The Computer Tutor

I use Google Chrome as my primary web browser, and not long ago I came across something I could do with Chrome that I thought was pretty cool. And sometimes even useful.   A little background first. Practically since the beginning of time, computer users have known about the keyboard combination CTRL + ALT [...] Read more »

John Cassidy lives in Perth, Scotland. On April 2, 2016 he finished the Glasgow – Edinburgh ultramarathon as his first 55 mile race. Congratulations John!

Fun fact: John raised money for a couple of charities for this race, and he implemented an interesting twist. For donors of a certain amount or more, the donor could choose any song and John would listen to that song during the race. This meant John had a huge variety of music, some of which he would not have chosen for himself!

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At one point in time, I was an avid newspaper reader. I enjoyed being informed about what was going on locally and around the world, and the newspaper had it all right there in one place, every day. This was back when I was working in an office. I would get to the office about [...] Read more »

Maricris Beauchamp lives in Perris, California. On April 2, 2016 she ran 50 miles at the Beyond Limits 24 hour race and became an ultramarathon finisher. Congratulations Maricris!

Fun fact: Part of the strategy that made this race a success for Maricris was that she slept for a few hours in the middle of it (not uncommon, especially for fixed-time races). She even took a shower before the race was over!

The recovery drink that Maricris mentioned during our chat was Accelerade (Amazon).

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As the free period for upgrading from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 comes closer to ending (July 29), Microsoft is getting more desperate. They want to push Windows 10 into as many computers as possible, whether the owner of the computer wants it or not. I’m still getting calls and emails all the [...] Read more »

Suzanne Janes lives in London. On March 27, 2016 she finished the Canalathon 50k ultramarathon in Manchester, UK and became an ultramarathon finisher. Congratulations Suzanne!

Fun fact: Suzanne stayed fueled throughout this race by just eating one thing: dates.

Suzanne's favorite running books are: Running with the Kenyans (Amazon) and Way of the Runner (Amazon), both by Adharanand Finn.

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You know I am always preaching about doing backups. And even people that don’t have a backup process in place know that they SHOULD, but until that unexpected problem comes up and they lose their important documents or irreplaceable pictures, they just say that they’ll do that “someday”. Today I’m not going to tell you [...] Read more »

CB "Pops" Thompson did his first ultramarathon last October when he ran 33 miles at the Save the Daylight 12 hour race in Englewood, Florida.

More recently, Pops has encountered some health issues but he is now back on the road to recovery. In today's podcast episode, you'll first hear a conversation I had with him earlier this week about his situation and how he's dealing with it, followed by his original podcast interview where he told all about getting through his first ultramarathon.

This is a guy that knows how to handle obstacles! And just as importantly, he knows how to help other people get through their own issues. He and his wife, Julie, and the rest of his family are always a familiar site at most ultras around Florida. They run, they crew, and they volunteer at many races throughout the year. They are what ultrarunning is all about.

I’ve been really trying to filter out all the stuff that shows up on my Facebook news feed. Facebook does have some positive benefits, but wow – there is so much stuff on there that I don’t care about. Not that it’s necessarily bad stuff (although some of it is really terrible) – it’s just [...] Read more »

Megan Lehnhoff lives in Spring Branch, Texas. On March 19, 2016 she completed the Prickly Pear 50k and became a brand new ultramarathon finisher! Congratulations Megan!

Fun fact: Megan attributes her first-ultra success mostly to her long-time practice of yoga, and her plant-based diet.

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