I work in a profession where burnout is a huge problem. I am an IT professional where there is always a hot project or a customer need, or something. It is never ending and sometimes it is impossible to take 30 minutes of uninterrupted to have lunch.

I just read and article by Brein Posey posted on TechRepublic that talks about the 10 things IT folk need to do to avoid burnout.

I think the advice in this article can be applied to any occupation. Item number 4-Blow off some steam really got me thinking about my own hobbies and more specifically about woodcarving. » Continue reading “Woodcarving is a good stress reliever”

I have just recently been informed about a Summer Camp for WoodCarvers!

This event is an annual event that happens every year in the month of August and is located in Bremen Indiana. Bremen is a small town located in northern Indiana and has a population of just under 5,000.

Here are the details for the WoodCarvers Summer Camp.

When:  AUGUST 17-20, 2011
Where:  Pla-Mor Campground

2162 U.S. 6 East, Bremen, IN 46506

Hours for Carving Classes: 9:00AM to 5:00 PM

For all those non-campers (like me), there are logging accommodations close by for us. To find logging and other useful information, please visit the Summer Camp Website at http://www.iwcsc.org/

I hope to see you there.

Happy Carving!
Jerry

Have you ever wondered what Bounce Rate is?

Bounce Rate is an average of the number of total visits that only viewed one page of a website divided by the number of visits for the same given time period.

Bounce Rate = Total number of visits that only view one page / Total number of Visits.

Reasons why visitor may bounce by:

» Continue reading “Understanding Bounce Rate.”

Want to lower the bounce rate of your website? A good start is to follow the following 10 steps.

1. Good Design: Design your website with easy navigation. Having a easy to understand and use menu system will allow visitors to easily navigate your website.
2. Focus your Content: Make sure that all your content is relevant to the goals of your website. Having a page or post regarding auto repair on a site that discusses clothing and style will only allow a one-page visit, thus increasing your bounce rate.

» Continue reading “10 Steps to lower your Bounce Rate”

Intrested in hearing about the news about the Google and Microsoft issues.

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This week marks the beginning of my studies in JAVA.
Like my other classes in Visual Basic and Communications Writing the first week is full or reading about new concepts and the needs of our programming assignment.

So far, I have found JAVA to be problematic, as the JDK requires special settings that the installation program does not take care of.

Example: the JDK for windows requires that a CLASSPATH be set. CLASSPATH is a system environment setting that is not currently in Windows XP, so you have to add it. (Just one of those undocumented things!)

The documentation for the JDK does tell you the file locations you need to add, but it does not openly tell you that the entry of “.;” (no quotes) is required to make editors like TextPad operate without error.

The first two chapters of our book (Java – Late Objects Version by DEITEL) explains in great detail the requirements of running the JDK and what we need to know in order to complete our first programming assignment. Items such as Methods, Classes, and how to declare variables.

More postings on my new life focus (JAVA) are sure to come, but for now I must get busy with my cup of JAVA!

This weekend is Labor Day weekend and I have the week off from reading assignments, uploading discussion points, and creating code for programming projects.
However, next week our class begins learning JAVA. I have begun reading the first assignment that so far is the history of personal computers and programming. It is very interesting to see how the personal computer and the Internet evolved in just 10 short years to since the first Apple computer was released in 1977. The release of the low cost IBM computer is really what launched the overwhelming interest into computer for home and business.
I have been bad about posing information regarding my studies in Visual Basic. But now I have a week off and plenty of time before the next class. (Yeah right!) and will hope to do better as I begin my JAVA experience.

More later,
Jerry