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Taking Notes that work "Taking Notes....."

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I was checking my feeds in Google when I ran across this post on So Anyway... (great site btw......she has some very interesting reads) So I went and took the little career matchmaker.

Looks like I'm on the right track, cause I got these results (with my thoughts added as well :D)

Interest Rank

1.

High School Teacher Yep. Thats me.... a future High School History Teacher!

2.

Adoption Counselor I hadn't considered this field. Interesting.

3.

Anthropologist I had actually considered this. I simply love learning about other cultures.

4.

Professor Yep. That's my plan AFTER I've taught high school for a while and gotten my Master's degree.

5.

Clergy Hmmm.....I'll pass.

6.

Child and Youth Worker Once again....I hadn't considered this....

7.

Psychologist Hmm...I don't think I'm in a position to analyze other people....

8.

Sport Psychology Consultant Umm.....No

9.

Foreign Language Instructor YES YES YES....I plan to do this along with teaching History!

10.

ESL Teacher Hmmm...I don't know what this is...

11.

Archivist I've considered this.

12.

Historian I'd very much like to be this. But most likely I don't have the "who you know" skills to be my County's Historian.

13.

Editor No..

14.

Computer Trainer No

15.

School Counselor Maybe

16.

Elementary School Teacher Nope...I love children but.....there is just too much involved at the elementary level.

17.

Special Education Teacher Sadly....I lack the patience to work full on with special needs children.

18.

Teacher Assistant Probably will be doing this at some point.

19.

Early Childhood Educator .......see above

20.

Marriage and Family Therapist  HAHA...I do this for FREE!

21.

Corporate Trainer No

22.

Genetic Counselor No

23.

Addictions Counselor No...I'd be too "Just stop!"

24.

Communications Specialist No

25.

Print Journalist No

26.

Writer Well the old cliche with most Professors is....Publish or Perish...so this is a possibility.

27.

Humanitarian Aid Worker Perhaps

28.

Market Research Analyst No

29.

Foreign Service Officer No

30.

Health Records Professional No

31.

Gerontologist Ummm...No clue what this is.

32.

Translator Hmmmm...interesting

33.

Social Worker Perhaps

34.

Political Aide NO NO NO...I don't even want to get involved in that can of worms.

35.

Activist Peace

36.

Public Relations Specialist No

37.

Medical Secretary No

38.

GIS Specialist No

39.

Public Policy Analyst No

40.

Home Inspector HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA......ummm...no

I have been tagged by Sumocat at http://sumocat.blogspot.com in a blog meme game. The idea is to List 8 random things about yourself. So here goes :) !

1. I'm a Night Owl. I usually stay up until 5 am! Mike doesn't like this very much :) !
2. I did not have a big, fancy wedding ceremony. I was married at the County courthouse. $90.00
3. I tend to sit and think a lot. Sometimes I don't talk for 20 minutes or more.
4. From my 56 subscriptions on Google Reader in the past 30 days I have read 1,288 items, starred 5 items, and shared 37 items.
5. I save all my college textbooks to add to my personal library.
6. I collect old books. Also to add to my personal library.
7. I collect/love blank journals.
8. My truck's speedometer doesn't work all the time.

I tag......

1. Chris @ Shards of my Sanity
2. Mike @ Rebel Biker
3. Edenza @ So Anyway......
4. Rodfather @ Phony Holmes

WWE wrestler Chris Benoit was found dead in his Atlanta, GA home today. His wife and young son were also found dead. Police are investigating and a report is expected out today. I had to use my webcam to let my friend Janna watch the tribute show tonight.

CHRIS BENOIT 1967-2007 RIP

UPDATE:
Apparently....Benoit choked his wife to death and then killed his son. After this he hung himself in the weight room. Authorities believe he suffered from "roid rage." According the this link Nancy attempted to file for divorce in 03'. 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070626/ap_en_tv/wrestler_dead

Yes I do have too much time on my hands. But its good to get some variety from Hexic Deluxe!

This game may seem easy but its harder than you think. LOL. All my blots died with me not getting far at all!

Scribble Help the Ink Blots get to the finish flags.

Play this free game now!!

I've been looking through the OneNote 2007 Guide and I think there are some really good tips that can be used by College Students.

Tip #1: Audio Recording- With OneNote you can record your class lectures at the same time that you take notes. Just be sure to tell your professor beforehand so you do not get into any legal troubles.

"To capture the details of an important meeting, lecture, interview, or even a phone conversation, you can create audio and video clips and store them as part of your notes.

• Audio notes let you focus more on a conversation and less on the task of note-taking.
• Video notes are great for capturing presentations during business meetings and class lectures.

To record audio clips, you need a microphone. Most laptops and Tablet PCs already have one built-in. To record video clips, you need a video capture device, such as a webcam.

• To start recording, click the microphone button on the toolbar or click Insert > Audio Recording. The Audio and Video Recording toolbar will appear while you are recording.

Recording is linked to the notes that you take. A small audio/video icon will appear next to notes associated with a recording. You can click it to jump to the corresponding time in the recording."

Tip #2: Full Page view- If you have been trying to figure out how to customize and arrange your toolbars so that you can take notes efficiently and with as much writing space as possible, simply try using the Full Screen button next to Help.

"Expand a OneNote page to full screen if you need more space for taking your notes.

This mode is particularly useful if you are:

• Brainstorming and need more space to lay out your thoughts
• Taking notes in a live sharing session with several people as on a whiteboard
• Using OneNote as a side window with a checklist while working on another task or document
• Using OneNote on a Tablet PC in Portrait mode"

Tip #3: Side Notes- I am very happy to see this! I often find myself surfing the net and finding a small piece of information I want to record and hold on to. So I open the side note and insert the copy/paste information...and there it is. Of course you have to move the info from the unfiled notes category but its good to go through and organize your notes every little bit.

"You can use Side Note feature in OneNote when you are mainly working in a different program but want to capture your thoughts or copy some information into OneNote. You can select and drag text or images into a Side Note from other programs. Side Notes are great for:

• Collecting information while browsing the Web
• Making quick notes (like small sticky notes) when you are on the phone, or someone stops by to talk about an issue.
• Writing down your thoughts while reading a document, Web page, or an e-mail message
• Copying reference data into OneNote while looking through presentation slides

To create a Side Note: Press Windows logo key + N while in any program or click the OneNote icon in the Windows taskbar"

Tip #4: Hyperlinks- You can create hyperlinks to web pages and to your own notes. That makes things a little bit easier...

"In addition to creating regular hyperlinks that point to the Web (Insert > Hyperlink), you can create hyperlinks to any part of your notes (a notebook, a section, a page, or even a specific paragraph).

Use such OneNote hyperlinks to create:

• A table of contents on a page with links to the other pages in the section or with links to other parts of the same page
• A favorites list — a list of links to pages and sections that you need to visit frequently
• A definition or reference link from a term, a name, or a topic on one page to more detailed information in another place in your notes

To create a hyperlink, right-click the tab or note you want to link to and then do the following:

1. Click Copy Hyperlink to this Page

2. Click Paste to place the link where you want it to appear

You can even paste the link outside OneNote. For example, you can send the link to others in an e-mail. They can click it to jump to your notes (if the notes are in a shared notebook)."

Tip #5: Inserting files- You can insert printouts and search the text in the printout for certain words! You can also attach files to your OneNote page from Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. This helps to keep all information of different formats in the same place.

"You can insert full-color, searchable printouts of any file type that your computer can print. You can then type, draw, or handwrite on top of the printout picture in OneNote. For example:

• Insert a printout of a report and type your thoughts on top of it. Circle interesting areas using Drawing tools.
• Insert a printout of lecture slides and add more notes on the course while you are reading the textbook.

Two ways to insert a printout:

• Click Insert > Files as Printouts in OneNote.
• Or use the File > Print command in another program and select "Send to OneNote 2007" as your virtual "printer."

You can store documents and other files directly on a OneNote page, which comes in very handy if you are trying to keep project files and project notes all in one place.

Simply drag and drop any file from Windows Explorer onto a page in OneNote, or insert them by using Insert > Files on the OneNote menu.

You can open and edit an attached file by double-clicking its file icon."

Tip #6: Privacy- OneNote allows you to password protect certain sections of your notebooks. This is very useful if you have a research paper due and you don't want your fellow classmates plagiarizing your work!

"OneNote allows you to password protect any section of your notes. When you assign a password to a particular notebook section, the information in that section is strongly encrypted (using the 3DES encryption standard). Setting passwords is useful in several situations:

• You can keep a OneNote section with personal account numbers, login names, other passwords, and so on. Use a password so nobody can view this information when you leave your computer unattended.
• Put a password on sections with sensitive information that you don't want others to accidentally see on your screen when you are navigating around your notes.

To set a password for a section, click File > Password Protect this Section.

Your section will be locked as shown below, until you click and enter a password to unlock it. It will also be locked automatically after a period of time if you leave the section or leave your computer unattended.

Note: Use strong passwords — long strings or phrases with a combination of numbers, letters, and symbols. If someone wants to guess your password, the most typical attack is to try words from a dictionary or information commonly known about you, such as your birthday or your nickname."

I hope this gives all my fellow college students who use OneNote 03 or 07 some useful ideas about how to make OneNote work best for you. And for those who are already out there in the work force, this tips can be molded to suit your personal needs as well!

*All Italized quotes taken directly from OneNote 2007 Guide*

And if you have deleted the Guide, "OneNote Extensibility & More.." can tell you how to retrieve the guide.

Well I finally got the chance to sit and sip in my local coffee shop. It’s called GF Java and unlike Starbucks, customers are not hounded by loud blasting music. Instead customers get to listen to nice, calm soft indie music. The coffee is delicious…I mean sinfully delicious. I was waited on by a young man I remembered from my younger days (when I was rebellious) and a really nice young lady who was more than willing to tell me all about GF Java. Business is pretty good. They deliver as well so that should be great for their business. The chairs are comfortable and I am writing this from the front of the shop.

Amazon.com: Toshiba Satellite R15-S829 14.1" Notebook PC (Intel Pentium M Processor 735 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive): Electronics

Have you ever tried to watch a video on MSNBC? It doesn't work too well for me. I clicked on the Nessie Video and guess what...nothing. I don't have dial-up either. I have DSL. So why is this video going so slow? Perhaps Nessie doesn't want to be seen.....So I'm off to YouTube. 

Nessie caught on tape? You decide - Science - MSNBC.com

Windows Live Writer Beta 2

The above link is a post on Office Rocker!. Windows now has its Beta 2 version out. And boy does it look impressive!

In fitting with the visual beauty of Office 2007 the toolbar looks sleek and refined.

The annoying sidebar is gone and replaced with a toolbar. Overall I like the new look and can't wait to try out the features. Oh, and I didn't have to re-insert my blog information from the previous version. It did it automatically!

I received this today on Myspace through a bulletin. Its very interesting so I thought I would share it. I love to hear stories about how students use their gained knowledge to outsmart their professors.

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A German university professor challenged his students with this question:
Did God create everything that exists? "
A student bravely replied "Yes, he did!"
"God created everything?" the professor asked.
"Yes sir." the student replied.
The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil since evil exists, and according to the principal that our works define who we are, then God is evil."
The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth.
Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question professor?"
"Of course," replied the professor.
The student stood up and asked, "Professor does cold exist?"
The professor replied "Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?"
The students snickered at the young man's question.
The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Everybody or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (- 460 degrees F)is the total absence of heat. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat.
The student continued. "Professor, does darkness exist?"
The professor responded, "Of course it does."
The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir. Darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness.
In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wave lengths
of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it.
How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present.
Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present."
Finally the young man asked the professor. "Sir, does evil exist?"
Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have already said. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."
To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir,or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God.
God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."
The professor sat down.
The young man's name... Albert Einstein.

  When I first took a look at this program I thought maybe it could be a good competitor to OneNote or EverNote. After trying out the program....I've found that to be untrue. It could never compete with our darling note taking programs. NEVER. And I am sorry but to read what I wrote you will have to click on the picture and zoom in. Tsk Tsk.

Link to HEULAB

Trillian has been Inked

Well that is good news! Only problem...Only Trillian Basic and Pro are available.

So until they release Astra to us for free....I'm sticking with Live Messenger and Yahoo.

Now if Yahoo gets ink, my world will be complete.

Link to GottaBeMobile.com - Trillian Gets Ink - Your Tablet PC, Ultra-Mobile PC, and Mobile Internet Device news source

I Love this Game! You should try it out. You begin as a cave-man(or cave-woman) in Age 1-Prehistory, then you move up to Age 2-Celts. Let me sponsor you!

username: mindayoakum

If you put me down as a sponsor I can earn 10 points!

Virtual human development game



www.human-age.com

Scientists have found a skull in Romania that has the characteristics of both Neanderthals and early modern humans. I thought this was a very interesting story considering the alternate theory that Neanderthals became non-existant due to climate changes. Perhaps it is not just one condition that lead to the depletion of the Neanderthals. It could be a combination of many conditions. If you only had a time machine. LOL 

Link to Skull suggests human-Neanderthal link - Science - MSNBC.com

 

PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives: Books: Frank Warren

Post Secret

Yes Yes corny title but heres a pic I snapped about a month ago at the local Super Walmart.

Gotta love Etch a Sketch!