Blog Posts for Geeky Grandma
Working with Dual Monitors — Jun 20, 2020 1:02:03 AM
Life in the age of the Pandemic: Could you live without the internet? — May 27, 2020 7:46:29 PM
Rehabbing with the Echo Show 5 — Apr 10, 2020 9:02:49 PM
Takeaways on the Woman's Hour — Apr 10, 2020 8:53:51 PM
Thoughts on the Pandemic and this awkward gift of time — Apr 10, 2020 8:40:05 PM
From Caretaker to Patient — Feb 17, 2020 1:09:12 AM
Lessons in Caretaking, Take Two — Feb 17, 2020 12:14:25 AM
Takeaways from The Woman's Hour — Feb 16, 2020 11:59:10 PM
The Echo Show 5: Fun and Functional — Feb 16, 2020 5:46:53 PM
Lessons learned from Caretaking — Jul 14, 2019 10:28:14 PM
Spring clean your computer and digital devices — May 19, 2019 9:50:34 PM
Love to Read? — May 19, 2019 9:38:12 PM
Gifts for Valentine's Day without Clutter — May 19, 2019 9:35:56 PM
5 Things I Don't Miss about my IPhone — May 19, 2019 9:33:30 PM
Ten Takeaways from "Cedar Falls: City of Writers, Speakers, and Thinkers." — Dec 20, 2018 4:58:55 AM
Apps for the Holidays — Dec 19, 2018 10:53:20 PM
Falling into Medicare — Dec 19, 2018 10:41:10 PM
Back to School — Sep 23, 2018 2:28:34 AM
12 Takeaways from Gen Con 2018 — Aug 21, 2018 3:13:58 AM
Are you Registered to Vote? — Aug 21, 2018 2:55:58 AM
Ten Reasons to Vote — Aug 21, 2018 2:49:40 AM
Apps for Seniors, PART ONE — Aug 21, 2018 2:45:06 AM
Protect data when using public Wi-Fi: Use a VPN! — Aug 21, 2018 2:40:28 AM
Secure your Family with a Virtual Private Network (VPN) — Aug 21, 2018 2:27:39 AM
Wrapping Up the CFAF — Aug 20, 2018 4:51:04 PM
7 Excuses for not blogging: I’m too busy writing!! — Jun 19, 2018 3:04:12 AM
Ten Takeaways from Our Blogging Workshop — Jun 19, 2018 2:38:58 AM
Five Takeaways about the LWV Forum — Jun 18, 2018 11:53:45 PM
Top Ten Reasons to Celebrate 2020 — Jun 18, 2018 11:48:40 PM
Wrapping up the Cedar Falls Authors Festival — Jun 18, 2018 11:38:44 PM
Secure your Family with a Virtual Private Network (VPN) — Jun 18, 2018 11:20:57 PM
Protect data when using public Wi-Fi: Use a VPN! — Jun 18, 2018 8:55:59 PM
Traveling with Apps — Mar 28, 2018 3:34:47 AM
Five Steps to Preserve Family Photos — Feb 24, 2018 3:01:01 AM
Geeky Grandma Goes to Muckrack — Feb 5, 2018 9:31:02 PM
Time for a Tech TuneUp — Feb 5, 2018 9:06:35 PM
Reflections on popular book titles, characters & themes — Feb 5, 2018 8:58:19 PM
It's been a "Flu" Christmas — Feb 5, 2018 8:54:03 PM
Gifts for Geeks, part two: Gifts for the Grown up Geeks — Dec 8, 2017 10:31:15 PM
Gifts for Geek Kids — Dec 8, 2017 10:24:20 PM
Don’t ask me, “Do you know about the internet?” — Dec 8, 2017 10:21:25 PM
Retirement musings — Dec 8, 2017 10:18:48 PM
A Traveler’s Tale: Comparing Hotels — Nov 8, 2017 5:18:10 PM
15 Fun Things about My Daughter's wedding — Nov 7, 2017 5:07:20 AM
High Tech and Low Tech Birthday Gifts — Sep 27, 2017 4:57:48 PM
Building & Branding Your Group Online — Sep 14, 2017 1:37:26 AM
Reflections on Gen Con 2017 — Aug 31, 2017 10:04:27 PM
Cedar Falls, Iowa: A City of Writers — Aug 6, 2017 10:36:12 PM
A Letter from My Aunt Jeanne — Jul 24, 2017 2:39:26 AM
Reflections on our Nancy Price Weekend — Jul 17, 2017 4:38:28 PM
Takeaways from the 51st Annual Meeting of the RSMA — Jul 7, 2017 10:43:24 PM
Takeaways from the Annual Meeting of the RSMA — Jul 7, 2017 6:51:17 PM
Ten things about Going to Winona — Jul 7, 2017 5:43:15 PM
Highlights of CWW17 — Jun 16, 2017 1:30:56 AM
The box of Books Arrives — Jun 3, 2017 11:42:11 PM
Rituals of Memorial Day — May 29, 2017 4:06:02 PM
Decluttering Strategies — May 18, 2017 8:54:57 PM
Spring into Fitness with Mobile Devices and Apps — May 13, 2017 4:17:12 AM
Reflecting on my “new life” since retirement — May 2, 2017 8:17:06 PM
Iowa's Forgotten Literary Legacy: Ruth Suckow and "A Rural Community" — Apr 21, 2017 4:16:02 PM
You can’t go home again – but you can visit! — Apr 19, 2017 9:17:48 PM
Signs of Spring — Apr 11, 2017 3:08:56 AM
10 Terrible Budget Cuts — Apr 3, 2017 4:13:58 AM
10 Takeaways from LibTech 2017 — Mar 26, 2017 9:22:47 PM
Take Out the Digital Trash! — Mar 17, 2017 9:28:10 PM
Facebook, Politics, and the Resistance to You Know Who — Mar 17, 2017 9:20:54 PM
My Experience as a Union Member — Feb 23, 2017 3:46:18 PM
10 Reasons Why I would STILL join a Teachers’ Union — Feb 23, 2017 2:09:25 PM
Six Reasons to be Hopeful in the first 30 days of the new administration — Feb 10, 2017 4:52:32 PM
Resolve to Take care of your Computer, Files, and Photos — Feb 3, 2017 5:41:24 PM
Concerns about K-12 Online Learning, Part Two — Jan 19, 2017 8:07:06 PM
Cherie's 12 Concerns about Iowa's Virtual Schools, Part One — Jan 14, 2017 6:28:48 PM
It Started with a Business Card, Part 2 — Jan 7, 2017 6:28:29 PM
It Started with a Business Card — Jan 7, 2017 5:07:12 PM
Now we’re learning: My first year of teaching — Dec 24, 2016 3:42:46 AM
Top Ten Signs you’re a Grandma — Dec 12, 2016 7:00:11 PM
Nine Strategies for Writing Teachers — Nov 30, 2016 2:32:11 PM
Write About Iowa — Nov 30, 2016 2:08:29 PM
Why I Voted for Hillary Clinton — Nov 11, 2016 6:40:54 PM
Using Amazon's Create Space: becoming a published author in 2016 — Nov 11, 2016 5:43:52 PM
Social Media and Election Season Fatigue: Can’t we All Just Get Along on Facebook? — Oct 28, 2016 7:20:56 PM
Posting Online Reviews of Products — Oct 14, 2016 2:15:32 PM
Reflections from Hanging Out with a Three Year Old — Oct 7, 2016 5:20:11 PM
The Hard Work of Revision — Sep 28, 2016 2:08:36 PM
So what have I done lately? — Sep 21, 2016 2:10:05 AM
5 things I learned visiting Thunder Bay — Sep 11, 2016 9:30:50 PM
6 Cool Tech Toys that Make Life Easier — Sep 2, 2016 3:24:32 PM
Six Lessons Learned from Working as a Substitute Teacher — Aug 28, 2016 10:56:54 PM
Geeky Grandma Goes to the State Fair — Aug 19, 2016 4:28:57 PM
Signs you might be a retired teacher…. — Aug 19, 2016 2:43:03 PM
Geeky Grandma goes to Gen Con! — Aug 13, 2016 5:36:10 PM
Becoming a Writer: Writing my First Short Story — Jul 30, 2016 4:01:55 PM
5 Cool Tech Toys — Jul 23, 2016 6:48:55 PM
Drama in Minnesota — Jul 18, 2016 2:14:24 AM
Turning in My Keys — Jul 7, 2016 8:29:12 PM
Ten take-aways from the 2016 Cedar Falls Christian Writers’ Workshop — Jun 29, 2016 3:43:39 PM
The 50th Anniversary Celebration — Jun 13, 2016 9:22:36 PM
"What's it like to be Retired?" — Jun 8, 2016 3:47:01 PM
Memories and Memorial Day — May 30, 2016 11:03:01 PM
THE POWER OF HABITS AND RITUALS — May 17, 2016 9:07:52 PM
Wrapping up the Semester: Getting Ready for Finals — May 4, 2016 1:11:28 AM
Back to Work—the Writing Teacher Returns! — Apr 24, 2016 12:03:59 AM
How I discovered Ruth Suckow, Iowa Writer — Apr 17, 2016 11:30:51 PM
Ten reasons it’s better to be a writer today than 100 years ago — Apr 9, 2016 1:25:07 AM
The "Ruff, Ruff" Draft — Apr 3, 2016 6:17:50 PM
Reflecting on my Project: Ruth Suckow, Iowa Writer, and My Mother, Charlotte & Cats — Mar 27, 2016 12:28:08 AM
Reflections on "Corny Affirmations" — Mar 20, 2016 8:55:51 PM
Reflecting on mobile technology — Mar 13, 2016 7:47:48 PM
Google Maps, New construction and Our Reliance on GPS — Mar 4, 2016 1:44:46 AM
Our One Year Anniversary — Feb 28, 2016 7:03:35 PM
Ten Tips to Make your Recuperation from Surgery Better! — Feb 21, 2016 11:07:51 PM
10 things I'm thankful for this past week — Feb 11, 2016 2:03:45 AM
It's all about Customer Service! — Feb 2, 2016 8:24:00 PM
My Apple iPhone Tantrum: a Blog Post for January 24, 2016 — Jan 24, 2016 10:35:31 PM
The Last First Week — Jan 17, 2016 3:00:50 AM
Wearable Technology: From Active Link to Lumo Lift — Jan 11, 2016 12:20:35 AM
Reflections on Big Data Generated by Online Learning Tools — Jan 3, 2016 3:35:22 AM
The Annual Ritual of Sending and Receiving Christmas Letters and Cards — Dec 27, 2015 3:43:34 AM
Part Two--How Technology Has Changed the Way we Teach — Dec 19, 2015 2:48:30 AM
Technology & Wrapping Up the Semester — Dec 14, 2015 12:36:21 AM
Ten Reasons to LOVE Week 15 — Dec 6, 2015 1:20:44 AM
Digital Paradox — Nov 28, 2015 3:28:19 PM
Digital Overload — Nov 21, 2015 1:23:19 AM
Digital Downside — Nov 15, 2015 2:44:18 AM
Our Strange Love/Hate Affair with Technology — Nov 7, 2015 2:32:53 AM
5 reasons I hate Windows 10 already — Oct 30, 2015 2:51:11 PM
Mamas, Don’t Give your Kids Smartphones! — Oct 24, 2015 2:37:18 PM
10 Tech Skills Needed for Working in a Digital World — Oct 16, 2015 5:46:38 PM
Top Ten Thoughts of This Tired Teacher at Midterm — Oct 10, 2015 4:24:46 PM
Back to the Future: Cherie Gets an iPhone (Again) — Oct 4, 2015 2:33:23 AM
Top Eleven things I have learned about being a Grandma — Sep 25, 2015 3:51:16 AM
Technology and Children: One in Three Babies Has Used a Mobile Device Before the Age of One — Sep 19, 2015 3:49:49 AM
Blue Lights and Sleep: Is Late night work on your PC keeping you awake? — Sep 12, 2015 3:17:09 AM
Endings and Beginnings: the sale of our house — Sep 4, 2015 12:02:25 AM
Cherie's Top Ten Lists for Heading Back to School.... — Aug 27, 2015 5:37:57 PM
Back to School Preparations Interrupted by Death — Aug 22, 2015 3:11:07 PM
Top Ten Lessons Learned Babysitting My Two Grandsons — Aug 14, 2015 5:41:15 PM
Lessons Learned from Building my Website/Blog so Far — Aug 7, 2015 12:19:13 AM
Attack of Bloatware and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs): Why “Bundling” add-ons and “Free software” isn’t such a good deal for consumers — Aug 1, 2015 7:27:41 PM
Ant Smasher: Not Free, Not Fun, and Not Fair! — Jul 25, 2015 3:26:30 PM
A Rant on Visual Clutter on the Web --Don't Frustrate Your Reader — Jul 16, 2015 5:39:54 PM
Reflections on the Perils, Protection and Promise of Trees — Jul 11, 2015 6:44:47 PM
Faith, Friendship and Fabric Softener: Lessons from Wallpaper Removal — Jul 4, 2015 5:11:48 AM
Reflections on my Grandsons Playing on my iPad and old iPhone ("Grandma, it's loading!") — Jun 27, 2015 7:17:57 PM