Remember when…? – Vandals

I was born and raised in Montreal, in a duplex were neighbours were mostly close together. On the other side of the duplex where we lived, the neighbours had an in-ground swimming pool. They were very careful about safety and obviously, nobody could go without them supervising and approving. This is a great habit.

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What are scripts in PaintShop Pro?

In a previous article (5 reasons to add PSP to your graphic toolbox), we mentioned that one great feature of PaintShop Pro was its scripting abilities. It can run scripts, it can record scripts, and a user can code scripts. But what are they? Many veteran PaintShop Pro users have never used scripts, either because they don’t know about them, or because they are afraid of using them. So, let’s shed some light on this fantastic feature.

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Remember when…? – Nickname

As some of you might know, my first name is Carole. Unlike other names, there isn’t an obvious nickname associated with it. It is not like Robert that becomes Bob, or Stephanie that can be shortened to Steph. My mom always disliked nicknames so she chose my name so it was not automatic. Yet, one neighbour found one for me.

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Remember when…? – Fire

House fires or forest fires could be devastating for some. I have heard of sad stories of families losing their home, their belonging, or worse, their loved ones. Up until now, I never lost anything or anyone to a fire, but it could have come close. Yet, this story turned out to be kind of funny.

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Remember when…? – Tub

I started school when i was only 5. That is one year younger than we were allowed. So my mom had me enrolled in a private class. Mrs. Benoit had a grade 1 class in her basement. That was the only class she had. At one point, as a reward, she brought the class to tour her house, upstairs. That was a treat! That was a magazine worthy house, in my own opinion.

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