Thursday, May 31, 2007

Audio Books are easier to learn from!

Have you ever wondered how Koala Bears manage to survive? Hear all about them by learning how from www.Books-that-Talk.com and watch how this little Joey (all Koala Bear young are called Joeys) clings on for dear life!



Enjoy!
Warmly,
Jan

Friday, May 18, 2007

Notebook Computers

There's no doubt that Notebook computers are very handy little items to have. Especially if you travel a lot.

There are some very good deals around at the moment and well worth checking out as soon as possible before they disappear.



Computers are a bit like clothes ~ one size rarely fits all.

If you are just starting out and haven't yet become used to using a computer, you just need the basics. But when you have been working with computers for a while and have 'hit your straps' you are used to using things a certain way and you know what you use and what you don't need. By being able to add or subtract into your computer is a real bonus.

There are some great deals around now and this one's a good one so I strongly recommend you wander in and take a good look. You'll be glad you did.

Warmly,
Jan

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Discover when to bare it

I simply can’t bear being asked to bare with you any longer without saying something. We all have our ‘pet peeves’ and these two are laid bare more frequently than most people are aware of.

I read a lot of documents, especially EBooks, and the number of times I’m absorbed in the information and then they ask me to ‘bare’ with them. I don’t mean they show all, I mean they are talking about bearing with them.

If I could, I might but I simply cannot. Not only because they are too far away (even though many webcams these days are doing just that rather frequently, I might add) but I simply can’t bear the misspellings.

I mean, if any of my contractors wrote to their clients talking about a load baring beam I doubt many husbands would leave their wives at home all day with them.

So please bear with me while I add the concise Oxford Dictionary 1964 meaning to the two words so we are clear about what this article is all about ~ apart from my gripe. Yes it is an old dictionary but it has stood the test of the English language over the decades.

By understanding the basics of the English language, it allows the language to expand as it has done over the years.

We have no confusion whatsoever over the Bear animal. Nobody sticks around long enough when they are on the scene to bare anything.

Another bear is a word with four major differences of meaning and within those four groups are another assortment of meanings; but here we are concerned with ‘bear (2) ~ Sustain (weight, responsibility, cost; bear a part in, share); stand (test etc.)endure (grin and bear it) Tolerate, put up with(cannot bear him),whence bearable a.; be capable of upholding weight (ice bears); be fit for(his language won’t bear repeating); bear with, treat forbearingly; bear up, (trans.) uphold, (intro.) not despair; borne on the books of, paid by.

The other bare is defined as “unclothed, undisguised, uncovered, bald, unfurnished, unprotected, threadbare, unsheathed, ill-provided, empty, unadorned, scanty, mere;” ~ and we won’t worry too much about whether the meaning is a noun, adverb or whatever at this point.

Once understanding the difference in meaning of two totally different words, spelt differently but both pronounced the same way yet have widely different meanings and outcomes, you can see why I always suggest to my contractors that they spell THAT particular word with great care. As I said previously, no right thinking husband is going to leave their wife at home with a man who is working with a load ‘baring’ beam.

So next time you want your readers to bear with you on details in your EBook, please don’t ask them to bare with you. Your partner wouldn’t like it, your spell-checker rarely picks it up and it’s simply not possible. Besides, your Mother probably wouldn’t approve either.

Monday, May 7, 2007

Discover Amazon Books for Notebook Computers

Amazon Books have a broad range of Notebook Computers as well as a wide range of other products. Often people forget to look there because they are mislead by the 'book' part in the name. Pity for some, bonus for others.1900allabout notebook computers

What was that old addage? "One man's loss is another man's gain" ~ or so my Great Aunt used to quote quite regularly. She was a very wise old lady and lived in good health until 95 years. I often wonder about her life and her adaptability. She went from living in a stone house, dirt floor and bark roof. Her mode of transport when growing up was walking, riding or horse and buggy.

She never married. She looked after and out-lived 5 sisters and two brothers even though she was the eldest child in the family. Then in her 40's one of her brothers bought his first car and of course, she was then driven wherever she wanted to go. But then they went and put men on the moon~ and she took it all in her stride. Are we as adaptabile? I think so, don't you?

Discover the great prices and range that Amazon has on notebook computers at 1900allabout notebook computers

Happy shopping!

Jan

PS
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