Archive for March, 2008

Committed Teacher

As a first time piano teacher, I am very committed to ensure that all of my little students will learn and master piano. I did not know that teaching would have so many challenges and that I would be so frustrated with students who refused to practice. I mean, if they are not going to […]

Essential Vitamins Are One Swallow Away

As a child, my parents taught me that if you took your vitamins each day you would be less likely to get sick.  So from an early age, I was taking children’s chewable vitamins in an effort to follow their philosophy.
It wasn’t until my teenage years that I started having problems taking those same […]

Getting Rid of Windows Error Messages

Alright.  As some of you may know, I had a bad day with my computer about a week ago.  Well, I thought that everything would be better, but some other problem has come up.  You see, I am getting error messages every time I start the computer up, and I am getting tired of it.
So, […]

Welcomed To College

I decided that it might be worth going back to college to finish my degree.  For those of you who know that I went to college (there should be some of you out there), you know that I am just a few classes shy of a Computer Science degree.
So what I have done is request […]

Bah Humbug

There is one thing I have never understood and that is why some people treat their pets as if they are real human beings. I have a cousin who sends out Christmas cards every year and the dog’s name is signed to it and we are all expected to give the dog gifts come Christmas […]

Protecting My Computer Backup

Like many people, I make a point to backup my computer on a regular basis.  It would be horrible to lose all the information on it, so I make sure to keep my backups up to date.
But, one thing that most people forget to do is store their backup somewhere safe.  Think of it this […]

Traveling to Brazil

We have been planning a vacation for the fall for some time now.  You see, we have come across a little extra money that we were not expecting, and we figured that it would be best used for a memorable experience, instead of something practical.
So, we have decided to travel to Brazil in October.  We […]

Helping A Friend Apply For College

A close friend of mine has decided that he wants to go to college.  It has been a few years since he last attended and has to apply as a mature student.
What that means is that he will have to write a college application essay.  He knows that his writing is a bit rusty, and […]

Hooking Up My Computer To My Gigabit Router

I just picked up a new router today that supports gigabit Internet.  Since we have a Media Center PC that we stream movies to in our living room, I thought the extra bandwidth would be perfect for our needs.
But our old network cable that we were using before just wouldn’t be fast enough.  So we […]

Tired of Getting Wet in the Rain

I recently purchased a new (it was new to me) car as my old one was on its’ last legs.  According to my mechanic, everything was fine with the car and it sure seemed like a steal of a deal.  Things were going great with it until one thing happened.
It rained.
Now, the car worked mechanically […]