How to fix your Scooba

Written by Grover on 25.01.2009 | Howtos

The first thing I noticed on the machine was a URL.  It listed www.irobot.com/service  Once I got to this site I sorted through all the options till I came to my machine.  There was a helpful hint on how to overcome the “check tank” error.  Also, supplement this with google searches and my never favorite […]

Youtube movies can teach you too.

Written by Grover on 04.01.2009 | Howtos

Since my company has been talking about upgrading us to Office 2007, I have been looking for a good way to study Excel 2007.  Youtube.com is a great source for “How to” lessons.   It appears people just set up their video camera and explain how to do things while the video records each step.  This is great! 

How to file your 2008 income tax.

Written by Grover on 29.12.2008 | Uncategorized

A powerful sight to reference is the IRS home page.  The IRS site supports their own links for freefile and IRS e_file.  I’ve taken advantage of electronic filing for years.  Filing a paperless return makes perfect sense for several reasons.  For the 2008 tax year your maximum 401k deduction is $15,500.  If you are 50 or over, […]

Spaced Learning

Written by Ernie on 10.08.2008 | Uncategorized

A very effective method for retaining and memorizing topics is something called “spaced learning”. It works on the theory that memories degrade exponentially, and repetitions strengthen them. So something that you learn one day you’ll remember for a few days, but if you hear it all week, you remember it for a month, or if […]

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