Explanation... Tuesday, Aug 13, 2003 

    I have quite a few hobbies, but the ones that garner much of my time relate to Special Education or computers/technology. Here on this page I will have 3-4 of the most recent articles I have read that I think may be of interest to you, the reader regarding these two topics.

 Computer... Tuesday, Aug 13, 2003 

   Blasting the Blaster Worm

   Just last night I got hit by this worm. It doesn't do damage to the computer, like some worms can, but it's annoying nonetheless. Every so often there will be little box that pops up and says that there has been an error in the RPC server and it has terminated. You are then given 45 seconds to close all open programs before the computer restarts itself. Awfully kind... Anyway, here's a great article from the people at PC Magazine about how to rid your computer of this blasted thing.


 Special Education ... Tuesday, Aug 13, 2003 

    Overcoming Dyslexia

    Wow! Here's a really well done article! Really talks about how the brain 'reads'. This is one of those eye-catching features, complete with screening tests for "symptoms" at ages 3 to 5, 5 to 6, 6 to 7, and 7 plus, software recommendations, and advice for parents that clients will want to share with you. You may not be keen on their take on the nature of first language acquisition, but the tenor of the article is optimistic, and they provide accessible information for students and the general community. This is definitely one you should be aware of, especially if you work with people with literacy difficulties.