Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

Wow. In FOUR DAYS, this is how much comment spam I’ve gotten for this blog. And I’m only halfway through the fourth day! Unbelievable, really. There were 57 pages of comment spam! There is no way I could have time to go through them all. I really wish these bots could be destroyed. Askimet grabs [...]

Brand-name software is horribly expensive. I recently perused my local computer retail store, and was shocked to see Microsoft Office on “sale” for $499. Holy cow! Because I homeschool, we rely heavily on computers and educational software. I feel it is rather unfair that most retailers give discounts to public schools but refuse to offer [...]

Ever wonder where it “all” happens? I found this really neat video about Google’s vast data center base, located in Mountain View, California. This is the Google-released video of their data centers tour. The guy speaks like he’s is from Upstate New York. Hm. The next video is a compilation of photos with an independent [...]

Do you use an instant messenger? I do. I actually have several that I use. Gotta love MSN, though. My kids are nuts over the emoticons (that’s why we use MSN IM– well, it’s called “Windows Live Messenger” now). Anyway, if you like emoticons, winks, smileys, audibles, and all those cute doodads with your IMs, [...]

I mentioned this at my other blog, but wanted to be sure to mention it here (since it deals with technology): I have decided to forego accepting paid ads on my Entrecard widgets. I have tried accepting the paid ads for a time; while I have nothing against Entrecard getting some financial reimbursement from the [...]

In a slouching economy, there are still some things that you cannot allow to pass up on or let go. Cryo-cell is calling attention to parents- your baby’s future medical care is something you can’t really cut corners with. Cryo-Cell is one of the largest umbilical cord blood banks, allowing parents to purchase a kit [...]