An ophthalmic photographing apparatus capable of photographing a fundus and a slit-sectioned anterior segment of an eye in non-mydriatic conditions. After the protective film is removed from the pad, the adhesive side is affixed directly to the skin. The decorative insert is sized in relation to the interior of the base member so as to be placed within the hollow base member and viewed through the top opening. If the performing of the task with the local task manager fails, an undo task that is associated with the distributed task can be performed. , of the type one receives from fast food restaurants, also salt and pepper packets, sugar or sweetener packets, and a quantity of toothpicks. In one or more embodiments, methods of compacting and shifting contents of an NV-RAM are described to consolidate available memory space or to prevent unauthorized access of NV-RAM memory.