Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

Believe it or not (!!), I’ve started up some new blogs! So I spent quite a few hours looking over my options. I checked out Drupal, Joomla, and b2evolution platforms for possible choices… but Drupal was difficult to manage and had very limited choices. Joomla looked too complex, and b2evolution was too plain. So I [...]

I recently used this hack when I installed a new template and customized header for my son’s blog. I thought I’d republish the hack, in case it came in handy for any of you bloggers with Blogger (Blogspot) blogs. A customized header is not difficult. You just need to know what you are doing. Header [...]

Imagine walking down a city street, and suddenly your iPhone buzzes. You look at it, and there’s a message from that restaurant– Mel’s Diner– further down the street, offering a 15% discount on lunch for people who visit within the next hour. Do you go? And how did they get that message to you? Welcome [...]

It’s winter for us in the United States– that means more inside activities. For us, it means more reading. I have a stack of books that I’ve ordered from the library, but there are several books that I desire to read that my library does not carry (I like history books, especially ancient civilizations and [...]

The Internet is a treasure-trove when it comes to literature and other writing works. My kids and I do a good deal of research– they for their schoolwork, and I for my history hobby and writing career– so we’re always looking for good works online. Moreover, the Internet is a great place to publish your [...]

I have a very nice Netgear Wireless-B+G+N gateway router for our DSL connection. And I have a very nice Belkin Wireless-N adapter for one of our computers here. Since both gadgets are relatively new technology, I figured that connecting the Belkin to the Netgear would be a piece of cake. WRONG. I admit– this Belkin [...]