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Patricia Palumbo is the owner of The Logical Choice, a local technology consulting and computer support business located in Northfield, VT.
Education, Gaming

E3 Is upon us! June 11-13, 2013

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Electronic Entertainment Expo

Every year we look forward to the E3 Expo which is the premiere event for entertainment and gaming enthusiasts. E3 has been around since 1995 and today it stands for “Electronic Entertainment Expo”, thus E3. If a multimedia tech company has anything of interest to promote to the world this is the place to do it. E3 will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center which is where it is usually held. Expect to see a whole lot of new games and hardware to match. I expect the new Sony PS4 and Microsoft Xbox One to be fully present. Wii perhaps, we shall see.

If you have been observing the latest trends it is clear that consoles are not just for gaming anymore and have not been for some time. They are expanding as entertainment and communication centers.

With over 208 event Exhibitors presenting new wares, it should be exciting. There should be some Educational Technology developments to watch out for too. I’ll be checking on that…
One of these days I am going to go. Maybe… 😀

Schedule

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 12:00PM – 6:00PM
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 10:00AM – 6:00PM
Thursday, June 13, 2013 10:00AM – 5:00PM

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Get your general info here:

Welcome to E3 2013 | E3 2013 – What’s Next NOW: June 11-13, 2013.

Never Stop Playing!

Education

How to Get Your Homework Done

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Get Your Homework Done

How to Get Your Homework Done Fast: 17 Steps (with Pictures).

This is all good advice.. Step 4 is particularly helpful:

“Remove any sources of distraction. This means shutting off your cell phone, logging off your computer (unless you will need it for your homework), turning off the television and closing the door. Let your family know that you do not want to be disturbed while working so they can respect your privacy.”

Turning off all the electronics would be a tough one for a lot of people; myself included! My homework often involves the computer but that is another story. You can’t really think properly with all that noise, it’s true.

Go for a little walk first perhaps and then just walk up and hit the off button, you can do it!

I got a lot done this week, yet I am still behind. Hate to list exactly what at the moment. 😉 Keep plugging right?

Design, Personal but not Private

keep it simple ok?

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Function first

About this place, I decided to forget about a color scheme and branding for a bit. I am talking about this website. Instead, focus on what is functional like the basic layout and content. So far, this has made it easier to make progress. Form usually does follow function. Now I feel more satisfied with what I am looking at.

Keep it simple sweetheart!

Also, I must remember the principles of design, which is of course C.R.A.P! It simply stands for contrast, repetition, alignment and proximity. I could expand on those but I have to work on this website! I can recommend a book which we read in “Web Design and Media Production” class. It outlines this now very popular idea of design “Non-Designers Design Book” by Robin Williams.

Robin is known to have first coined the acronym C.R.A.P.

Contrast
Repetition
Alignment
Proximity

You see?

Business

We are micro-business!

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Small Office/Home Office

We are small business, that’s why we are so busy! Some would say that we are micro-business. No wait, we are micro-business! From retail establishments to handcrafters, small businesses today rely on computers to operate effectively. Many of my clients fall into the category of SOHO business. They are self-employed soloists with perhaps a partner, or two. Others may have a dozen employees. All need practical and efficient computer solutions in order to succeed.

Does this describe you? It certainly describes The Logical Choice, except that my business is here to support your business computing needs.

Why? Because, You have better things to do.