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After setting up my family’s computer with Windows 10, I thought I would give the multiple user thing a try. About a week later, I had a computer usage report sent to my email showing my son’s computer use.
I was impressed.
Good move Windows 10—good move.
But after a few months and some rearranging of data, I needed a little more hard drive space and decided to remove my son’s login.
That’s when I got this email from Microsoft:
Most of my friends don’t like to read. They really, really, really don’t like it. So, obviously, they don’t talk about reading at all. If my husband and I want to discuss books with other people, we’ll have to force the topic, and that can be exhausting. We mostly get uncomfortable looks and a quick change of subject. There has been times that I simply want to give up on it and just follow along talking about whatever else the group is discussing, even though it’s never books.
The thing is I can’t give up, because you can’t give up on the stuff you love. And I love books. And even though most of the time people will look down on your book loving self, there are those precious moments where someone actually listens, reads the book you recommend and thanks you for it. You just can’t give that up.
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With WordPress approaching 25% of running all websites on the Internet, it has become a target for any of its vulnerabilities.
Being such a popular CMS has its good and bad qualities. This being the bad.
However, the flip-side, is that WordPress is always feeding updates to keep sites safe and secure—before the Internet bad guys can “drop-in” on your install.
Take a look at these numbers:
It only seems fitting that we have a Christmas expert on the ChurchMag podcast Christmas episode.
Thankfully, the Christmas expert happens to be a writer for ChurchMag.
James Cooper joins us on this holiday episode…Merry Christmas… 😉
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Three authors are listed on the cover, but make no mistake: Stephen Covey is the name that would have been there, had he still been alive. The 5 Choices was written by three senior managers in Covey’s organization and is completely in line with his previous books, especially The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and First Things First. It fully complements and updates these two bestsellers, bringing Covey’s ideas into the 21st century.
The goal, as outlined in this book, is not just to be productive—it’s to be extraordinary productive. The key, as the title suggests, are 5 choices and here they are:
[Read more…] about The 5 Choices – The Path to Extraordinary Productivity [Saturday Morning Review]
As the owner of our own corgi, this may be the cutest thing in the world. While our dog would never let us dress him like that, we live vicariously through this YouTuber. With so many people that go for the Star Wars outfits, this one is clearly unique.
