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Computer not responding

Zo Nicholas — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:09:39 +0000

Computer not responding

At one time or another I’m sure everyone has a computer problem; some problems being more easily resolved than others. The other day my problem was that all the browsers stopped working; Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome all showing page not found.

Browser Not Connecting to the Internet

Browser not responding

One minute all was fine and working, next minute the browser shows ’cannot find the page’. My first response was to see whether any other sites were/were not responding. They were not, so it could be a problem with the Internet Explorer browser I was working in. Firefox to the rescue? well in this case no joy here either, nor Google Chrome. All completely dead.

The only course of action to be taken here is to ‘turn it off and on again’.

Turn it Off and On Again

It may be an old cliche but a good course of action if the computer stops working for any reason. A reboot often sparks the pc back into action again. In this case as the computer problem was just browser related I disconnected the internet connection on the wall, waited 10 seconds or so and plugged it back in again. It worked!

The browser was operational again showing web pages, in all browsers. Just refreshing the ip address did the trick. Computers are great, but only when they work as we want them too.

Author:
Zo Nicholas, Media Marketing & Publishing, Co-Founder of YORGOO Publishing, YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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Learning Vocabulary

Zo Nicholas — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:59:58 +0000

By Zo Nicholas

Learning Vocabulary

Things change so fast, not only here online in cyber world but also in the real world. We have to keep pace by continually learning, as mentioned in my previous post, by absorbing new ideas, vocabulary and concepts in order to be able to communicate with others.

Vocabulary

This weekend I learnt something new, even at my age!

We all are exposed to and absorb a basic vocabulary in our pre-school years. From then on as we socialise we build upon that foundation and add more words that we absorb and learn without even thinking about it. Further education and learning increases our vocabulary even more as we often learn technical terms that are required by our careers or jobs.

“ An average educated person knows about 20,000 words and uses about 2,000 words in a week” Johnny Ling – 2001

Language itself evolves as its used from day to day, and if we look back to say the Elizabethan times, (about the time of Shakespeare), the average vocabulary of an adult was around 500 words although Shakespeare himself had a vocabulary of around 21,000 words. He was a well educated man.

Having grown up children is a real eye opener sometimes. This weekend I felt a if I had dropped in of the moon! When youngsters get together they speak their own language. This language was something I could not understand with ease, as they were using words and phrases I had never heard before. Colloquial english… the language of everyday with its own vocabulary, phrases, nuances interspersed with slang. Certain words having taken on new meanings as the language evolves. Today ‘gay’ does not have the same meaning it had 50+years ago. Unless you are versed in this very informal everyday speech it all can almost sound foreign.

I have a few friends who always rib me that I use ‘colonial english’ but then that was the vocabulary, language and pronunciation I was taught and brought up with. Not exactly ‘colonial english’ as I’m not a dinosaur yet, but certainly grammatically correct. Even in the short span of my life time language has evolved immensely, and just as I don’t understand Chaucer’s 14th century language, nor will future generations understand today’s spoken words so well.

Children Learning Language

Listening to the spoken word

Children start learning language from a very early age by listening to adults around, primarily their parents and siblings. They mimic what they hear, not necessarily understanding the meaning of the words they use. They also learn by the tone of voice which words create displeasure and which approval. Today they are also influenced by television, videos, radios etc which they often hear in their environment. Even at a very young age they are listening intently, absorbing like a sponge, learning. My grandson is less than 6months old but already he recognises and responds to his name, and tries to communicate with you with noises in his own fashion.

Children learn language fast as they are not inhibited like adults, they are happy to give it a go and if they make mistakes they are easily corrected. Eager to learn, eager to communicate. Encouragement goes a long to helping their linguistic development.

Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves. ~Abbé Dimnet, Art of Thinking, 1928

Author:
Zo Nicholas, Media Marketing & Publishing, Co-Founder of YORGOO Publishing, YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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Learning

Zo Nicholas — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:16:12 +0000

By Zo Nicholas

Learning

Many people find learning, the formal style of learning, a real chore, it’s just not for them; others regard learning as a most pleasurable activity and get a real buzz from getting to grips with a new subject and skills.

What is Learning

Learning as defined by Wikipedia is ‘acquiring new knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, preferences or understanding, and may involve synthesizing different types of information.’

We are all learn something new everyday, even if we are not conscious of the fact. Just coping with everyday life, the changing world around us, every experience increases our learning curve.

Learning through play

However small an action, there is always a thought process behind it. Of course most of the time we are not aware of it as per se only when we come across something a little different from the norm then we are probably aware we are thinking, thinking it through, synthesizing information, coming to some conclusion, a new value, preference or understanding perhaps. It’s all a learning experience.

Formal Learning

With formal learning we actually make a conscious decision to acquire new knowledge or skill. Depending on the topic it may take years, weeks or months to accomplish. Formal learning can be undertaken in many different ways by going to school, college, university, studying at home and also nowadays learning online.

Learning Online

With the internet being more widely available, it is possible to learn many subjects online by attending courses, seminars and utilising various e-course material. E-learning is both for children and adults. Nowadays learning needn’t be boring. Online technology offers educators so many various media to stimulate the learning process, using both visual and audio stimuli as not everyone learns in the same way.

Informal Learning

Everyday we experience informal learning, learning from our day to day situations that we are involved in. When it comes to young children they mainly learn through play and observation, totally unaware they are learning, understanding the world around them and acquiring new skills.

Author:
Zo Nicholas, Media Marketing & Publishing, Co-Founder of YORGOO Publishing, YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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Computer Mouse Problem

Zo Nicholas — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:27:44 +0000

By Zo Nicholas

Computer Mouse Problem

Spending time working on my pc today I came across a problem with my pc mouse that I have not come acrossd before. I use keyboard shortcuts as much as possible however there are times when I use the pc mouse. Today, it really would not obey my actions, jumping and freezing with almost a life of its own.

Computer mouse problem

PC Mouse problem

I checked all the obvious things first, the mouse settings in my Control Panel, then did a quick clean of cookies and temp files as this can sometimes interfere with a mouse. Checked the connection incase it had become loose. Nothing worked.

Only closer inspection of the pc mouse I noticed that my precious little optical mouse was infact, quite dirty. Not surprising really when I think about how many hands have used this mouse time and time again. When you have a family, and you have a computer…..do I have to say more?

And the remedy…

The computer mouse is made up of sections, left, right and the wheel in the middle. All these cracks inbetween were quite bunged up with dirt. Taking a new, clean cheap toothbrush and getting into the cracks with the bristles I was able to remove…..yes! tons of dirt. Little bits of this and that and whatever residue from all those little hands that had played with it.

Hey PRESTO! no more jumpy, freezing pc mouse.

Hope this maybe helps someone who has a similar problem one day.

Author:
Zo Nicholas, Media Marketing & Publishing, Co-Founder of YORGOO Publishing, YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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Learn online at the Daily online training call

Zo Nicholas — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:39:53 +0000

By Zo Nicholas

Monday Online Training call

The latest online News, view and updates

Learn online

It’s really amazing what you can learn at the Daily online training call. Mondays training calls usually cover the latest hot topics online and burning issues that concern or will concern online marketers.

Petaflop

Have you ever heard of a petaflop?
It’s all about speed: new supercomputers and staisfying the need of computers and users in the future.

Windows 7

Latest news about Windows 7 updates already, patches to cover vulnerabilities; more updates from Firefox and no less copyright issues regarding Google and the Authours Guild. Definitely hot topics!

Google

Google loves speed, and SPDY, speeding up the internet. A new protocol to speed up the web? Oh! and let’s not forget the latest news about Google wave. Which is better, Facebook or Google wave? That’s an interesting question and will concern many users in the future. Everything in one place or the facebook wall.
If you want to hear the news and views and learn online why not join our Daily Online training calls. 8pm London time and meet other netpreneurs from around the world.

For recordings of the training:

Daily Online Training call recording

Training given by Yorgo Nestoridis.

For more information about the Daily Online Training calls click here.

Author:
Zo Nicholas, Media Marketing & Publishing, Co-Founder of YORGOO Publishing, YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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We Remember……

Zo Nicholas — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:24:07 +0000

By Zo Nicholas

We Remember

Armistice Day

Remembrance Day 2009

A day of commemoration observed for the dead of past and current conflicts. 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

Author:
Zo Nicholas, Media Marketing & Publishing, Co-Founder of YORGOO Publishing, YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.

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