
By Zo NicholasLearning 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 [...]
November 30, 2009 | Posted in
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By Zo NicholasLearning
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, [...]
November 24, 2009 | Posted in
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By Zo NicholasDaily Online Training Call
Tuesday 3rd November
Facebook Login
Facebook is, at least for the time being, a social media phenomenon if you look at the site statistics. Love it or hate it, its where people hang out, communicate, load photos and exchange news.
Facebook login
Once you log into Facebook you will notice there are quite a [...]
November 3, 2009 | Posted in
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By Zo NicholasNasturtiums
Its just like a spring day here and yet its autumn.
The last of the summer flowers stretch out in the warm sunshine, like the beautiful nasturtiums, with their showy bright yellow flower heads adding a splash of colour to a decaying border.
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Nasturtium
There’s not a lot to be said about Nasturtiums, except that even [...]
November 2, 2009 | Posted in
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By Zo NicholasRhododendron
Rhododendron shrubs or trees are quite common in English gardens adding a big splash of colour with their large clusters of flowers. There are over 1000 species of rhododendron recognised worldwide.
Rhododendron flowers
Many years ago a friend gave me a cutting of a pink Rhododendron that I eventually repotted into a container and have had [...]
October 16, 2009 | Posted in
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By Zo NicholasDigital Photography
Digital photography has made photography simpler and definitely more fun these days. Instant imaging is being used everyday, not only by professionals but by so many on the world wide web, email or cell phone due to its convenience and speed.
Old cameras – Kodak Brownie
Never mind the ‘days of the old school [...]
October 15, 2009 | Posted in
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By Zo NicholasHidden Treasure in my garden
Taking advantage of the beautiful weather here today, a cloudless sky and so little wind, we continued with the re-erecting of fence panels that the wind had demolished. While digging round round some old roots, to our big surprise out popped a slow worm. My first ever slow worm! (I’ve never [...]
October 9, 2009 | Posted in
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Create your own Web Effects
With a simple image/photo editor you can create your own web effects. These editors often come as software with your digital camera, or you can choose from the many that are freely available online.
Simple Web Effects
For the purpose of this exercise in creating a simple web effect I am using Paint.Net.
Step [...]
October 8, 2009 | Posted in
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By Zo NicholasDaily Online Training Call
Wednesday 7th October
Editing photos with filters
Grab a photo, any good quality photo, and apply some filters. Its surprising what kind of effects can be achieved. You can check out some great examples on Yorgo’s author blog.
Training Call Workshop
Todays Daily Online Training call took you through the basics steps how apply [...]
October 7, 2009 | Posted in
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By Zo NicholasDaily Online Training Call
Tuesday 6th October
Creating a Static Background on a blog
A whole training call focused on resizing a large background image in order to use it as a static background on a blog. An image was provided for this purpose, a photo of the ‘Marble Stadium in Athens’.
Training Call Workshop
The workshop gave [...]
October 7, 2009 | Posted in
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