Roger Johnson's (rogerajohnson) Blog

Hey!  I just had the pleasure of spending most of my evening fighting with this new malware/virus called Antivirus System Pro.  Oh Yay me!!  I say new, but it's really just an updated, and nastier version of Antivirus Pro, System Pro and others with similar names that some hackers have created.  ...

Nothing has been "officially" announced on this yet, but several of the tech blogs are already reporting this as a done deal, but the Maiden Town Council, the Catawba County Board of Commissioners and the county’s Economic Development Corp. have already setup a date of next Monday, July 6th, at t...

Man, I've simply have got to quit paying attention to any political news! I really do try to stay away from any political issues, and here I'm doing my second one this month. But this one was simply too much for me. Governor Perdue pleads with the public and the General Assembly to do what it can...

The summer event, Movies in the Park, movie this week is "Charlotte's Web" The movie is rated PG. Start time for the movie is 9:00pm on Friday, June 26th, 2009. The movie and popcorn are free. Other concessions are available, also. Remember to bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit and no pets, ple...

On Tuesday afternoon, a local Hickory, NC couple spotted a black bear roaming around in their backyard.  The couples' children were playing in a neighbor's yard, but they, too, saw the bear and ran quickly into the house.  The bear wasn't threatening.  There was no damage and no one was injured. ...

  Article by Lisa Udy of Immaculate Homes in Logan, Utah.  Thanks, Lisa   With all of this technology you still can't beat going to look at a home in person. The pictures on the internet, the virtual tours, the video tours, and all the hype of internet advertising still doesn't cut it.  The adver...

The summer event, Movies in the Park, movie this week is "Bee Movie" The movie is rated PG. Start time for the movie is 9:00pm on Friday, June 18th, 2009. The movie and popcorn are free. Other concessions are available, also. Remember to bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit and no pets, please! S...

I usually shy away from any type of political topic.  Not because I don't care about politics but rather because people, generally speaking, very much have a for or against type atitude with politics and I don't like "debating" with someone that's not going to listen to any other side but their o...

Several articles here on Active Rain have given tips on how to add color to your text in your blog and also how to change that text into different fonts, as well.  Both do a lot to improve the look, and in many cases, the readability of the post, too.  However, the articles that I've read still h...

The summer event, Movies in the Park, movie this week is "Nanny McPhee" The movie is rated PG. Start time for the movie is 9:00pm on Friday, June 12th, 2009. The movie and popcorn are free. Other concessions are available, also. Remember to bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit and no pets, please...