How to take snapshots on IPod, Laptop and Computer

When you find something on the screen that captures your eyes and want to keep it, take a snapshot or screenshot. There is an easy way to do this and save you a lot of time with a clean image. 

How to take snapshots on IPod

Locate the two buttons needed to enable you to take a snapshot. They are easy to find because you use them a lot – on/off button which is on top and the other button that is found on the lower front of an iPod or “Home” button.

PRESS and RELEASE "Home" button on the bottom of your iPod and On/Off" button on the top of the iPod at the same time for about a second. 

The screen will turn white like it flashed and a if the sound is loud enough, you can hear the clicking as if taking a picture. A picture was taken, and your screen shot will be saved in your image library. You can check it by clicking the camera button.

How to take snapshots on Laptop

You need to try the following to find out what works with your laptop.

Hold down combination of "Ctrl" and "PrtScn" keys or the "Fn" and "PrtScn" keys on your keyboard. The correct keys will depend on your laptop's layout.

Then open the "Start" menu. Click on "Accessories" and open "Microsoft Paint."

Hold down the "Ctrl" and "V" keys to paste the image.

Hold down "Ctrl" and "S" to save the file. Your screenshot has been saved.

How to take snapshots on Desktop

Press "Alt" and "Print Screen" simultaneously. The "Print Screen" button may be abbreviated to "Print Scrn," "Prt SC" or something similar.

Open Microsoft Paint by clicking the "Start" button in the lower left corner of your desktop, selecting "Programs" or "All Programs" and "Accessories," then clicking "Paint."

Press "Control" and "V" simultaneously to paste the screen shot into the program. If you want to save only part of the image, press "Crop" and the click and drag to create a box around the part you wish to save, and then hit "Enter."

Click the disk icon in the top menu bar of Paint. On some versions of Paint, you must click the "File" option in the top menu bar and select "Save As" instead. Type in a name for the file in the "File Name" field and choose a file type from the "Save as Type" drop-down menu, then choose the folder in which you want to save the file from the options in the left pane of the "Save As" window. Click "Save."

How to take snapshots on Mac

Press "Command," "Shift" and "4" simultaneously, then hit the spacebar.

Click the cursor, which now resembles a small camera, on the window for which you want a snapshot.

Open Preview, Mac's built-in image viewer, by clicking "Applications" and selecting "Preview."

Click the PNG file of your screen shot the earlier process created on your desktop and drag it into Preview.

Click "File" in the top menu bar and select "Save As." Choose the file type in which you want to save the image from the "Format" pop-up menu, name the file and click "Save."

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Discovery Channel Learning 3D with sounds View Master Review

My daughter was doing her Christmas shopping and went to the toy section to look for toys that are cool to show and tell in school. I let her pick a few toys to compare price and functionality for she can only buy one. It took time to decide but it’s alright. This is a time for her to learn decision making. Not just making decisions but a good one for she only has enough money to spend for everyone in her lists. She decided to purchase Discovery Channel View Master as part of her shopping lists. There are more toys she wants to get but buying toys has always been a good training for her spending wisely. She looks at the price, read the directions and finally evaluate which one would be worth buying.  

The view master comes in nice color combination and stylish. The difference with this view master is having sounds, explaining about the picture and in 3D images. It is a completely sensational 3D learning experience to show and tell in school for little kids. It is amazing experience to peek inside, see eye popping 3D images and hear cool sound effects for the little curious learner. The child will have fun in this view master while learning interesting facts about animals. The view master includes one learning sounds demo reel inserted and ready for exploring. You look into the view master, listen to the sounds and learn a few facts about the image shown.

You can look for more Discovery Channel Learning Sounds Reels with hundreds of exciting 3D images, sound effects and fun learning facts that works with the view master. It is also possible to use a regular reel for plain viewing, any learning reels and enjoy viewing the picture without the sound.

The view master has Reel Advance handle for changing the picture, a Sound Repeat button and Power/ Volume slider. It needs 2 AAA batteries which is included upon purchase and the design is neat, colorful and perfect for a child’s grip.

Mattel Canada, Inc

Mississauga, Ontario L5R3W2

For use with any View-Master reels. Sound activated when used with View-Master / Discovery Channel Learning 3D Reels

Now off with the view master commercial. We got home and she was excited to try the new reel, an extra purchase. She inserted it and was so eager to hear something when it never did. She pokes around it, hoping to make it work. Nothing happened. She asked me to check it for her and I did. I replace the battery, thinking it was the problem. You know how people try toys on the shelves all the time, testing it before buying. That was my first thought, the battery ran out from people trying before deciding. Nope. It still doesn’t work and my daughter is getting upset and agitated, she started to cry. Well, we might have bought a defective reel, I explained to her, and there is nothing we can do with the reel except to  return it. She felt disappointed but agreed to return it next time we go to the store. Whew! That was close to meltdown.

While I was putting it back to its original packaging, an ideal thought came. Maybe I should call their customer service and inquire what to do with this disappointing time for my child. The other line was pretty quick as the call went through. I explained to the customer service representative what happened. I am sorry for what happened, is the first thing she said after telling her about the toy. Isn't this a favorite line for all customer service representatives?  Maybe a cheat sheet is attached in front of them for quick reference to most situations, I thought. So, I kind of emphasized the disappointment my daughter felt, after buying and wanting to hear it for the first time. It was my cheat sheet too that is stuck in my head. Anyway, she was nice and accommodating. For this short conversation, the person in the other line look up at the item we purchased and made a decision right there to send us a $20 voucher to purchase a new one in place of the defective one. That was not bad. My only concern is that buying another reel and end up with a defective one is the same as having to call again and complain. But it’s not a bad deal to get more than the amount paid for this toy. So, there you go, if you have problems with your purchases, call the company and they sure would be happy to help get their customers back.

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Robbie's Story

This is a true touching story and it will give you the chills, a story of love and perseverance.

My name is Mildred Honor and I am a former elementary school music teacher from DesMoines , Iowa .

I have always supplemented my income by teaching piano lessons - something I have done for over 30 years.

During those years I found that children have many levels of musical ability, and even though I have never had the pleasure of having a prodigy, I have taught some very talented students.

However, I have also had my share of what I call 'musically challenged' pupils - one such pupil being Robby..

Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer that students (especially boys) begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby. But Robby said that it had always been his mother's dream to hear him play the piano, so I took him as a student.

Well, Robby began his piano lessons and from the beginning I thought it was a hopeless endeavor. As much as Robby tried, he lacked the sense of tone and basic rhythm needed to excel. But he dutifully reviewed his scales and some elementary piano pieces that I require all my students to learn. Over the months he tried and tried while I listened and cringed and tried to encourage him.

At the end of each weekly lesson he would always say 'My mom's going to hear me play someday'. But to me, it seemed hopeless, he just did not have any inborn ability.

I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to pick him up. She always waved and smiled, but never dropped in.

Then one day Robby stopped coming for his lessons. I thought about calling him, but assumed that because of his lack of ability he had decided to pursue something else. I was also glad that he had stopped coming - he was a bad advertisement for my teaching!

Several weeks later I mailed a flyer recital to the students' homes. To my surprise, Robby (who had received a flyer) asked me if he could be in the recital. I told him that the recital was for current pupils and that because he had dropped out, he really did not qualify.

He told me that his mother had been sick and unable to take him to his piano lessons, but that he had been practicing. 'Please Miss Honor, I've just got to play' he insisted. I don't know what led me to allow him to play in the recital - perhaps it was his insistence or maybe something inside of me saying that it would be all right.

The night of the recital came and the high school gymnasium was packed with parents, relatives and friends. I put Robby last in the program, just before I was to come up and thank all the students and play a finishing piece. I thought that any damage he might do would come at the end of the program and I could always salvage his poor performance through my 'curtain closer'.

Well, the recital went off without a hitch, the students had been practicing and it showed. Then Robby came up on the stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair looked as though he had run an egg beater through it. 'Why wasn't he dressed up like the other students?' I thought. 'Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this
special night?'

Robby pulled out the piano bench, and I was surprised when he announced that he had chosen to play Mozart's Concerto No.
21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I
heard next. His fingers were light on the keys, they even danced nimbly on the ivories. He went from pianissimo to fortissimo, from allegro to virtuoso; his suspended chords that Mozart demands were magnificent!

Never had I heard Mozart played so well by anyone his age.

After six and a half minutes he ended in a grand crescendo, and everyone was on their feet in wild applause! Overcome and in tears, I ran up on stage and put my arms
around Robby in joy. 'I have never heard you play like that Robby, how did you do it?

Through the microphone Robby explained: 'Well, Miss Honor .... remember I told you that my mom was sick? Well, she actually had cancer and passed away this morning. And well ...... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she had ever heard me play, and I wanted to make it special.'

There wasn't a dry eye in the house that evening. As the people from Social Services led Robby from the stage to be placed in to
foster care, I noticed that even their eyes were red and puffy. I thought to myself then how much richer my life had been for taking Robby as my pupil.

No, I have never had a prodigy, but that night I became a prodigy ....... of Robby. He was the teacher and I was the pupil, for he had taught me the meaning of perseverance and love and believing in yourself, and may be even taking a chance on someone and you didn't know why.

Robby was killed years later in the senseless bombing of the Alfred P. Murray Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April, 1995.

And now, a footnote to the story. If you are thinking about forwarding this message, you are probably wondering which people on your address list aren't the 'appropriate' ones to receive this type of message. The person who sent this to you believes that we can all make a difference!

So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice
Do we act with compassion or do we pass up that opportunity and leave the world a bit colder in the process?

Thank you for reading this.

May you be blessed today, tomorrow and always.

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Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.







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Homeschooling in Hong Kong

Some countries, like Hong Kong SAR, homeschooling is against the law. There was a case many years ago that a mother was charged for not letting her daughter attend school. The problem of school system nowadays is "supply-driven" instead of "demand-driven". School voucher, advocated by Milton Friedman, is popular in some US states. National Science High School (NSHS), Philippines was conceptualized from Bronx High School of Science in New York. Eight Nobel Laureates in Physics/Chemistry came from this alma mater.

A school voucher, also called an education voucher, is a certificate issued by the government, which parents can apply toward tuition at a private school (or, by extension, to reimburse home schooling expenses), rather than at the state school to which their child is assigned. An alternative to the education voucher is the education tax credit, which allows individuals to use their own money to pay for the education of their children or to donate money towards the education of other children.

Under non-voucher education systems, people who currently pay for private schooling are still taxed for public schools; therefore, they fund both public and private schools simultaneously. Via offsetting the cost of private school tuition, vouchers and tax credits are intended to allow students and families to choose the school that best fits their needs. Opponents of school vouchers say allowing families the option of both public and private schools undermines the public education system through threatening its funding and enrollment. The beauty of school voucher is the consumer decides where to study instead of government-assigned quota. Market forces and competitions will encourage school to upgrade its teaching quality in order to attract best students. If not, then wait for shutdown.

It would be best for schools to operate for the best interest of the students. That's a rare nowadays because schools have to cope with the changing times. Parents' authority over teacher is becoming a dominant factor over student’s best interest.

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I am a law abiding citizen

I sent my daughter to school today along with her inhaler in her back pack. She is having some breathing problems so I wanted her to have it just incase. I have instructed her to use it only when needed. That means, no playing with it and no sharing to anybody. It also means, it is her private property for the purpose of helping her breath well in case of an attack. Last year, I did the same thing. She had the inhaler in her backpack all year. As a mother, I am concern for her health and believed that doing so is the right thing to do.

When we got to school, I immediately told her teacher that she had the inhaler in her backpack & knows how to use it. The teacher said “Okay”.  That was a good reaction for me, relaxed and confident my daughter will take good care of it. I went home and enjoy the day with the chores waiting for me to get done.

I get a call at 10:20 from the office informing me it is absolutely forbidden to bring meds to school & I needed to come pick her up. I was shocked! Did I miss the teacher’s “Okay” word?  Anyway, I went to the office to deal with it. I was given a form to fill out & have the doctor sign it. Then I can bring the inhaler to the office & they will keep it locked up there!

I was confused. My purpose to let my daughter carry the inhaler is for her to use it when necessary, if an asthma attack occurs. But with the way I am told by the new law, a kid who has an asthma attack have to go all the way to the office for their inhaler. The office secretary told me that is the law. I have no idea!

Okay, maybe I was just too trusting to my daughter. It is possible that kids will pass it around friends and that is not good. There are too many possibilities and my only concern is my daughter. What is going to happen if my daughter has a terrible attack and died on the spot before she can get the inhaler? It’s only my over exaggerated thought but it is a possibility too. I do understand that safety for all kids plays an important role in this law. However, I had my daughter carry her inhaler last year, year round and nobody said a word. It was safe with her.

I am a law abiding citizen, therefore the form given by the office has to have a doctor signed and to forward it to the office to make sure my daughter has an inhaler in case she needs it. 

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