy on the trees, and all the locals are in processing mode. Last year, we had a plethora of yumminess to turn into pies, apple sauce and apple butter. Three weeks into the chopping and peeling, it started getting a bit old. That’s when Chris came up with an innovative way…
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How to Get Faster Service From Cable Providers
I was getting seriously frustrated with our cable service provider until I realized that I could be a bit proactive and get faster Internet service on a budget for our techie family. Look Into Your Modem Situation If your Internet is going slowly, consider how many devices you are asking your modem to handle. You…
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Pay it Forward Using Technology
This morning I benefitted from someone “passing it on.” My friend Peggy was kind enough to take the time to post a link on Facebook. That link led to a blog post from What a Ride! In this post a woman wrote about how she spent an amazing day helping out others. Best of all, she did…
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The Keurig Coffee Machine – A Favorite Kitchen Appliance
It’s been a long week, and even though the stars are coming out, I can’t seem to get coffee off my mind. I figured this would be a good time to rave about one of our family’s favorite pieces of kitchen technology – our Keurig coffee maker. And no, this is not a paid ad…
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How to Help Non-Techies Learn to Use the Internet
There are certain members of my family who are amazingly smart and skillful in many arenas – just not the technological arena. This has become a bit of a problem since people try to send them information by email, and they want to order products online. We have tried numerous ways to help them become…