Oracle Tutoring: Fall 2021
Considering fall tutoring? The tutor mentions some details…. Fall 2021, Oracle Tutoring will continue with the online format. Price: $50/hr, one-on-one Subjects: math, sciences, English Students of all ages welcome.
Home computer use: the Linux crunch-box to the rescue
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor mentions an all-too common irony with computers. The other day I had a chance to borrow a gamer’s ultra-new, super-fast laptop. It’s got Windows 11 and the gamer themself told me it’s “awesome.” …
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Household chores: walking to get gas
Self-tutoring about household chores: the tutor reflects and reminisces. As a kid, I lived in a few small towns in the Maritimes, where most of the “town-dwellers” lived only a couple of blocks from the main street. It wasn’t uncommon …
Computer hardware: what is a “chip”?
Self-tutoring about computers: the tutor reviews an age-old element of computer jargon. When I was 8, nobody had a home computer; when I was 11, I knew one person who did. By the time I was in my teens, the …
Vocabulary: jargon
Tutoring English, words about words are always favourites. The tutor mentions jargon. I first heard the word jargon in grade 9: our social studies teacher (a very good one), at the beginning of the year, pointed out that every field …
Home computer use: IMAP, POP3, and SMTP
Self-tutoring about computer terms: the tutor mentions three he’s wondered about. One place I’m perhaps not so strong as I should be is awareness of the mechanisms behind everyday computer usage. Today, researching email, I ran across a few terms …
Home computer use: red USB ports
Self-tutoring about computers: the tutor checks the meaning of a red USB port. From what I’ve read, a red USB port on a computer means two things: It’s 3.1 gen 2 or 3.2 It charges a plugged-in device whether the …
Home computer use: can a Chromebook host Windows?
Self-tutoring about current computers: the tutor looks into the idea of Windows on a Chromebook. I was looking at computer deals online, and noticed that several Windows laptops actually were listed as having Computer type being Chromebook. I’d thought that …
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Geography: terms: river vs stream
Self-tutoring about geography: the tutor mentions a possible difference between river and stream. I hear the term “stream”, referring to a water body, much less than the term “river.” What might be the difference? According to encylopedia.com, the terms stream, …
Outdoor living: summer fishing, part0
Self-tutoring about outdoor pastimes: the tutor begins about fishing. I live in a place where it’s traditional to fish as a leisure activity. Fishing is an important part of many people’s lifestyles here, both as a pastime as well as …
Business: fabless business model
Self-tutoring about business: the tutor mentions the idea of fabless. The fabless business model means that the company carries on its research and development, as well as marketing, in-house, but contracts out its manufacturing. Source: investopedia.com