When I was growing up, I was obsessed with astronomy. By the time I reached 9 years of age, I’d probably read every book in the astronomy section at my local library and pored over the amazing facts of our solar system and the universe. One of my childhood dreams back then was to work for NASA Mission Control. The other was to experience a total solar eclipse.
At the beginning of this year, I made a resolution to myself, that I would learn how to cook a respectable meal. At the time, I had no knowledge of how to cook, yet I was tiring of the bland, prepackaged meals for dinner. In addition, I knew that my last year in college meant that my days eating my …
The night before my first WordCamp event today, I looked at the attendees list and said, “this is gonna be good”. It was way more than just “good”. It was spectacular. Eye-opening. Not one word would be sufficient to describe it.
Back in my elementary school years, Windows XP dominated the OS market share at my school, and Office 2003 was on every single computer. Everyone, myself included, was obsessed with using the gaudy Clip Art in books, projects, papers, and flyers. Perhaps the most hilarious moment came when a classmate tried to print an animated Clip Art. No, not printing …
Back when I was not even 5 years old, the only way to connect to the Internet was via modem. And if you remember all the way back, the modem was far from silent like today’s routers. I always wondered what number the modem dials at the beginning. Doesn’t it sound like a telephone number? Anyways, you can thank me …