Random ramblings from a guy who is too busy to have a Web site. On the bright side, you won't find any ads, pop-ups, hype, or any attempts to sell you anything at all. Furthermore, you won't find any pages divided into a hundred little boxes. And the text is so large, you don't need an electron microscope to read it. A refreshing break from reality. Anyway, here's what I have so far as I gradually resurrect my poor neglected Web site.
PC Survival Camp
Being new to computers, or even just being a “casual user”, isn’t always fun. It's as though everybody on the planet assumes you already know all the buzzwords, and already possess all the skills necessary to use a computer. Which is a really big assumption, when you consider that nobody was ever born knowing how to use a computer. The links below provide some quick mini-tutorials on all the skills and buzzwords that everyone else seems to assume you already know. Click on any link (underlined text) for a quick mini-lesson. Use the Back button at the bottom of any
page to work your way back to this page.
TechFear Camp |
Jargon Camp |
Internet Camp |
Windows XP Camp |
Wrong button! |
Hardware |
What is the Net? |
Desktop |
Crash the Internet! |
Ports |
What's Bandwidth? |
Start menu |
Erase everything! |
KB, megabytes, etc. |
What's Download? |
Taskbar |
Run out of space! |
Software |
What Web browser? |
Quick Launch |
Email privacy! |
Toolbars |
Getting around |
Notifications |
Viruses! |
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What e-Mail client? |
Moving and Sizing |
Hackers! |
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Death to pop-ups |
Control Panel |
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If you're looking for Microsoft Access stuff, click here.
l I'm gradually bringing back some of my old HTML stuff here.
l If you have a question, Ask Alan
1.Who is the passage written for?
A.Everyone B.College students.
C.Anyone who wants to use a computer. D.An expert on computers.
2.What’s the advantage of this web site?
A.It’s cheap. B.There are no ads.
C.It’s modern. D.It provides an electron microscope.
3.You can learn computer skills except_____.
A.Erase everything! B.Software. C.Flash . D.Taskbar.
4.If you have problems, ask____ for help.
A.Coolnerds.com B.PC survival Camp
C.Alan D.HTML Stuff
This recently-released documentary(纪录片)had some fantastic footage(镜头) in it, and a very personal look at many of the astronauts who went to the moon. Overall, that is a very exclusive(独特的) club; only about a dozen men ever did it in the history of the world and just eight or nine ever stepped foot on it. Most of them are still alive and they discuss their adventures, insights and personal feelings here.
One gets the feeling that the rest of us will never know exactly how beautiful the moon is except to take the astronauts’s words about it, because even the pictures on this DVD can’t convey that.
Since this documentary is about 100 minutes long, you get a lot of information. You also get reminded how close two of the three men who went up on that historic first walk on the moon almost didn’t get home alive.
An absence in this documentary is the most famous astronaut of them all: Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon! Apparently, he did not want to be part of this film. One of the astronauts mentions something briefly about Armstrong being somewhat of a “recluse(隐居者)” now and it “being understandable with what he’s gone through”. From what I’ve read, a lot of people have tried to make money off him in shady ways and so now he’s withdrawn(退出) from the public spotlight.
This film, a legacy to the Apollo program and the brave men who ran it, should be in every schoolroom. It would make history more interesting to students.
1.What can we know from the passage?
A.One of the astronauts talks about how beautiful the moon is.
B.Two of the three men who went to the moon lost their lives.
C.The documentary would make more students interested in history.
D.The astronauts talk about their adventures, insights and excitement.
2.How many astronauts first flew to the moon?
A.1 B.2 C.3. D.4
3.Why was Armstrong absent from the film?
A.Because he didn’t like to show in public.
B.Because he has been tired of astronaut’s life.
C.Because someone wanted to make money off him.
D.Because he thought what he did was nothing to mention.
4.What made Armstrong famous around the world?
A.That he came back safely to the earth alive.
B.That he became an astronaut.
C.That he first stepped on the moon.
D.That he walked on the moon for 100 minutes.
Last weekend, my kids along with a few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car.My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of 1 other people’s cars as well.It was pretty 2 outside and I had no plans to 3 being in the bright sun.She 4 wanted to give lemonade(柠檬汽水)to passers-by for free.I had seen little kids 5 and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free.Although I felt 6 , I decided to help her.
7 she asked me, “What if we 8 this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and 9 her and the other kids to go outside the house and 10 creative ideas.While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a(n) 11 with beautiful images of smiles.They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the 12 of their exercise was “smile”.It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the 13 to do something for others.
All that seemed 14 and came right from their heart.Nothing seemed to 15 to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to 16 others and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional 17 to help clean cars.Passers-by were 18 and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they 19 .A pretty heartwarming scene !
I felt blessed by being surrounded by such wonderful and loving 20 .
1. A.drying B.repairing C.washing D.decorating
2. A.quiet B.hot C.different D.dirty
3. A.suggest B.avoid C.continue D.practice
4. A.also B.therefore C.already D.hardly
5. A.choose B.enjoy C.buy D.serve
6. A.worried B.popular C.puzzled D.difficult
7. A.Finally B.Simply C.Then D.Luckily
8. A.show B.leave C.make D.order
9. A.challenged B.expected C.invited D.encouraged
10. A.come up with B.put up with
C.get involved with D.get on with
11. A.board B.picture C.idea D.car
12. A.purpose B.trouble C.secret D.theme
13. A.need B.duty C.imagination D.sense
14. A.important B.disappointing C.hopeful D.natural
15. A.matter B.mean C.belong D.refer
16. A.relax B.try C.help D.smile
17. A.food B.cloths C.money D.fruit
18. A.interested B.amazed C.bored D.frightened
19. A.refused B.reviewed C.accepted D.understood
20. A.flesh B.bodies C.adults D.souls
--- We have just watched a wonderful movie! Iron man is really excellent!
--- ___________. I have never watched a better film than this one.
A.You’ re dead right B.Personally, I disagree with you
C.I’m not sure about you D.I can’t stand it
Running a company is not ______ a matter of hiring people---they also need to be trained.
A.partly B.simply C.obviously D.equally
Leaders should be careful not to act beyond their _______ and do things against the law.
A.power B.violence C.competition D.solution