Being a bad example

Let me count the ways...

No, there are too many! My friends and un-indicted co-conspirators constantly chide me for spreading myself too thin (among other things.) Whenever someone begins an online project, there is a burst of enthusiasm and all too often it is followed by frustration and ends in abandoned half started things.

My several blogs appear that way, as does much of my website (or sites.) I prefer to think they are an ongoing process. It helps my mental outlook. The Learning Center will be exploring shopping and marketing online. In fact, I have two storefronts already open with the main gift shop still in work. The Domain and Hosting store is for the more advanced of my friends who have indicated an interest -- the prices are sharp, support good and it may wind up costing me more than it makes.

I waited to formally announce the Café Press shop because I asked Kimmy to help anyone who would want to put their own pictures on merchandise with the sizing and image resolution. My shop there does not do this. In the coming month, I will be providing some guidance for the process. As always I learn by doing as much as by reading (or if you prefer, I fall into all the holes so I can learn the ways out to help others.) I think a grandkid's picture on a T-shirt or bib would make a nice gift to show your kids how computer savvy you've become.

Comments welcome

My plan is to make this blog, the homepage for the Learning Center. I've been remiss in not providing a good set of links to my demos which is both current and more descriptive. While I'm into self-confession, I've neglected adding quite a few things which I've answered in small and disjointed places throughout my weedy patch online.

Spybot Demo

In looking over this demo I see a few things that could be explained:

• It starts in the Update pane which doesn't have to be done each time, but a weekly update is a good idea. Spybot has no automated Update feature.
• The tour of the Advanced Mode was quick and quite incomplete for size considerations. But I always say the built-in Help provided with the program or at the programmer's homesite is the best place to look for more information.
• The Scheduler bit at the end doesn't explain why I said it was easier to use than the Scheduled Tasks option in the Control Panel. The Spybot Scheduler allows you to set auto fix and close program options which are specific to this program and if you just set it as a Scheduled Task it will open but not begin to run, nor fix and close automatically.

This Demo is located at Spybot Demo and this article title should also bring you there

Testing a new idea

This is a blogger driven creation that I think will allow me to sort, categorize and annotate my demonstrations. When add a new topic or demo a post here will describe and link to it. The Comments will allow you to easily ask questions or point out weak spots.