Day Program September 2020
Oracle Tutoring will offer a day program to commence after Sept 1: Middle to high school levels Emphasis on math and academic subjects Help with online courses
Windows 10 on an old computer: the anti-malware dilemma
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor shares thoughts about malware protection with Windows 10. Typically I use three computers, all Windows 10. Two are new, bought within the past year, while one is from 2017. I mention the old …
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McAfee Anti-virus: difficult to remove?
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor mentions McAfee Anti-virus software. This computer is from 2017. It seems to need a total re-install of Windows 10 every 6 months, which is another story. I reinstalled Windows 10 on this computer …
Yard work: weed whipper fix, part II
Self-tutoring about yard work and improvisation: the tutor mentions a quick fix. I mention in my post from June 2 about a quick fix to the weed whipper that worked for three years. Around the end of May a different …
Astronomy: what causes a blood moon?
Self-tutoring about astronomy: the tutor mentions the cause of a “blood” moon. As I understand, a blood moon can only happen near the time of a lunar eclipse. The redness of a blood moon comes from the fact that the …
Retrospect: High Performance
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects… There I was, alone in the living room on a Wednesday night in March, 1983. Wandering among the channels, I encountered a show called High Performance. I’d not heard …
Textiles: cotton: stronger when wet?
Self-tutoring about textiles: the tutor visits an interesting quality of cotton. Cotton is stronger wet than dry, by up to 20%. The reason is due to hydrogen bonds between the water and the cotton. Hydrogen bonds aren’t structural, but instead …
Textiles: what holds yarn together?
Self-tutoring about fabrics: the tutor makes a supposition about yarn. Today I wound up watching a video that shows how wool is spun into yarn. From what I observed, I think I understand the principle that makes it possible. Anyone …
Anti-virus software: a reputation threat
Self-tutoring about anti-virus software: the tutor mentions a recent experience. I was programming the other day and then decided to send the program to another computer. It was written using an IDE, so it included a large collection of files. …
Psychology: Can a narcissist ever change?
Self-tutoring about psychology: the tutor wades into a subject of great interest. Today, in the search bar, I began with the word “can.” Just from that, the first recommended search was “can a narcissist ever change?” As I pondered that …
Trees: oak vs pine, part 0
Self-tutoring about which trees grow where, and why: the tutor begins…. In the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, where I lived from 1980-83, pines and oaks were both common. Maples were even more so, but I’ll talk about them in another …