Humberto's Thoughts

We recently switched from Comcast to Ziply.  Blazing fast speeds for about half the price. There is a key to success though:  Patience . On January 9th, I scheduled a Ziply installation for January 16th.  The process took several visits to complete and even though Ziply tells you it can take several visits, there were a couple of snafus along the way that overcomplicated things and required deep breathing ;)  January 12. NetVision, a contractor hired by Ziply, checked if we had "conduit" to our home. We did not so one would have to be buried and that would require another visit.  January 15th. Got a call from Ziply letting me know that a technician would be next day to install the service (not bury the cable). I told them I was under the impression we didn't have conduit yet but the rep said that it was ok and the technician would figure it out January 16th. The Ziply technician came and sure enough, told me I didn't have conduit yet so he couldn't do anything....

¿Qué incrementa el riesgo de COVID-19? Fundamentalmente el riesgo de que a una persona le de COVID está ligado a la cantidad de virus a la que se está expuesto . Entre más expuesto, más probable es el contagio. Los siguientes factores contribuyen; es importante que NO es solo un factor aislado, todos contribuyen. Tu comportamiento y el de los demás influye.  Factor Riesgo Alto Riesgo Medio Riesgo Bajo Número de personas Interactuar con muchas personas   Interactuar con 5 o menos personas q se estan cuidando Interactuar solo con las personas que viven en la misma casa Distanciamiento Estar junto a otras personas Estar a menos de 2 menos de distancia de personas Estar a mas de 2 metros de distancia de otras personas Tiempo de interacción Interactuar por más de 5 minutos Solo unos minutos Contactos breves ...

This simple tutorial will show you how to use and share a digital whiteboard to give remote lessons. A word of advice upfront: be patient . This is a simple process and you can get going very quick, depending on your approach and existing hardware, but it may also take time. Think about this as an investment to help you deliver more effective remote learning; so set aside a couple of hours to learn, try, relearn and try again :)   Step 1. Install or access a whiteboard app If you Google "whiteboard application" you will get lots of alternatives. Pick the one that best suites your needs. For this tutorial I picked Microsoft Whiteboard . Step 2. Learn how to use a whiteboard app Launch the whiteboard app and familiarize yourself with its tools. You will see ways to draw, insert images, etc.  Click around and see what each tool does. Spend as much time as you need to feel comfortable. Think about this tool similar to how you think about Word and Excel, you need to learn the ...

Hola,  amigos. Tiene  a ñ os  q ue no me  conecto  a  Facebook  o comparto información de esta naturaleza en internet ,  pero dada la crisis actual amerita hacer lo necesario para difundir información valiosa , sobre todo para mis amigos en México porque se viene una etapa muy muy difícil .    También  aprovecho para mandarles a todos un fuerte abrazo virtual y  desearles  que ustedes y sus familias  estén  bien.   Para muchos esto será  repetición,  pero  más  vale.   La situación del coronavirus , COVID - 19,  es extremadamente  crítica  y urgente . Las personas que minimizan la gravedad están haciendo un daño terrible a la sociedad.  No se trata de apanicarse porque de nada sirve crear caos, pero si se trata de actuar.   Mi familia y yo vivimos en la zona de Seattle, uno de los epicentros de la pandemia en Estados Unidos. Afortunadamente...

Do not praise intelligence or empty effort, praise learning Most parents nowadays have heard about the importance of helping children grow by praising effort instead of intelligence . I’ve been reflecting upon that topic and reading some articles that have refined my perspective and I want to share that with you.   We need to praise learning, not just effort, and definitively not intelligence. The dangers of praising intelligence I was always a straight “A” student and my parents were always very supportive and loving. Yet it was not uncommon for me as a child, and still now as an adult, to get into severe depressions often triggered by one particular reason: failure to achieve something.   You see I grew accustomed to success, at least academically, and every time I “failed”, which in my world was to get a “B”, I was devastated. My parents tried to help me and never made a big deal out of my failures, on the contrary. My mom in fact always emphasized my grad...