Author Archives: Granger Meador
Previewing Windows 8
I’ve been hearing about Windows 8, the forthcoming version of Microsoft’s computer operating system, for months on the Windows Weekly netcast I watch regularly on the TWiT network. But I’ve never caught more than a glimpse of it in action. I … Continue reading
Mr. Fix-It Heats Up the Bathroom
March 1, 2012 This was the second winter in which my morning shower was preceded by increasingly vain attempts to get the bathroom heater to operate. My house was built in 1981 and the bathrooms are equipped with NuTone combination … Continue reading
The Refreshing Greenleaf Hiking Trail
After a truly horrid work week I was more than ready to escape on a good day hike. Saturday’s weather was overcast and rainy, but Sunday was sunny and warm. I rose late and drove south through Tulsa and southeast … Continue reading
Modulating My Music: An alternative way to listen to an iPhone on an old car stereo
February 18, 2012 I love my 2001 Toyota Camry, the most reliable car I’ve ever owned. Its stereo includes both a CD player and cassette deck, and I made good use of the former for a few years and ran … Continue reading
A Sinister Mr. Fix-It
For friends and colleagues I’ve always been the go-to guy for help with computers. I’ve written many training manuals and tip sheets, and after years of purely volunteer work I’m now paid a minimal annual stipend to help keep computers … Continue reading
Meador Manor 