[originally posted on facebook on 29 Dec 2022] On the cusp of the new (calendar) year, I am thinking about ways to make teaching a little less stressful, and time at home a little more serene. I am revisiting productivity (organizational and scheduling) strategies that, in the past, helped but were abandoned over the last […]
Category: crosspost
Cross-post techdate and update
We had a truly unpleasant experience last night at our local Best Buy. Bear in mind that we have purchased computer equipment, a freezer, a television, many types of video games and other items there, and Tom gets fairly nice little rebates on the purchases because most of them are more than 50 dollars. We […]
The fun (and limitations) of technology
I will go ahead and post this to the stidmama at LiveJournal blog as well. So you can manipulate the pictures yourselves, I am going to load them as a gallery of thumbnails you can click on to see a bigger image. Use your back button to return here afterwards. This is Jupiter, with the […]
PINK computer!
I have been lobbying for a smaller, tablet-style computer for school for some time now. While researching similar ideas for my mother who travels a lot, I read up on the new HP 110 series. Finding them in the stores, I was always impressed with the feel of the keys, the way the screen looks […]
Goal Organiser
I am putting the pictures in as thumbnails and in gallery form — click on the small pics to get the full-size views! Use your browser’s back button to come back. An acquaintance of mine (Kate Hudson – not the actress) developed this really cool program to help organize goals — with the ability to […]
firefox bug?
I saw on Yahoo’s news that there was a vulnerability found in firefox pretty quick… but it applied to the old version as well as the new. I know they will get a patch soon, but it’s a little sad to have all the hoopla and then get this the first day. Go to Yahoo’s […]
Firefox 3 Loaded!
I sat down at the computer at 8:00, remembered at 8:03 that today is DOWNLOAD DAY, and by 8:06 (with a quick pause to read news headlines before shutting down the old firefox) had downloaded and installed the newest version of Firefox… Yes, it was that easy. Get yours here! More extensive tech notes later, […]
Firefox 3 Release Date
Tomorrow, June 17, is the official release date for Firefox 3. You can check out information about this browser (our family has been using firefox for years) at their website, Spread Firefox.
Ashland Oregon
I just returned from a trip to see my grandfather in Ashland. Had a lovely time. Only there two nights (that’s about a day and a half for visiting), but it was a good test run for a longer trip another time. This was the first trip that I made by myself with both kids […]
Guests at my “Table”
Starting July 1, there have been three unexpected, but not unwelcome “visitors” to my home and yard, and scores of “invited guests.” Sunday, there was this lovely fellow on my dining room floor… I put him briefly in our “critter box” a clear plastic holding pen designed for just such occasions, so the kids could […]