I was reminded boldly today that what I think everyone knows about computers, everyone DOES NOT KNOW. I was providing some support for an individual and was helping them navigate around in Windows and I was shocked at the amount of detail I had to provide to get my message across.

After my initial shock that a simple command like “right-clicking” wasn’t obvious to someone I realized I had to slow down and communicate as visually as possible to get my point across.
I then had to explain items like using the Start > Run command.
We then moved onto what to look …read more

PCMag.com currently has an article titled “Top 10 Twitter Tips for Beginners“. I was eager to read the article to see if there was anything really helpful. Perhaps it’s the “…for Beginners” that I should focus on, as these things don’t seem so much as tips as basic instructions.

Here’s what they listed as their tips:

Shrink Your URL’s
RT = Retweet
Direct Messaging
Use the @ Sign
Search For Your Friends
Categorize Your Tweets for Added Exposure
Share Pictures
Tweet from Your Phone
Pick a Good Desktop Client
Download a Mobile Client

Maybe you agree with me and think these are more instructions and not real “tips”. What tips would you …read more

No workout again today as I continue to spend most of my time studying, but I do have a video for you from YouTube I want to critique. Before I start, in fairness to the maker of the videos, its a lot easier to sit on the computer and point out flaws than to be in the gym doing the work, but there is bad form/technique and the creator proceeds to give advice on lifting weights in the comments.
First video had embedding disabled, but here is the link. The first thing I see wrong here is he isn’t …read more