March 2004 - Posts
Peter pointed me in the direction of a new blog today, called
Technical Careers @ Microsoft, written by two Microsoft recruiters, Zoe and Gretchen. First glance shows that they have lots of great advice from how to handle a phone interview with a human resources representative, to resume tips, Zoe and Gretchen offer some great advice. Check it out!
Yesterday, I was able to download the iDisk utility for Microsoft Office XP, and once opening the utility, was able to mount my iDisk. At first, I expected to see my iDisk on the desktop, but then I realized that that would be a very Mac thing to do. So, I opened my Word, and upon going into my Open folder, was able to choose my iDisk as a drive. I then could browse my iDisk and see all of my folders.
The first thing that I did was open up my R/T/T assignment and print it out. I am finding numerous ways to use this as the the days go by. For example, I found an article that I wanted to read more in detail later, and instead of printing it out, or e-mailing it to myself, I saved it to my iDisk so I could read it on the couch at home.
I'm excited about learning more about using my iDisk, more specifically, how to perform scheduled backups of my Mac, since I seem to have bad luck with memory sometimes.
On Friday, I finally signed up for .Mac. I have had a trial version that I let lapse (make that 2 trial versions), and I decided that I really wanted to try it out. So, I've couphed up the $99 and paid for my 1 year subscription.
This morning, I finished a homework assignment, writing a lesson plan using something called the KWL method and decided that I wanted to try using iDisk. When I finished my work, I saved it on my Powerbook, and then saved it again in my Documents folder on my iDisk. According to .Mac's "Sharing Files with iDisk" section, I simply need to download something at work called the iDisk Utility for Windows XP, and then it should be pretty simple to set up and access my files from work.
But now that I think about it, I'm starting to wonder, why should I bother with that? I can access my iDisk pretty quick by going to .Mac. Hmmm..I wonder.Well, I guess I'll figure that out when I'm back at work tomorrow.
And a big thank you goes out to my better half, Peter, for converting my blog to .Text. I'm really excited about writing, and this program looks like it will be awesome.
Wow. It's been a long time since I've written hasn't it? It's almost like finding a diary/journal that you might have written years ago, and then reading your entries and feeling a disconnect between the way you are now, and the way you were then.
I was so optimistic at the beginning of the year! The concerns I had then are just not the same now. But I guess that that is the way of things.
Right now a lot of things are going on. I'm facing the end of my 1 year, temporary contract at the high school where I teach. Although I've had a fabulous year, the official word on the street is that my predecessor is coming back. While I knew that was a strong possibility, it still makes things somewhat difficult. Really for three main reasons: I love my school, I love my students, and I mostly like my colleagues. (Hey, everything can't be perfect, right?). So, I've begun the job hunt. Rumor is that if I'm going to be pink-slipped (did you know that it really isn't a "pink" piece of paper? Hmmm. I wonder why they call it that then? But I digress.) it will be done by May 14. I've decided to think as if I'm being canned, and then, if something changes, I can be pleasantly surprised.
Hmm...Let's see if this works.