Recently, I’ve been trying to create an event for the 3rd Monday of every month but I just didn’t think it was possible in Google mail and so I was putting it in manually!
After a bit of rooting around I found this VERY simple solution.
1) Go to your Google Mail account and go to the calendar
2) Input the first recurring event you want to put in
3) Go to “Edit details”
4) Click on “Repeat” near the top
5) Select “Monthly” from the drop down menu
6) Repeat every 1 month
7) Repeat by “day of the week”
Click done!!
Sorted!! So now you know how to book repeat events, go and do it!
Watch out for emails claiming to be from DVLA asking you to verify your driving licence details via an online link – it’s a scam. DVLA has not sent any such email, so if you get one delete it immediately.
Scam phishing email
The email appears to be an attempt to trick drivers into providing personal details. If you get the email below, do not respond to it and delete it immediately.
This warning has also been published on the Directgov website: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_194193
From: DVLA
Subject: Update Your License Details
We are currrently upgrading our database and all drivers are required to update and verify there driver’s license details.To complete your license verification with us, you are required to fill out the form in the link below.
{Fake link}
Drivers that refuses to upgrade his or her details within two weeks of receiving this verification email will lose his or her driver’s License and will have to take a fresh driving test.
We sincerely apologise for any inconviniences this might have caused you.
Thank you for your co-operation.
(c) Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Swansea SA6 7JL
Well my Google Chrome DID stop working on my computer for the best part of this morning. Luckily I had my laptop to survive on.
For some reason, it said the User Profile was corrupted!!
So I tried to uninstall, reinstall, restart, boot kick, kick it, slap it, cry at it, shout at it… Nothing worked!!
Finally resorting to the ultimate I downloaded FireFox to search for a clue!!
I thought I would have lost all my beloved bookmarks which I had created over the years so it was a nail-biting process!
Luckily I found a site which had the following information and I hope it comes in handy to you:
If your browser user profile is corrupted, you can create a new user profile to replace the broken one:
Exit Google Chrome completely.
Go to the Start menu > Run.
Enter one of the following directories in the text field, then press OK.
Windows XP: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data
Windows 7 or Windows Vista: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data
Locate the folder called “Default” in the directory window that opens and rename it as “Backup default.”
Try opening Google Chrome again. A new “Default” folder is automatically created as you start using the browser. You can transfer your old browser information to your new user profile; however, we recommend against doing so since a part of your old profile was corrupt. You can transfer your old bookmarks to your new user profile by copying the “Bookmarks.bak” file from the “Backup default” folder to your new “Default” folder.
(Taken with thanks from http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=142059)
Isn’t it funny how you find something out through the grapevine that you should have been told personally… :-S
Oh well. C’est La Vie. My thinking in the new year and years to come is:
“Do unto others as they do unto you…”
Now don’t get me wrong…. It’s not any of this “an eye for an eye stuff”. It’s just that in my experiences with certain people, especially over the last couple of years, I’ve learnt that some people just don’t learn and understand how to treat others. Whether they are family, friends, colleagues, etc. Some people were just born to think about themselves and only for themselves.
It used to phase me a lot. And I write this post now, not to have a moan or a go at anyone, but to enlighten other who may be in the same situation I’ve been in.
So listen in carefully… What they say is partially true…. Think about ‘Number One’ first. In my mind, ‘Number One’ means not just me, but myself, the family that I know care about me and who have shown it, friends who are so close that they are practically family, and those individuals who have always shown the compassion and helpfulness towards others and to me and mine.
This new philosophy is not about making someone feel as bad as you did… but simply to think on their level when dealing with them.
All I’m going to do is to provide them with the same level of respect and courtesy as they have done to me. Those who have treated me well have nothing to worry about. And those who don’t care how people act towards them, well good for them I say! That’s a whole other level to be thinking at but at least you don’t take on unnecessary stress.
Let me give you a hypothetical scenario… You’ve been treating someone with great respect and love, only to find that they hide certain things from you, or tell you at the last minute about important issues. You’ve felt a connection with them and opened up to them completely telling them lots of things, but they don’t return it to you, but do go ahead and tell other people certain items of theirs… Wouldn’t this annoy the hell out of you??? Well it sure did to me!! (Hypothetically speaking of course…)
So I’ve decided that instead of getting annoyed and pushing myself towards a heart attack, I’m going to remain calm, cool and collected.
Well that’s my rant… *cough, cough*… sorry… “educational talk”, over with.
Hopefully you can use this information with situations you’ve been in and I’m always happy to talk and let you know how I’ve dealt with other issues.
Don’t worry about things… This is life… There’s always room for change and improvement. If the little things don’t get to you, you’ll have an easier time with the big things.
So remember… Love, Enjoy, Stay Happy and Healthy, and remember those who are close to you every day. From Love comes great Living.
A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax. Some examples:
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong.
We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
War does not determine who is right – only who is left.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese
Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening’, and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.
How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
I thought I wanted a career; turns out I just wanted pay checks.
A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don’t need it.
Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says, “If an emergency, notify:” I put “DOCTOR”.
I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with “Guess” on it…so I said “Implants?”
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for President and 50 for Miss America ?
Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.
A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
Hospitality: making your guests feel like they’re at home, even if you wish they were.
Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure.
When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
You’re never too old to learn something stupid.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit, the target.
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.
If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people have more than one child?
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
Click done!!
