Bad behavior gets rewarded

Written by Joe Pisani
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 23:00

While my daughter and I were driving down the Post Road to the train station, we screeched to a sudden stop behind a long line of cars because someone ahead of us was letting a Mercedes sneak through the traffic to cross the highway.

At that point, my daughter flipped out, pressed on the horn and started yelling at the do-gooder, who to my thinking should have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Courtesy.

“You idiot, I’m late for the train and you’re holding up traffic!” (I’m sure she’d have a different view if she were the one who needed to get across.)

The other side: Celebrating eBooks

Written by Giulia Caterini
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 23:00

The first time I learned about the existence of ePaper was at an airport, where a large billboard announced the arrival of the new Kindle. My first thoughts were, “This contraption is evil,” followed by, “The apocalypse is near.” As a self-proclaimed bookworm, the existence of the Kindle, the Nook, etc., meant the end of creasing the bottom corners of pages and the end of burying my face between books to smell that wonderful new-book smell. I agreed with Caroline Shavel’s past column. I thought the loss of paper was, indeed, quite lamentable.

But how lamentable is it really? Does it actually matter that we’re trading paper for a screen? For one thing, content doesn’t change. An electronic version of The Great Gatsby is not going to be any different than a paper Gatsby, so why should it matter if I read it on screen rather than on paper? Sure, concentration declines when reading an electronic screen, as research has found. But for whom? What age group? What education level? Even more importantly, it is possible to learn to adjust to a different type of reading — and I say that from personal experience, being a proud Nook owner myself.

Taming the problematic printer

Written by Larry Schneider
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 23:00

Dear Larry,

Yesterday, I was printing just fine. Today, I can’t even get a single word to come out of my printer. Any ideas? —F.R.

Dear F.R.,

OK, let’s start with the obvious. Is your printer turned on? Has it run out of paper or ink? Has the cable connecting the printer to the computer come loose at either end? (No? Check again.) Is there a piece of paper jammed within the printer?

Most printers display a solid green light indicating that they’re ready to print. If you see a solid red or yellow light or any blinking lights (even a blinking green light), it’s probably a sign of printer trouble. Solve this problem before you try anything else.

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Jan. 27 through Feb. 3

Written by Greenwich Post Staff
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 11:34

Thursday, Jan. 27

7:30 a.m. — Retirement Board, Gisborne Room

4 p.m. — United Way, Meeting Room

5 — Parking ticket hearings, Mazza Room

Friday, Jan. 28

10 a.m. — Parking ticket hearings, Mazza Room

Monday, Jan. 31

5:30 p.m. — Nathaniel Witherell Board of Directors, Witherell Board Room

Tuesday, Feb. 1

4 p.m. — Fire Department Staff, Cone Room

7:30 — Downtown Planning Committee, Meeting Room

Wednesday, Feb. 2

Noon — Selectmen’s Nominations Advisory Committee, Cone Room

7:30 — Architectural Review Committee, Cone Room

7:30 — Republican Town Committee, Meeting Room

Thursday, Feb. 3

10 a.m. — Board of Selectmen, Meeting Room

5 p.m. — Parking ticket hearings, Mazza Room

7 — Conservation Commission, Meeting Room

7 — Time for Lyme Support Group, Mazza Room

7 — Board of Education work session, Havemeyer Building

All meetings take place at Town Hall unless otherwise noted.