A little help

Posted on August 26th, 2010 by Jerry under Computers and/or Internet, Education and Personal Growth, Life, Technology and gadgets.

Pre Algebra was a fun class for me to take when I was in school.  I was blessed with the ability to grasp the concepts behind Algebra equations and  fractions.  I do give all of the credit, though, to Miss Beck, our math teacher.  She used really fun real-life examples whenever possible to demonstrate the reasons we needed to learn these things.  I can remember when she brought in a large sheet cake to demonstrate how to divide.  We all had cake to eat at the end of class!

 

Not everyone can have a math teacher as wonderful as Miss Beck, however. That’s why it is a great help to be able to find tutoring services over the Internet.  You can easily go online at your own convenience and find the help you need on whatever math subject you are struggling with.  Obviously that’s not as much fun as having Miss Beck serve up cake at the end of class, but some things just can’t be helped!

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Insurance

Posted on August 25th, 2010 by Jerry under Automotive, Business, Entertainment and Fun, Home and garden, Money and Finances, News, Opinion, Politics, Shopping, Technology and gadgets.

There is a big push going on right now between, State Farm, Progressive, Geico, Allstate and Nationwide Insurance. The TV is flooded by their wacky and unusual commercials for home, auto and life insurance. Geico almost always gets me going, but some of them are totally off the wall! Let the insurance wars begin…..

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Ellen

Posted on August 25th, 2010 by Jerry under Entertainment and Fun, Life, Opinion, Technology and gadgets.

Contribution by Odis Chan

Ellen is my absolute favorite talk show host. She is hilarious and very energetic. I’m shocked at how she can get wonderful talent on her show almost every day. One of my favorite episodes is where she had some of the stars from Twilight come on and they talked about the release of the latest film. She comes up with the wittiest things to say to the stars and even they are laughing the entire time. I’m usually not home when the show is on but occasionally I’ll get home early and flip and enjoy the cable tv dealI just got to at least catch a small part of it. She’s always dancing or doing something crazy with the talent and she doesn’t seem like she’s afraid to try anything. She recently showed off her dancing skills when she did a special show about the ‘So You Think You Can Dance‘ competition. I must say she has better skills than I thought she had when it comes to dancing but I think she should stick to being a talk show host instead of a contestant. I’m not sure if she writes her own material because it’s so fresh and funny every day but to say what she does at a moment’s notice I suppose she just has to be that clever. I wish I had stage presence like Ellen but I can stick to watching.

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Sinbad Is Back

Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by Jerry under Business, Entertainment and Fun, Opinion, Technology and gadgets.

I do enjoy watching The Comedy Channel. Most of the time they have some really good shows on. A good laugh is always good for the soul. Last night I was channel surfing and came across the comedian Sinbad’s newest gig and it was great. He has been gone for a while and is just coming back and doing a good job at it I’d say.

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Today’s Online Tutoring

Posted on August 21st, 2010 by Jerry under Computers and/or Internet, Education and Personal Growth, Friends/Family, Technology and gadgets.

Today’s students are at such an advantage with all that the World Wide Web has to offer them in their educations. I can’t even imagine how my education would have turned if we had had access to the Internet. They now even have Online tutoring for just about ever subject one could need. I certainly could have used some Free math tutoring online back in High School. Math and I just really never hit it off. I don’t know what I’d do with out my calculator that I always have close at hand when ever numbers are being crunched.

 

I had to rely on my brothers and sisters for help and that didn’t always work out so grand. And I do remember that I did spend a good amount of time staying after school for additional help. My mother did manage to find a nice neighbor that would come over once in a while a lend a hand with some Statistics help, but nothing like jumping online and getting help when ever you need it when it comes to hard core Math answers.

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Computer Issues

Posted on August 18th, 2010 by Jerry under Business, Computers and/or Internet, Opinion, Technology and gadgets.

If you ask the normal person about the majority of computer questions, like what is colocation or managed hosting, I do believe that most wouldn’t have a clue as to what you are referring to. Those of us who work on computers for a living have access to some type of IT support that know all that there is to know about the workings of computers inside and out.

 

I’d like to believe that most of us know a bit about web hosting. There are a good amount of web hosting available. And I’m glad to hear that several are doing what they can in order to become as green as possible. So if you are looking into web hosting I would encourage you to check out the different options out there. The Internet is a great tool to find the perfect match for you.

 

Be nice to your IT they are important people, too bad you can’t take them home with you.

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Drafting

Posted on August 14th, 2010 by Jerry under Business, Computers and/or Internet, Education and Personal Growth, Friends/Family, Life, Technology and gadgets.

My wife has been talking about taking a course in cad drawing.  She spent a large part of her adult life drafting work orders for the telephone company and she really enjoyed doing that type of work.  And she says that she would really like to do that type of work again.  But most of the job wanted ads for that type of work indicate that the succesful candidate will have experience in cad.

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The Flu

Posted on August 14th, 2010 by Jerry under Health, Life, Technology and gadgets.

I can’t help but wonder what we are to look forward to this year as far as the flu goes. I’m not hearing anything about a swine flu concern so I’m really interested to hear what to be ready for; the weather is going to be changing real soon and flu season is right around the corner.

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A Greener Ceiling Fan

Posted on August 14th, 2010 by Jerry under Business, Computers and/or Internet, Home and garden, Life, Money and Finances, Opinion, Shopping, Technology and gadgets.

The house that I grew up in had Ceiling Fans in just about every room. My mother insisted that my father install them in each bedroom, the dining room, the kitchen, the den and the living room when they first purchased and moved in the place back in the 60′s. When I moved out of my parents house and went out on my own I didn’t consider that I’d be sleeping in a room without the circulation that I’d grown accustomed to all of my life. A Ceiling Fan makes a big difference in my night’s sleep. Not only is the circulation important, but the cool breeze and the slight white noise that it provides is all included in my total “sleep package” if you will. If I plan on sleeping away from home I certainly can’t be toting a Ceiling Fan around with me but I do take a good sized box fan that seems to do the trick most of the time.

 

The Ceiling Fan that is currently in my master bedroom has been making some pretty freaky noises the past couple of weeks, I just keep forgetting about it during the day and by the time I hear the darn thing, I’m ready for bed and keep putting it off time and time again. So today I’m spending a bit of time online and am researching different types of Ceiling Fans and I think I’ve found the perfect one at the Hansen Wholesale Ceiling Fans website of hansenwholesale.com. They have a decent selection of Eco Fans in an effort to offer green products in today’s every growing greener demanding consumers. Right now with the promo code of Promo Code: N932502530 they will pay the tax on your order, plus they offer free shipping.

Emerson Midway ECO Ceiling Fan Model CF955ORB

eco fan

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It’s All Out There For Us

Posted on August 12th, 2010 by Jerry under Business, Computers and/or Internet, Education and Personal Growth, Health, Life, Money and Finances, News, Opinion, Politics, Technology and gadgets.

All the information is there to see at http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/ where all the Substance Abuse and Mental Health statistics that are showing us that there is a rise for the need of good drug rehabilitation programs. Of course there are various and numerous reasons that factor the increased need for addiction treatment centers. I do believe that this totally messed up economy is making us all crazy. It’s taking it’s toll on the general public, most of which see no indication of any type of light at the end of any tunnel that is going to pull us out of this crisis, no wonder we are getting addiction issues that are spiraling out of control.

 

It’s good to know that more attention is being paid to substance and mental health issues. There are some nice drug rehab centers and alcohol rehab centers to be found online. Using the Internet makes choosing the right treatment plans a much easier task to take on. There is a lot of information out there, and it does take time to weed through a ton of irrelevant pages and such nonsense, but it still is a valuable tool and should be utilized for all that it’s worth when you can. Can’t imagine life without Internet access all though I know that there is still a huge population that doesn’t have access for one reason or another. I do know that Bill Gates is doing an awesome job in helping folks hop on to the World Wide Web with all of his donations of computers and supplies.

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