This site is huge and full of fabulously interesting things to check out. Under the category "Announcements", the first entry "Tonight's Sky" is my favorite of the whole site. Let's visit it shall we? Tonight's Sky — To get them out of the way I'll mention the resources, and archive links now. Take a brief … Continue reading Hubble Site
Sand Scuplture World Championships
Sand Sculpture World Championships Welcome to the site where I lost myself in the images of sand sculpture for several hours. I know that I couldn’t judge this contest because I liked them all too much! It really amazes me what an artist can do with sand and water. Are you ready to start your … Continue reading Sand Scuplture World Championships
Fraction Frenzy
Fraction Frenzy Use a lot of fractions in MS Word? Do you love how it turns 1/2 into ½? Did you ever notice that it does this neat little trick with only the most common of fractions? I'm also sure that some of you have found access to a few additional choices through the Insert … Continue reading Fraction Frenzy
Latest Threats
If your computer has ever been infected by a virus, a worm or even a Trojan (note the difference here), you know how frustrating it can be. Along with running your virus scans regularly, you should also try to keep track of some of the latest threats passing through computers these days. I know that … Continue reading Latest Threats
Earth Calendar
Earth Calendar This is a fun site that allows you to find out what holidays are happening TODAY! Just click the Today button and see what holidays are celebrated on today’s date. If that weren’t great enough on its own, you can also use the tabs across the top of the page to check out … Continue reading Earth Calendar
NORAD Tracks Santa
NORAD Tracks Santa I stumbled across this site by taking a Christmas myth quiz where you answered true or false to the statements provided. I answered false for the statement: “The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tracks Santa and his reindeer across the sky every year on Christmas Eve. “ Turns out I was … Continue reading NORAD Tracks Santa
Need a Little Backup?
Need A Little Backup? Do you have important Excel files that would create nothing short of chaos and disaster for you if you were to lose those files? Now I'm sure that you regularly make copies of these files just in case - but wouldn't it be nice if Excel could help us out a … Continue reading Need a Little Backup?
Electric Scotland
Electric Scotland I know we’ve looked at Scotland’s history before – but this site is so in-depth and really delves into the past and had so much great information that I just could not pass it up. Wait till you check it out, then you’ll see why I’m so excited. I highly recommend that you … Continue reading Electric Scotland
Background Save? What's That?
Background Save? What's That? I received another question from a reader regarding the background save options in MS Word. (This can be found via the Tools menu, Options choice, Save tab.) Pretty much the question was "what is it?" The reader expected this option to have Word frequently save the file quietly in the background … Continue reading Background Save? What's That?
Interfaith Calendar
Interfaith Calendar These days many families consist of family members who practice different religions. Dad may celebrate Hanukkah while Mom celebrates Christmas and Aunt Sue observes Bodhi Day. How do you keep it all straight? With the Interfaith Calendar, that's how. The Interfaith Calendar marks primary sacred times for world religions. If you click the … Continue reading Interfaith Calendar