How I Created My New Blog's Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest Accounts 1. FACEBOOK I wanted a separate Facebook page for my new blog. But I had to learn about Facebook's definitions, since I found out I couldn't just create a fully separate page for my blog. Account - a person uses an account to log in and manage one profile and the account may have multiple … [Read more...]
Society Needs More Women in STEM
In a March 15, 2015 post titled "Why STEM needs more women", Mark Mushiva asserts that women must be encouraged, welcomed, and acknowledged in science because their ideas are necessary to a more advanced society built on innovation and sustainable design. He introduces his argument by comparing the science world's ignorance of its own "gender oversight" to the medical field's … [Read more...]
Khan Academy Computer Programming
Khan Academy Computer Programming WHAT: Most people have heard of Khan Academy. There are tens of millions of users. For years, my kids have used the online lessons as reference and study help for school. The website has free online courses on most any topic, called "subject". Its home page has an encouraging and confident statement: “You only have to know one thing: You … [Read more...]
Making an About Page, Subscribe link, and Gravatar Profile
Today I created an About page, a Subscribe link and its accompanying page, and improved my Gravatar Profile. 1. ABOUT PAGE I had some pages and posts done on my new blog, but the About page was still empty. As usual, I always like to look for advice from people who have done something (anything) before, whether they are experts or just those who have learned from … [Read more...]
Skillcrush
Skillcrush WHAT: Skillcrush's About page includes this friendly statement: "We’re here to demystify technology and help you completely transform your career. Even better, we believe that learning digital skills should be entertaining, delightful, and approachable." Skillcrush offers interactive online courses for $399 (as of August, 2015), referred to as Career … [Read more...]
Favicon, Gravatar, IRS tax EIN or SSN for New Blog
Today I created a Favicon, a Gravatar, and determined that I do NOT need an Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the IRS. 1. FAVICON I noticed that my Genesis Wordpress theme automatically had a 'G' on the browser tab above the URL. I at least wanted to remove that, and even better, learn how to make my own little symbol for my new website. So, I googled the words … [Read more...]
Geek Girl Tech Con
Geek Girl Tech Con WHAT: Geek Girl Tech Conferences include speakers and panels, workshops on Photoshop, Mac and Apple basics, business practices, video, mobile devices and apps, social media methods, Instagram, crowdfunding, coding in many languages such as Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Drupal, and Wordpress, and much more. WHEN: See the list of Geek Girl Technology … [Read more...]
# I Look Like an Engineer
Over the last couple days we all heard about this accidental "movement for women" in the tech industry, as described by Kathryn Varn in the New York Times and picked up by news outlets nationally (I caught her piece in my local … [Read more...]