MIKE'S COMMENTARY
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MIKE'S COMMENTARY
COMPUTER CLASSES AND COURSES
ADVANCED USERS CLASS NOTES
NEWS & NOTES BY SUE FOUST
MIKE'S COMMENTARY AND SOME BITS OF WISDOM
The Meaning of Rosh HaShanah
Rosh HaShanah is the day on which G-d created Man, Adam, G-d’s final and most precious creation. Each Rosh HaShanah, the birthday of Mankind, we proclaim G-d as our one and true King. We then reaffirm our desire to serve him every moment of our lives. At this same time, G-d reviews the status of his creation and determines if he or she merits another year in this world.
On the first night of Rosh HaShanah, after prayer services, a special greeting is used, which is only said on this night "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year." On Rosh HaShanah, everyone is judged by G-d based on his or her actions during the previous year. The resulting judgment is inscribed by G-d and a person’s future is determined for the following year. Though that judgment is inscribed, it is not yet sealed and can still be changed at least for another ten days. G-d waits until Yom Kippur to seal the book for the year.
How can a person change their judgment for the better? "Repentance, Prayer, and Charity can remove the bad decree." G-d looks especially at three areas during the time between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, the Ten Days of Repentance. By doing teshuvah with true regret for the past and commitment for the future, a person can erase his misdeeds and hence improve his judgment before it is sealed on Yom Kippur. Similarly, by praying with greater concentration before G-d, and by giving charity with the proper spirit, one can also upgrade one's status.
HOW THE TIMES CHANGE!!
When I was very littleGrandma Shoes
(By Betty Cessna)
All the Grandmas that I knew
All walked around this world
In ugly grandma shoes.
You know the ones I speak of;
those black clunky heeled kind.
They just looked so very awful
That it weighed upon my mind,
For I knew, when I grew old
I'd have to wear those shoes.
I'd think of that, from time to time;
It seemed like such bad news.
I never was a rebel.
I wore saddle shoes to school.
And next came ballerinas,
Then the sandals, pretty cool.
And then came spikes with pointed toes;
Then platforms, very tall.
As each new fashion came along,
I wore them, one and all.
But always, in the distance,
Looming in my future, there
Was that awful pair of ugly shoes;
The kind that Grandmas wear.
I eventually got married,
And then I became a Mom.
Our kids grew up and left,
And then their children came along.
I knew I was a Grandma,
And the time was drawing near,
When those clunky, black, old lace up shoes
Was what I'd have to wear.
How would I do my gardening
Or take my morning hike?
I couldn't even think about
How I would ride my bike!
But fashions kept evolving.
And one day I realized
That the shape of things to come
Was changing, right before my eyes.
And now, when I go shopping,
What I see, fills me with glee
For, in my jeans and Reeboks
I'm as comfy as can be.
And I look at all these teenage girls
And there, upon their feet,
Are clunky, black, old Grandma shoes!
And they really think they're neat.
Teen Poverty in America We just spent several hours observing teenagers hanging out at our local mall.
We came to the conclusion many teenagers in America today are living in poverty. Most young men we observed didn't even own a belt; there was not one among the whole group.
But that wasn't the sad part. Many were wearing their daddy's jeans. Some jeans were so big and baggy they hung low on their hips, exposing their underwear.
I know some must have been ashamed their daddy was short, because his jeans hardly went below their knees. They weren't even their daddies' good jeans, for most had holes ripped in the knees and a dirty look to them.
It grieved us, in a modern, affluent society like America, there are those who can't afford a decent pair of jeans. I was thinking about asking my church to start a jeans drive for "poor kids at the mall." Then on Christmas Eve, we could go Christmas caroling and distribute jeans to these poor teenagers.
But here is the saddest part...it was the girls they were hanging out with that disturbed us most. Never, in all of our lives, have we seen such poverty-stricken girls.
These girls had the opposite problem of the guys. They all had to wear their little sister's clothes. Their jeans were about 5 sizes too small! I don't know how they could get them on, let alone button them up. Their jeans barely went over their hipbones.
Most also had on their little sister's top; it hardly covered their midsections. Oh, they were trying to hold their heads up with pride, but it was a sad sight to see these almost grown women wearing children's clothes.
However, it was their underwear that bothered us most. They, like the boys, because of the improper fitting of their clothes, they had their underwear exposed. We had never seen anything like it. It looked like their underwear was only held together by a single piece of string.
We know it saddens your heart to receive this report on condition of our American teenagers. While we go to bed every night with a closets full of clothes nearby, there are millions of "mall girls" who barely have enough material to keep it together.
We think their "poorness" is why these 2 groups gather at the mall; boys with their short daddies' ripped jeans, and girls wearing their younger sisters' clothes. The mall is one place where they can find acceptance.
So, next time you are at the mall, doing your shopping , and you pass by some of these poor teenagers, would you say a prayer for them?
And one more thing.
Will you pray the guys' pants won't fall down, and the girls' strings won't break?
We thank you all,
Two Concerned Grandmothers
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Some of the happenings on 09/13/06
... reviewed an interesting article announcing
the fifty year celebration of hard drives. It included an interesting
log of the history of saving data.
... discussed the monthly releases for Microsoft patches. If you haven't downloaded and installed yet you need to do so. ... downloaded, installed and manipulated a
nifty program called Folder Marker. It is a dandy utility that allows
one to add color and special graphics to a Window Folder. How many
folders do you have on your computer? Scores of them? Hundreds? Thousands?
And all of them are alike: yellow folder, yellow folder, yellow folder,
yellow folder? It's so easy to confuse in such a routine! Folder
Marker is your small assistant, an ardent fighter for your convenience
and comfort in any kind of computer works. Try it you'll like
it.
Some of the happenings on 09/20/06
Mozilla has released a new version/update for both Firefox and Thunderbird. The upgrade for Firefox is labeled 1.0.5.7. Various reputable tech writers and Microsoft
recommend shutting off Active X or switch browsers until the problem is
fixed. This exploit is expected to be rampant. It will definitely
get to Clinton and Lycoming Counties.
... explored the latest Java update.
To Check your version access the internet. Then access
Control Panel. Choose Java. Choose the Update tab. Choose
check for update. Follow directions if your version is lapsed.
The latest version is Java Runtime Environment Version 5.0 Update 6.
... reviewed the procedure to access or change the password for Outlook Express. This required making a change in the registry. Do not attempt the change without backing up the Registry. A concise how to paper was distributed to the group . The paper was a Worldstart tip and can be accessed at: http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/2562 We did some other interesting stuff too, but
you had to be there...
This class often becomes idea swapping and
we learn by sharing our many experiences and I'll tell you all again, that
really happened this week.
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NEWS AND NOTES WITH SUE FOUST:
 Another
season started this past week. Where does the time go? It's
Fall already - soon we're going to be saying "ya have your Christmas Shoppin'
done yet?"
And, as time goes by, I'm reminding the 50+ ambitious people who have started working on their International Computer Driving License (ICDL), you have 2 years from your signup date to complete the tests that will get you certified. Only 4 people so far have passed all 7 modules. There's another class starting this next Thursday, 6 PM, September 28th and there will be a daytime session the first week of October. If you've already paid for the course and need more studying, join an ongoing class - no charge - so you can get your tests taken. If you're ready to take one or more of the tests, call and make time for a proctor - get those tests underway. The tests are free, too. If you're not sure if you're ready, take a diagnostic test. That will give you a definite indication that you are ready or you are not. If you need help, call me - ask for Sue and we'll talk about it. I'm writing this after spending 7 hours at the Clinton County Fairgrounds. Today was the Farm-City Family Day, sponsored by Kiwanis, Clinton County Conservation District, Clinton County's Penn State Cooperative Extension, and USDA Farm Service Agency. It was rainy at the start but turned into a beautifully sunny day. You all should have been there. There were crafts, vendors of all kinds of good stuff, agencies and non-profits (that's where KCnet came in) and Kiwanians had their famous Kettle Boil. They put potatoes (white and sweet), whole onions, whole carrots, corn on the cob, and hot dogs in a kettle and cook them all together for hours. Wow, is that good. You get one of each item plus a bun for your hot dog, milk, and ice cream. What a meal! All of Clinton County should have been a part of this celebration; after all, you're either Farm or City folk. We've had 2 very successful classes for home computer maintenance. Someone suggested today that we have a class about digital photography, but not necessarily how to edit the photo itself but how to prepare it for sending it through e-mail. I think that's a good idea. Most of our calls with e-mail problems are caused by friends and relatives sending photos that are TOO BIG. We've had people call with problems and when we look, they've got messages that are 5, 10, 15, even 20 Megabytes in size. And, we have members who don't know how to send a picture. They say "it takes 15 minutes to send a photo!" If that's the case, you're sending photos that are way, way too big. That photo e-mail course sounds like a winner. What can we call it? Are you interested? If you are, let me know. If you have other suggestions, call us and give us your ideas. I'm going to hang it up now. I think I'll take a nap! Until next time… KCnet Board Of Directors Officers:
President Bill Raco, Vice President Bob Rolley, Secretary Jon Ahrens,
Treasurer Don Miller and Past President Judy Yoho. Other members
of the board: Carolyn Carl, Lori Hoy,
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