After I updated my computer to Windows 8.1 (from Windows 8.0), I got a garbled error message on my screen that said something about “Code D100” and PPPoE. I couldn’t read the rest of it because it was in incorrectly encoded Japanese, despite the fact that my computer is Japanese....
Continue reading...April 2014
How to Get Windows Narrator to Stop Reading Your Screen
I just updated my computer to Windows 8.1 and while I was working on a spreadsheet in Google Drive, I suddenly pressed a combination of keys that made my computer start reading out stuff on the screen. Here is how I got it to stop. Press [Windows] and [Enter]. This...
Continue reading...Grade 5 PYP Exhibition Project
Two Grade 5 students at my school are doing a research project on advertising and Google. I have given them permission to play with the ads on my website in April and May 2014. If my website looks different from how it usually does, that is why!
Continue reading...Square Dance Music
I am not fond of country music. In fact, it is probably safe to say that, with very few exceptions, I hate it. However, I very much enjoy square dancing, and there is a long-standing relationship between square dancing and country music. I think that part of the reason that...
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