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Science Tattoos!
(0)I am hardly a tattoo person, but if I ever did decide to get one, I would definitely consider a science-themed tattoo! Check out the Science Tattoo Emporium over at The Loom blog at Discover Magazine’s website. I have been enjoying going through the gallery and reading the stories behind people’s tattoos.
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Mark Your USB and Power Cords by Device
(2)I had about 3 years worth of family pictures and videos stored on an external drive. (These things are great for extra storage.) I found a power cord that fit the drive and connected it up and then connected it to the computer. Nothing. The power indicator light on the drive flickered, then wouldn’t come on at all. What could have happened?!
Turns out that just because a cord fits into the little slot does NOT mean that the cord is appropriate for the device. I had picked a cord that was for another device and it allowed too much power to go through! *sizzle*
If I had labeled my cords using a label and a Sharpie pen, (or one of these handy cord tags) I would have been sure to have the right one and not risked losing all my pictures.
So this is my tip of the day! Label all your cords! I already do that for the incredible amount of cables coming out from the back of my computer so I know what cord goes to what, but I haven’t done this for my portable devices. I found out the hard way about not having the correct cord for the correct device. If the external drive cord had a label on it, I wouldn’t have chosen the first cord out of the drawer that fit in the back of my drive.
Do you already label your cords? How do you do that? How do you store your detachable power cords? Share your cord labeling and storage tips with us!
(BTW: I am about to cry over the possibility of losing my pictures. I am hopeful that the folks at my husband’s office can recover the pictures for me. If not, I will have to pay a data recovery service to have a go. Keep your fingers crossed!)
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What is… GOOGLE?
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computer, engine, Internet, search, web
I bet you have heard the word “google” many times.. either in your travels on the web or in the news. But what IS “google” exactly? Why it is one of the most useful tools on the internet, that’s what! And it’s EASY to use! Want to know more? Then read on!
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Around the Web
(0)Some sites offering help with computing or modern living:
SimpleHelp.net is a good place to check out when you want to know how to do something specific. They also have lots of Macintosh information for those of you Apple lovers out there!
HelpwithPCs.com offers tutorials and study notes to help you get the most out of your PC. And it’s for people like us!
Sometimes it’s hard to have a chat about the weather with our online friends from other countries…their temps are Celsius and our temperatures are gaged in Fahrenheit. There are online converters all over the web that translate Celsius to Fahrenheit and back. I have this one bookmarked: Fahrenheit to Celsius converter by National Weather Service in Buffalo, NY.
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TV Going Digital in 2009-What does that mean?
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2009, analog TV, converter box, DTV, HDTV, TV
Here in the states, there will be no more analog TV broadcasts from the “full power” stations after February, 2009. However most of us regular people who did not grow up in the “digital” age have no idea what that means. I know most of you don’t care about what it is and why we are doing that, you just want to know if your TV will still work! And if it won’t, you want to know what to do about it. Well read on! I’m going to break it down for you: Read the rest of this entry » -
Technology–Not Just for the Delicate Cycle Anymore.
(4)My husband, Mr. Wonderful, was helping me to get the house ready for Thanksgiving and decided to tackle Mount Laundry. On one load, I heard this *thunk thunk thunk* in the dryer and I asked him what was in there. He said it was his jeans, so the thunking was probably the buttons hitting against the side as it tumbled. Husband wasn’t worried, so I wasn’t either. I had other stuff to worry about anyway.
A little while later, Mr. Wonderful decided to go pick up the kids from school for me. He went to get his keys and came back saying, “Have you seen my cellphone?” Read the rest of this entry »
cellphone, laundry, Mr. Wonderful