Computers/Internet – Page 15

November 23, 2012

Webhosting Options For Blogging

My 12 year old niece is pestering me to help her get her own blog up and running. She is always checking this blog when she has time on her laptop and really likes the idea of having a blog, so I’ve been spending a little bit of time here and there with her on this issue. We have both been reading up on the web hosting sites that are available out there for folks like us. We don’t need anything fancy or frilly, but when it comes to webhosting it pays to do your homework a bit before diving in.

One article that we both read was regarding the Top Five Affordable Registrars, I was glad to see that Go Daddy and Yahoo were on their list as those are the two that I tend to lean towards to. Both are affordable, well known, well established and dependable, which are all good points to go on. I really had no idea that there were so many out there these days, things have gotten a bit more complicated than I remember, but we are still researching and will come to a decision by the end of next week. Then I’ll be busy teaching her all the ins and outs of blogging, sigh……..

November 20, 2012

Lazy Susans

This year I am hoping that my sister will really love the 24 inch kidney lazy susan that I found out she was eyeballing back a few months ago. Last month I managed to find and order the one that she was all excited about online at a really decent price, so that is one gift that I was able to place a check mark beside on my long list of presents that need to be bought, wrapped and ready for the family Christmas get-to-together that has been at my sisters house ever since our parents passed away.

It is a bitter sweet day for all of us, but as long as we are together we seem to get through it. It’s a lot of work for my sister each year, but I think she really enjoys it all after all is said and done and hopefully this lazy susan will be put to good use for all of the holidays from here on out.

November 19, 2012

Dreaming about Mardi Gras Fun

One day I would love to go to New Orleans and attend the Mardi Gras festivities that I have always heard so much about. I have been lucky enough to have done some traveling in the past, but never made it to New Orleans, unfortunately. But one day I hope to find my way there and see what all the hoopla is about!

Costumes are not only limited to Halloween costumes any more, there are many other usages for dressing up these days. I have seen some pretty nice Mr & Mrs Santa Claus suites, along with many elf costumes as well, for the Christmas Holiday Season, and Mardi Cras costumes are becoming much more readily available with the Internet and all.

I’ve seen some pretty Halloween Costumes in my day, and the variety of Kids Halloween Costumes has become extremely specialized through out the years, what with all of the cartoon characters that have come out through out the years. I used to always want to dress up as Superman for Halloween and did for several years in a row. I remember dressing up in that costume through out the year, while my friends dressed in their super hero costumes as well, man did we have a blast with those inexpensive costumes that were sold back in the day.

November 13, 2012

Mom’s New Vintage Style Claw Food Bath Tub

My grandmother has been wanting to re-do her upstairs bathroom for many years, up until we finally took some time to sit and look around on the Internet to figure out exactly what style she was aiming for. We have come to the conclusion that she wants a Vintage style bathroom. For as long as I can remember she has only taken baths. She would put some bubble bath in the bath water, light some candles, set her cell phone and her cup of hot tea on the shelves and kick back with a good book for sometimes up to over an hour. We new not to bother her while she was soaking in the bathtub and if you needed to use the facilities while she was in there you were better off to go upstairs and use the bathroom up there and just let her be until she determined when it was time to come out and join the real world.

We came across some affordable claw foot bath tubs that immediately caught her eye, and she was sold right off the bat! Today her bathroom is completely done with her new tub set up, and she couldn’t be any happier with her choice. Now she can lay back in her tub and relax in her Vintage style bathing room til her heart’s content, she deserves it, let their be no doubt about that.

November 1, 2012

Speeding It Up

I love the feeling when you get a new computer. I remember when I got my HP. It was top of the line and it flew. I was loading files and flying through the internet even though I had a slow connect. As time went by it began running slower and slower to the point that I didn’t even want to use the computer anymore. Then I was up late one night, ready to take a sledge hammer to my computer because it had frozen up yet again! The computer was thankfully saved because at that moment I saw an ad on TV that said “Help me speed up my pc”. My computer limped to the site. Needless to say I’m sitting here writing this and it didn’t take me an hour to do it. It is completely amazing!!!!

October 20, 2012

Online Relationships

We have all heard the horror stories by people, or about people that have found someone on the Internet, and things went sour. To be honest, meeting some one anywhere can be disastrous and can lead to problems, and more people are turning to the Internet for companionship and possible love interests.

My sister has been after me, for some time, to sign up at some of the singles sites, she seems to think that I need a wife to help with the running of the farm and the house, and is always emailing me with information regarding online chat rooms and dating sites.

I’ve spent the last few evenings checking out some of the sites that she has been talking about, so far I like what I read at Great Expectations, which offers a safe and secure online dating community with over 30 years in the making, that in it’s self says something about their company. Right now I’m still a bit gun shy, but it’s nice to know that there are some dating sites that might interesting to check out when the time comes.

October 13, 2012

Workforce Management Software

The task of Employee Time Tracking has now become much easier and can now become paperless, thus saving money, by going online and checking out Iemployee.com. You will see that Iemployee is a Human Resource dream come true, a self service HR management solution, a software that will make the use of a pencil obsolete.

The tracking of employee’s attendance and hours can be a challenge and take valuable time, so it only makes sense to take advantage of this type of program. Workforce management is a full time job, so the less paper work involved, the better for all concerned. Making this task easier and faster, can free up valuable time that can certainly be better spent else where.

I have never worked in and HR environment, but I have a good friend that works in a fairly large HR Department of a major retail chain, and she can tell some stories, that one can. She really has her hands full with all that is involved with all the duties in her HR “job description” I can only hope that they use some type of software program, such as this. I haven’t talked with her in quite some time, this may be a good time to check in with the ol’ gal.

October 10, 2012

Luck

I can’t begin to believe my luck. I found a 48 inch flat screen TV for $40 at an online yard sale site that I look at now and then. Now I just need to find a flat panel stand that I like at a good price too. What I really want is a custom one that I can match to my needs, my taste as well as my budget.

October 9, 2012

WoW Accounts

BuyMMOAccounts.com is the perfect place to sell or buy cheap wow accounts, which is a high end secured company with World of Warcraft accounts since 2007, that has a good website to visit if you are into these types of products, and are located in Alberta, Canada.

They are one of a very few account retailing companies that provide live phone support 7 days a week for your convenience.

September 25, 2012

Not Christmas All Ready!

Last night I had to go into town to pick up some groceries and other minor supplies that I don’t find good deals for online. Honestly if they had a grocery store that would deliver my groceries (I know they do that type of delivery service in the larger cities) they wouldn’t see me anyway near any of the surrounding towns but a few times a year.

I was dismayed to see that they are all ready putting up holiday decorations around town and in several of the stores that I went into. It really turned me sour on the whole trip that I wasn’t all that thrilled about going in the first place.