by Dwane | Dec 21, 2024 | Tip of the Week
Tip of the Week #307: Include Batteries Quick tip this week This Christmas, if you are giving a gift that requires batteries, wrap the batteries with the gift. This quick and easy tip should eliminate the disappointment of receiving a gift with no power. ...
by Dwane | Dec 19, 2024 | Motivation, Tip of the Week
Whew. I have not posted on my blog in months. I miss it. I miss writing. I am not currently teaching any classes. Christmas break. This is giving me time to catch up, and time to start blogging again. It’s been a wild year for me. In February, Google shut...
by Dwane | Dec 7, 2024 | Tip of the Week
#306 – December 7, 2024: How to Find the Price of a Car We had a car go down this week. Since my family lives in car-dependent Tennessee, we had to replace it. Fun. My wife and I had already been looking for a good deal. We were able to find a ten year old car to...
by Dwane | Nov 30, 2024 | Tip of the Week
I often make mistake when I type. After all, I have Type-O blood. Heh, heh. But, I recently found a web extension that reads pages aloud. It’s a great way to catch errors you might miss. Whether you are writing for work or school, before hitting publish or...
by Dwane | Nov 23, 2024 | Tip of the Week
I tend to be a bit scatterbrained. I misplace things often. Wallet, keys, phone, kids, students, pens, lego bricks. You know, the usual stuff. Years ago, I learned a trick from a book. (I cannot remember the name of the book, as it turns out.) Whenever I put...
by Dwane | Nov 16, 2024 | Tip of the Week
These days, I do not rely on Google. I learned the hard way. Twice Google shut my website down. The second time the company shut my site down, they locked me out until I signed up for a monthly subscription. I wish I had that kind of power. I teach languages for a...