October 2008

Boise, ID: The Land of Trees

by Julie McElroy on October 30, 2008

I have just spent two weeks in Boise, Idaho and I have to say I am surprised at how nice this town really is. First, I will mention the weather, it was perfect. And it was perfect EVERYDAY. Perfectly blue skies with temperatures in the 60′s/70′s. While the Northeast and Midwest was getting wet, cold, [...]

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Accepted to Suite 101

by Julie McElroy on October 27, 2008

Great news! I have been accepted to publish articles as a contributing writer on the online magazine website, Suite 101. As part of the contract, I am to publish 10 articles in a 3 month period. This does not sound like a lot, but that is one article every 8-10 days. So, [...]

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Began Publishing for eHow

by Julie McElroy on October 25, 2008

Well, I have started writing articles for eHow. It is kind of fun to see people read your articles and make comments. Eventually, I hope to make some cents on the site, too. The link to my eHow profile is listed on this blog. If anyone is interested in writing for eHow, please check out [...]

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Computer Virus – AntiSpyware 2009

by Julie McElroy on October 25, 2008

Avoid this! If you see a message on your computer from Antispyware 2009 telling you have “spyware” and to “click here to download software to delete it”, or something along those lines–be careful. Somehow this “fake” antispyware was downloaded on my computer as a trojan virus.
I did not download the software, but the [...]

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First Turning Point in New Blog Design

by Julie McElroy on October 23, 2008

New plan. The new plan is to change the format of this blog. Well, maybe not the format, but the material and direction. I started this blog a couple years ago and the intention has changed a couple times. But, in today’s blogging world and with all the blogs out there, [...]

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