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I’ve been playing around with some of the features on my laptop in an attempt to learn how to do more cool things. I know I can record videos from my laptop, but I haven’t figured out how to do that yet. Late last year I learned about the “paint” feature on my computer and how I can alter photos. I’m still not very good at it, but I’m learning.
This is NOT me, but I’m sure I had the same expression on my face. Photo courtesy Google Images.
A couple of weeks ago I started playing around with my Power Point program and created my very first slide show. It’s very amateurish and kind of boring, but I enjoyed learning how all of the cool features work with this program. My experiment is uploaded below. Just click on the link and wait a few seconds for it to up load on your computer, then enjoy. I’m hoping to post more of these things in future and hopefully they’ll be a little more interesting. I may even figure out how to add mucic and stuff. For right now, this is my accomplishment. (Please note that the following download may not be compatible with all operating systems. Sorry.)
springtime-slide-show
Enjoy! And as always, thanks for your support.
P.S. I’m not sure what the cinnamon roll has to do with spring, but there you go.
What’s the last new thing you attempted to learn? Are you a computer geek, who loves this kind of technology?
Word of the Day: Enceinte
Fun fact about me: My driver’s license photo is almost 12 years old. They just keep sending me new ones.
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, March 2014. Original slide show produced and photographed by Patricia Rickrode.
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