Mine from Spectrum in Waco, TX is 351.5 Mbps Download and 11.4 Mbps Upload speeds. Upload speeds have always been much lower than download speeds.

Daryl

Jerryc41,

I use the paid version of CCleaner and Malwarebytes on PCs and laptops. I've used them for years. The free versions I have used for over two decades previously. I never had a problem with either version or program. I clean my registries at least once a week without issue. I haven't made a backup of the registry prior to cleaning in more than 20 twenty years and never had a problem with the registries or anything else the programs did for me. I highly recommend both of them.

Daryl

2Dragons,

Rather than buy a new one with features you may never use, go buy a used one at your local Goodwill store. You can often find great bargains there on used electronics. You should be able to find one that is easy to use with the features you want and at a good price too!

Daryl

Loren,

That is because in your version of MS Word you have the "grammar settings" under "punctuation convention" marked as "don't check". You may leave it that way or set it to identify one or two spaces following punctuation. You can find the setting under OPTIONS, PROOFING, GRAMMAR SETTINGS, PUNCTUATION CONVENTION. There are a lot of other settings you may change to reflect the particular style of writing you prefer.

Daryl

You got that right Longshadow!

Daryl

Loren,

That would seem to be reasonable and even logical. However, all the research done on communication indicates that it is the sender's responsibility to ensure the receiver actually receives the intent and meaning of the sender's message. If the receiver does not understand your message, then you are simply talking, or writing, to yourself.

I agree with you 100% about how the younger generation is bastardizing the form and content of the English language. I had difficulties teaching proper communication skills to college students. As a professional certification commissioner for emergency management worldwide, I constantly encounter essays where writing clearly, concisely, and simply is not easy for many people. PhDs were the worst when it came to writing a simple essay, even when we provided the outline from which to prepare it!

As the long-time editorial committee chair of the International Association of Emergency Managers, I still cringe at some of the form and format of the articles submitted for publication. Even with a word processor, most seem to be first drafts with many spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors in only 1,500 words. It is frustrating. Following the rules makes it easier to communicate properly for everyone regardless of which "rules" are chosen. As long as both sides agree, communication can happen.

Don't get us started on that "new math" crap. There are too many of us engineers here.

Daryl

Pendennis,

I did the same in high school in the late 60's in Chicago. We followed the same rules because the type fonts we used were of a fixed space. Later, I moved on to the 1906-1910 platen presses to print the type setups instead of going to the linotype machines to set type automatically. It was some fun times indeed.

Daryl

Daryl

Loren,

Writing styles are developed to provide for consistency is the written word to improve communication and understanding between two people. If everybody decided to develop their own rules for writing, who could ever understand the writer's real meaning and intent? The purpose of writing is pass along thoughts and information to someone else. If the other person cannot understand our meaning and intent because he or she cannot follow the content because of a confusing writing style, then communication cannot happen.

The writing style you are using is pretty much standard American English. That makes communication with the majority of Americans, and others who understand our writing style, work. If you followed the Japanese, Chinese, Arab, European, etc., writing styles, communication with Americans would be very difficult indeed.

Daryl

Stan,

Microsoft has used its own Writing Style Guide since 1995. The Microsoft Writing Style Guide in 2019 brought the guidance up-to-date for 2018 and is an evolution of the Microsoft Manual of Style from 2012. The current Writing Style Guide version is 2022. It reflects Microsoft's modern approach to voice and style: warm and relaxed, crisp and clear, and ready to lend a hand. It was developed to assist in technical writing, particularly regarding computer technology, rather than newspaper, magazine, and book writing. So, different versions of MS Word will be following different writing style guides.

There are many different writing style guides. As individuals, we can choose which style guide we wish to follow. If we are writing for publication, then we need to follow the publication's (editor's) specified style guide because they are all slightly different - APA, MLA, Turabin, Chicago, New York, Microsoft, etc.

Daryl

Exactly Jerryc41.

Daryl

The standard was to use two spaces following ending punctuation in typewritten documents because of the fixed-spaced fonts used. It made reading the documents much easier. With computers and word processors we mostly use variable-spaced fonts, so only a single space is required following ending punctuation to make reading easier.

Daryl

Another benefit of the mesh network over an extender is that your connection between the different mesh connections is seamless. You do not have to log in again as with the extenders. I have a mesh in my home (3,000 sq ft). It also works out in the back yard, front yard and garage without an issue. The signal is always strong.

Daryl

Our photo recon satellites (KH-7, 8, & 9 (Keyhole) had powerful cameras that used long rolls of thin plastic light-sensitive film to make photo negatives -- the cameras were not digital like many of today's cameras. The negatives exposed in space then came back to earth in film return capsules. Our Film Recovery Vehicles captured the capsules and returned the film to the US Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to be developed and studied.

The KH-9 featured two separate cameras working together to produce stereo images. These so-called “optical bar cameras” on the bottom of the satellite spun on their axes, taking overlapping images to form a very large panoramic picture. Objects smaller than two feet across could be imaged from around 80-100 miles altitude.

Some missions included a separate mapping camera mounted at the front of the satellite. This camera imaged wider areas to make very accurate maps for war planning and featured its own bucket-like film return vehicle.

You can read about some of our earlier reconnaissance satellites at the National Museum of the United States Air Force website <https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195923/cold-war-in-space-top-secret-reconnaissance-satellites-revealed/>

Daryl

In Waco, we also have Baylor University and their new football stadium. Lake Waco and the Wetlands are interesting areas to hike and photograph, especially when the wildflowers are blooming. If your wife watched the Gaines show "Fixer Upper" on HGTV, you all should visit the Silos, their Bakery, and their original second-hand store. Folks from all over the USA and other countries come to Waco just to see them.

Fort Hood is about 40 miles from Waco on the way to Austin. They have some interesting military displays and museums to visit.

Texas offers many opportunities to get some great photographs and create fantastic memories. Take your time and stop at the smaller towns too. You won't be sorry.

Daryl

Yes Bridges. Another example of our "leaders" unable to get their acts together in support of the citizens of the USA. It has occurred throughout our history and will continue to occur into our future. People are born selfish and it seems as if the real selfish ones become politicians. GOD save us all, please!

Daryl