Miscellaneous

Computer Savy Keyboard Short-cuts

I was asked to post this...so here it is...
Whenever people ask me to show them something on-line I search for sites more quickly by typing the main portion ot the URL in the window (for example: amazon). Then I press Enter (Control+Enter in Internet Explorer). Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer will fill in "http://www." and ".com" for you. This makes me seem really savy....try it. It sounds silly but it saves time!! I enjoy using keyboard shorcuts.

Here are more shortcuts for Windows

Another favorite is when you press the windows Logo the start menu appears....very helpul if you are having mouse troubles.

To print a list of all the shortcuts in Word, follow these steps:

Select ToolsMacroMacros from the menu bar.
From the Macros In drop-down menu, select Word Commands.
Select ListCommands from the macro listing.
Click the Run button.
Choose Current Menu and Keyboard Settings from the popup window and click OK.

Word will automatically open a new document containing a table of keystrokes. Print the document

MacGyver Tip: Got blisters? Use Duct Tape.

I found this on LifeHacker "Computers make us more productive. Yeah, right. Lifehacker recommends the software downloads and web sites that actually save time. Don't live to geek; geek to live."

Are blisters ruining your day? Do band-aids keep sweating off? No moleskin on-hand? Try duct tape! It cushions the blister and won't come off. Many walkers and runners swear by it.
Apply the duct tape when you first feel burning and, hopefully, before a full blister develops. Lay it as smoothly as possible, avoiding wrinkles.
Blisters already exist? Shield them from the duct tape glue. Cut out a circle of paper or gauze, attach it to the center of the duct tape and cover the wound with the non-sticky part.

Katrina

I know it has been a while since I last posted but my life has truly been a whirlwind and it is still trying to calm down. Before our anniversary was RD training and after our Anniversary was RA training (a week and a half long). RA training was great. I always love getting to know my new RAs and other RAs. Once RA training ended I was helping with MLS (Master Learner Seminar) at Belhaven. It is Belhaven's version of Freshman seminar. I am helping with the organization part.

Then there are these 100 or so students that moved in to Caldwell on August 20th. I love them all!! I know almost ALL names by now. There are a few that stump me here and there but for the most part I have them all down. My hall this year is soooo great. There are some amazing ladies in my building.

This year we are making a "surprise" hall t-shirt. I was not sure how that would go over in sales but it really did. I wanted the shirt to be a surprise cause I think they will really like it. I really hope they do. We sold around 122 shirts!!! Yep, that is more than we have in our building. We had boyfriends, Caldwell alums, Belhaven administration and others buying them as well. However, I would like to report that we sold t-shirts to 96% of our ladies that currently live in Caldwell. We will be having a Caldwell Hall Spirit Day on Tuesday, Sept 20th. We will all wear our shirts at the same time.

Then there was this storm called "Katrina." She really made things even more interesting. She came on a Monday and we were without power until that following Friday. On Monday, the day of the storm, we all stayed inside Caldwell , together. It was a time of community building. We played cards, games, talked, watched movies, had sing-a-longs and generally tried to keep our focus away from the storm outside. After the storm, we had no power or phones. We later took all the students to another buliding at night to sleep, it was air-conditioned. The dining hall continued to feed us (we ate very well, I may also add). Our students and myself had extra opportunities to volunteer. It was really a time to slow down and be thankful that we made it, to be thankful that God is in control and that we were very blessed to be so well taken care of.

Now, things are back to the normal pace of the begining of a semester. There are lots of meetings, lots of meeting new people and, best of all, being able to see everyone back at school.

Welcome Back...

Our 2nd Year Anniversary!!!

Today is our 2nd year anniversary. We are in New Orleans, LA for a little bit. We are having a great time and I will probably not post for a little while. New Orleans seems really nice. Hopefully I will be able to ride a coaster or 2 in Six Flags as well as take a few swamp tours! I just can't wait.

Check it out yourself!

http://www.vuegear.com/

A DVD Player for the car for those of you who already have DVD playing laptops

I thought this was very creative, interesting or something like that. Your Laptop is portable and plays DVDs so why buy what you may already own...right?

Any takers?

Google Logo Maker-Logogle

Google Logo Maker-Logogle :

A pretty cool thing to try out...not amazing but it is fun.

http://www.pdfonline.com/

PDF Online allows you to convert documents, pics, etc into PDF and HTML formats. It is web-based so you can do this from anywhere!

"PDF Online lets you submit documents from your web browser. PDF Online then processes your document and, within minutes, generates and emails you an accurate PDF or HTML (complete with JPEG files) representation of your document."

There is a maximum upload file size of 2MB.

PDF Online handle a variety of source document format:
PDF (Portable Document Format),
RTF (Rich Text Format),
TXT (Simple Text Format),
DOC (Microsoft Word® Format),
XLS (Microsoft Excel® Format)

PDF Online lets you submit as many files as you like, as long as the size of each file doesn't exceed 2MB. And its free!!!

I have used this several times....I really like it. Only problem is that sometimes things do not come out exactly as they are sent. It does not try to duplicate all fonts. So that complicates things somewhat.

give it a try...http://www.pdfonline.com/