Monthly Archives: March 2010

PAWS Seminar Online Mapping

Posted on March 24, 2010 by pel2

Today we can use online maps to find out about almost anything. And we can create our own maps to download, put on a web page, or share with someone else. Click here to see my presentation for the PAWS… Continue reading →

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Skydrive

Posted on March 16, 2010 by pel2

Following up to my previous post on affordable Office solutions. I tried the Microsoft Windows Live Skydrive last night. I had a document that I created in Word at home. I didn’t feel like getting out my USB drive or… Continue reading →

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Cut the Adverbs

Posted on March 11, 2010 by pel2

I’ve been reading Stephen King’s On Writing. One of his writing tips is to cut back on adverbs. He says that they weaken writing with unnecessary description. He says it’s better to find the right verb or to leave it… Continue reading →

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Find a good office software package and don’t spend an arm and a leg doing it.

Posted on March 4, 2010 by pel2

Have you ever needed to finish an assignment, but you couldn’t make it to the computer lab and you didn’t have office software to finish the assignment? And Microsoft Works just won’t because your instructor doesn’t have it. There are… Continue reading →

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