Reach Beyond Your Limits

27 January 2011

How to disable or uninstall Microsoft WGA?

When you use a non-genuine version of Windows, you receive a message when you log on that states that the copy of Windows appears to be non-genuine. Then, you are directed to the WGA Web site to learn more. If you do not want to obtain a genuine copy of Windows, you receive periodic messages that notify you that the copy of Windows appears to be non-genuine.

26 January 2011

Health Benefits of Eating Crabs

I love shrimp and crab. Crab is my favorite seafood and since it is in season, I've been eating a lot of them lately. However, I wonder why I get a headache after eating a lot of crabs.

Crabs are rich in sodium, potassium and phosphorus with good amounts of calcium, magnesium and small amounts of iron, zinc, copper, manganese and selenium. Crabs have good amount of vitamin A, C, B6, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and panthothenic acid with small amounts of folate and vitamin B12.

25 January 2011

Using Windows Movie Maker in the Classroom

Why use digital media in the classroom? Because it provides students with tools that will enable them to create and share intriguing multimedia projects. Students can express their knowledge in a subject area in an engaging way. Motivation is seldom a factor when students use digital media to learn. Best of all, digital editing software such as Windows Movie Maker or Apple’s iMovie are easy to use, thus keeping the focus on learning the content, not on the tool itself. In fact, teachers say that students learn how to use this type of software in about 15 minutes and it can be used with the youngest of students – even kindergarteners! My sister in law learned how to create a movie using movie maker from his 8 yr old son.

Here is a sample video created by one of my students in Computer Hardware Servicing III class.

How to Change the Wallpaper of Windows 7 Starter Edition

A few friends of mine have been asking me if there is anyway we can change the wallpaper of windows 7 starter edition since Microsoft deleted the option of changing the wallpaper.

Here in one way of doing it: