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Congratulations to Maria Sanchez of Victoria! She knew the answer to today’s Almost Impossible Trivia Question, and won a couple of yummy Jack In The Box Tacos! TEXAS TRIVIA TUESDAY! Q:  Texas has 254 counties…out of the 26 letters in the alphabet, which 2 letters are NOT first letters in the name of a county in Texas?

Congratulations to Steffa Hall of Inez! She knew the answer to today’s Almost Impossible Trivia Question, and won a couple of yummy Jack In The Box Tacos! Q:  Nearly two-thirds of Southerners will do this over the weekend, but only about four in 10 residents of the Northeast will do it. What is it?

Congratulations to Kristi Pittman of Ganado! She knew the answer to today’s Almost Impossible Trivia Question, and won a couple of yummy Jack In The Box Tacos! Q:  In the workplace, the handle of THIS often has more harmful bacteria on it than ANY of the handles in the restroom! What is it?

STUMPER! Nobody knew the answer to today’s Almost Impossible Trivia Question, so Skeeter gets to enjoy a couple of yummy Jack In The Box Tacos! (Not really!) Q:  According to a survey, shoppers spend up to 31% more when they smell this aroma - what is it?

Congratulations to Alan Murray of Inez! He knew the answer to today’s Almost Impossible Trivia Question, and won a couple of yummy Jack In The Box Tacos! Q:  This famous U.S. building has over 6.5 million square feet of space. What building?

Do you still have or use a computer that uses the venerable Microsoft Windows XP operating system? If so, get ready to watch it fade into the sunset! According to a report by USA Today, Windows XP will reach "end of life" on April 8, 2014. What does "end of life" mean, and how will it affect you, if you still use XP?

Congratulations to Paige Penney of Seadrift! She knew the answer to today’s Almost Impossible Trivia Question, and won a couple of yummy Jack In The Box Tacos! Q:  As popular as these are during the Holidays and other special occasions, at least 15% of these will never get used. What are they?

I need to make a public correction and an apology. Earlier this week, I posted a blog titled, "Meet The 'Real' Siri." In it, I referenced a video originally posted on the tech blog theverge.com. The title of the video is, "How Siri Found Its Voice." The video shows the progression of synthesized speech, from early primitive computers to the Mattel® "Speak-And-Spell" t

Congratulations to Lane Larson of Edna! He knew the answer to today’s Almost Impossible Trivia Question, and won a couple of yummy Jack In The Box Tacos! Q:  These used to be worth 25 cents or so, but a recent survey shows that the going rate these days is 3 dollars each! For what?

I blogged yesterday about Apple releasing their updated iOS 7 operating system for iDevices. Well, I not only updated my iPhone 5, but later Wednesday evening I was able to update my iPad as well. That one went very smoothly. Of course, with the release of the first major overhaul of the iOS in a long time comes some cool hidden features that you'll probably want to check out!

Congratulations to Julian Salazar of Victoria! He knew the answer to today’s Almost Impossible Trivia Question, and won a couple of yummy Jack In The Box Tacos! Q:  In 1967, when it debuted, it would've cost you about $12 to see this. Now, it could cost you well over $2 grand! What?

Like so many other users of Apple products, I anxiously awaited the release of the newest operating system update for the iPhones/iPads/iPods, iOS7. I had seen a couple of Facebook posts of articles--both pro and con--regarding whether or not one should download and install the update right away, or wait. I don't like waiting, so I went for it as soon as it was available (just after 1:00pm yesterd