Some seemingly simple activities on the computer have confused me for weeks. It would have been so easy for someone to explain how to do things in plain English. For example, to get the URL of an image, right-click on OPEN IN A NEW TAB and da,da…there is the URL. On the other hand right-click on “URL of image” and I can’t see a darn thing, anywhere. What is that?
A fellow blogger decided to immortalize one of my statements. I was baffled last year, thinking that I would never finger out how to do this.
THEN, I discovered two sites which are easy to use. Quozio http://quozio.com/ allows me to type a quote, using any one of their backgrounds. Easy.
This photo was the first time I managed to write successfully on a photo with http://www.picmonkey.com/
Clipzines, http://clipzine.me/motherofnine9, is a wonderful tool that helps me create pages of pictures, collages of posts, quotes and images anyway, any size, I can possibly imagine.
A screen shot for my Catholic Blog- I figured out how to do this yesterday with the free app called Awesome Screen Shots. Install it, then simply press a button on the top of your screen. Voilà, it is finished.
Badge made for CatholicMom.com by Sarah Reinhard.
Badge made for Catholic Bloggers Network by Monica McConkey of Equipping Catholic Families
I used a Facebook app to make the above banner. Now I can copy and paste it anywhere.
Published by melanie jean juneau
Melanie Jean Juneau serves as the Editor in Chief of Catholic Stand. She is a mother of nine children who has edited her kid's university term papers for over a decade. She blogs at joy of nine9 and mother of nine9. Her writing is humorous and heart warming; thoughtful and thought-provoking. Part of her call and her witness is to write the truth about children, family, marriage and the sacredness of life. Melanie is the administrator of ACWB, a columnist at CatholicLane, CatholicStand, Catholic365 , CAPC, author of Echoes of the Divine and Oopsy Daisy, and coauthor of Love Rebel: Reclaiming Motherhood.
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thank you for the tips and tricks.
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if I am not clear in this article, just ask me
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I will once I’m stuck. Thank you.
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so nice to know there are other people out there just as inept as I am with computers
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😆
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I knew that if I hung out on the internetz long enough, somebody would reveal its secrets. Thanks so much for sharing these tips.
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Some things that have tripped me up would have been so easy for someone to explain. For example to get the URL of a picture , right click on OPEN IN A NEW TAB and da,da…there is the URL. On the other hand right click on URL of picture and I can’t see a darn thing, anywhere????
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Yay! Now to put this into practice!!! Thanks for sharing these tidbits, Melanie! Nice blog too 🙂
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You just made me happy-
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🙂
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Well done again, Melanie! What a photo galore! Thank you.
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umm..really? thanks
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Both definetly and absolutly!
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groan, smile..you do realize that I am spelling challenged?
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SoundEagle reckons that you are still remarkably charming even when you are at your best and worst spelling challenged moments . . . .
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Thank-you. Do you suppose that I am missing a spelling brain cell or perhaps..gasp… a spelling chromosome?
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SoundEagle would be very surprised if all of Melanie’s spelling prowess or deficit is merely confined or attributed to a single chromosome, let alone one or several genes. 😉
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I am doomed to rely on spellcheck. I did hear of a great app called Grammarly: Online Editing Software . It also looks at context but it is expensive, sigh.
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Microsoft Word could do the trick perhaps?
Now, SoundEagle would like to take the liberty of coining a new name, given the current conversation topic and the time of the year:
The first one is especially good for your skin in summer; the second is really good for your body and spelling; and the third is auspiciously good for ushering in the second half of the year!
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I like it. Yes.. I finally figured out how to use Microsoft word..feel free to laugh
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you are clever, maybe even brilliant
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Phew!! SoundEagle has been holding its breath and is now sighing a big relief for having passed the smart(est) test on the very special blog of the mother of nine…..
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There might be other tests coming your way. Next computer question I have, I just might ask YOU to explain in normal, English. Of course you may not resort to techno lingo or jibberish. That will be the real test of your smartness .
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Ouch!!! SoundEagle might be dumbfounded and reduced to silence with such tests. . ..
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ha…I do not beleive you for a moment; so you are not off the hook..nice try though
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MMeeooowww!
(How many more of the nine lives are left?)
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9
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Thank you for the approval and compliment!
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🙂
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This is the perfect gadget for your awesome quotes. If I ever think of something inspiring to say, I’ll give it a shot. 🙂
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you already have
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Knew the right click trick but had never heard of quozio.com will check it out! I find a lot of humor in your quotes and truth as well. Blessings and peace, great blog here!
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ah..just when I thought i was getting sloppy-thank-you. This comment came just at the right time
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Wow! This is fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing all this wonderful info. You’re the best! 🙂
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just remember me if you find out any tips 🙂
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I most certainly will. 🙂
\o/
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🙂
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I love the way you brighten up your posts by with color and images. Thank you for sharing such wonderful information with us!
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thank-you; I love good art and photos
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