Looking at the Big Picture

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In Monk's haphazard and circuitous route toward learning more about computers, he accidently made a discovery this morning that was at first frightening but now rather happy.

The Times has this function where you they will give you some encyclopedic or dictionary information on a word that you click while pressing "ALT." When Monk availed himself of that today, he saw his IE7 bars and task bar disappearing, with the web page taking over the whole screen. While this was admittedly neat, Monk was scared about losing his controls, and the old trusty "Escape" key was no help at all.

But calm eventually and gradually returned. Frantically moving his cursor about, he learned that he can get his top bars and buttons by moving his cursor to the topmost of the screen. Neat! And he at least knew already how to use that 'flag' key to get the START window, which also brings back the task bar. And he finally learned, after getting over his fear of the "ALT" key, that by pressing that again, he can get everything back in dafault mode.

So, that's really cool. I like being able to take advantage of the full screen to see more of the web page. The only potential drawback is that I am still unsure if I will get the notifications from my tray regarding e-mails and other nice notices. I suppose that I will learn the answer to that sometime today.

Wonderful! God, how did we live without computers before. Although I suppose that I might rather have a pretty, little wife, I think computers have to be a close second. "Okay, Bo, maybe a third. But I'm afraid you still might be only a second."

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Looking at the Big Picture

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In Monk's haphazard and circuitous route toward learning more about computers, he accidently made a discovery this morning that was at first frightening but now rather happy.

The Times has this function where you they will give you some encyclopedic or dictionary information on a word that you click while pressing "ALT." When Monk availed himself of that today, he saw his IE7 bars and task bar disappearing, with the web page taking over the whole screen. While this was admittedly neat, Monk was scared about losing his controls, and the old trusty "Escape" key was no help at all.

But calm eventually and gradually returned. Frantically moving his cursor about, he learned that he can get his top bars and buttons by moving his cursor to the topmost of the screen. Neat! And he at least knew already how to use that 'flag' key to get the START window, which also brings back the task bar. And he finally learned, after getting over his fear of the "ALT" key, that by pressing that again, he can get everything back in dafault mode.

So, that's really cool. I like being able to take advantage of the full screen to see more of the web page. The only potential drawback is that I am still unsure if I will get the notifications from my tray regarding e-mails and other nice notices. I suppose that I will learn the answer to that sometime today.

Wonderful! God, how did we live without computers before. Although I suppose that I might rather have a pretty, little wife, I think computers have to be a close second. "Okay, Bo, maybe a third. But I'm afraid you still might be only a second."

xXx

Whipping Winds Again

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I am doubly, triply glad that I took my walk yesterday and disposed of the bread at the duck pond. The whipping winds make this gray day particularly bitter.

Though, Bo seems to fancy it, judging by the way he likes to linger outside, resistant to my suggestions to go back in the house. However, I don't deny Bo much of anything these days, as my morbidly romantic turn of mind makes me think in terms of last wishes.

xXx

Whipping Winds Again

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I am doubly, triply glad that I took my walk yesterday and disposed of the bread at the duck pond. The whipping winds make this gray day particularly bitter.

Though, Bo seems to fancy it, judging by the way he likes to linger outside, resistant to my suggestions to go back in the house. However, I don't deny Bo much of anything these days, as my morbidly romantic turn of mind makes me think in terms of last wishes.

xXx

Writing at the Speed of Thought

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“For most of history, most reading was done out loud. Augustine remarks with surprise that Bishop Ambrose could read without moving his tongue. Our passage into silent text came late and slow, and poets have resisted it all the way. From Homer to hip-hop, the hum is what counts.”

-- Richard Powers for The New York Times

Although I liked hearing this echo of my own peculiar reading habits, Mr. Powers is mainly writing about how much easier it is to write through speaking and dictation rather than typing, waxing on his own on the wonders of computers and speech-recognition software.

I imagine that I am different. Just as I need to hear the syllables of the text that I am reading, so do I need to read the words and symbols that I am writing and to feed off them. But then I am not really a writer.

Knowing some writers on LiveJournal, I thought it might be a useful suggestion to consider writing through speaking, whether they might find it more conducive to the unfolding of one's ideas and imagination - to write at the speed of thought.

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Writing at the Speed of Thought

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“For most of history, most reading was done out loud. Augustine remarks with surprise that Bishop Ambrose could read without moving his tongue. Our passage into silent text came late and slow, and poets have resisted it all the way. From Homer to hip-hop, the hum is what counts.”

-- Richard Powers for The New York Times

Although I liked hearing this echo of my own peculiar reading habits, Mr. Powers is mainly writing about how much easier it is to write through speaking and dictation rather than typing, waxing on his own on the wonders of computers and speech-recognition software.

I imagine that I am different. Just as I need to hear the syllables of the text that I am reading, so do I need to read the words and symbols that I am writing and to feed off them. But then I am not really a writer.

Knowing some writers on LiveJournal, I thought it might be a useful suggestion to consider writing through speaking, whether they might find it more conducive to the unfolding of one's ideas and imagination - to write at the speed of thought.

xXx

Braces and Oral Sex Don't Mix

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There is no nudity in this clip, though it is obviously R-rated for thematic content. The main warning is that it made me laugh spit on the computer monitor, so you might want to be careful about that:

"The Last Date"

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Braces and Oral Sex Don't Mix

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There is no nudity in this clip, though it is obviously R-rated for thematic content. The main warning is that it made me laugh spit on the computer monitor, so you might want to be careful about that:

"The Last Date"

xXx

Openings and Puzzles

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To think that Monk was hunting around the Internet to learn about chess openings, even considering buying a book on them - buying chess books again!

He looked harder at ChessMaster 9000, and, of course, they offer an excellent program on chess openings. Now it is just a matter of applying himself to learn the openings and their names. LJ's chess forum has stimulated this interest in being more literate in the game. After all, he is not a beginner and should know this much by now. Neverthemore, this may be more effort and dedication than Monk has to give - shocking, I know.

But Monk is enjoying his chess for what he intended it to be. It is proving a great way to wile away some restless hours. He is doubtful that he will spend money on Scrabble. These chess games are an endless provision of fascinating little puzzles. He can be only so good at it, but the program allows him enough satisfaction to keep him interested, thanks to that Beginners Row of players!

xXx

Openings and Puzzles

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To think that Monk was hunting around the Internet to learn about chess openings, even considering buying a book on them - buying chess books again!

He looked harder at ChessMaster 9000, and, of course, they offer an excellent program on chess openings. Now it is just a matter of applying himself to learn the openings and their names. LJ's chess forum has stimulated this interest in being more literate in the game. After all, he is not a beginner and should know this much by now. Neverthemore, this may be more effort and dedication than Monk has to give - shocking, I know.

But Monk is enjoying his chess for what he intended it to be. It is proving a great way to wile away some restless hours. He is doubtful that he will spend money on Scrabble. These chess games are an endless provision of fascinating little puzzles. He can be only so good at it, but the program allows him enough satisfaction to keep him interested, thanks to that Beginners Row of players!

xXx

Good Night, Gracie!

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As I put an end to this day, before I shut down the computer, I just want to say that it has been a lot of fun surfing the web without the control bars and buttons, using the full screen for the web pages. I am sorry that it took me this long to learn of this facility. It is the only way to fly! This and tabbed browsing.

xXx

Good Night, Gracie!

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As I put an end to this day, before I shut down the computer, I just want to say that it has been a lot of fun surfing the web without the control bars and buttons, using the full screen for the web pages. I am sorry that it took me this long to learn of this facility. It is the only way to fly! This and tabbed browsing.

xXx