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Hello, all….

What a difference a month makes! By March 8th,
we are supposed to see a high temperature of 58 With FHD 1080p resolution it provides a
degrees! If this is “coming in like a lion”, I can’t wait clear, vibrant image. Moreover, the monitor has
to see what happens at the end of the month when about six inches of vertical adjustment, sliding up or
March is “going out like a lamb” …. down the stationary base. And, for those who might
like to have the option of a portrait display for multi-
page document creation or viewing, the screen ro-
tates 90 degrees – as shown below:

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Unfortunately,
because of social distancing, we won’t be seeing the
big parades this year, nor will the Chicago River be
dyed green (unless there is a last-minute change of
heart). A search of the Eventbrite website for “St.
Patrick’s Day” and “Chicago” did return 424 events.
Yay! But upon closer examination, most entries
were for races, bar crawls or for dates and events
that have nothing to do with St. Patrick’s Day. Boo!
So, it looks pretty much like a quiet, safe St. Patrick’s
Day this year….

My second monitor (that I use with my old
desktop) has become finicky, so I’ve been in the
market for an inexpensive 23” replacement. While
checking out options at all the usual websites I ran
across an interesting 24” HP monitor that was origi-
nally introduced in 2017. This model has stood the
test of time; the Amazon listing has over 20,000 rat-
ings, with an average 4.7 score out of 5.0. I pulled
the trigger and am now the owner of this monitor:

Built-in speakers are an added plus, although
at 2 watts they do not put out a great deal of volume;
they would be OK for voice reproduction in a smaller
room, but not so much for music or in a larger set-
ting. And HP includes both an HDMI cable and an
audio cable for use with a VGA connection!
So far, so good. If you are in the market for a
24” monitor at a reasonable price, you might consid-
er this offering from Amazon.
As a reminder, our LCACE officer elections
are coming up in April. Nominations will be solicited
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