Tips And Tricks

Yes, it is Cinco de Mayo. No, I'm not celebrating it, although I have seen some mighty tasty stuff out there that looks delish (except for the stuff with cilantro), and what do you do for Cinco de Mayo except eat or get drunk? Or both? Besides, the people of Mexico don't even celebrate Cinco de Mayo. They celebrate Septiembre dieciseis. That's their Fourth of July! :)
So let's talk about something else!

Have you ever had a Crayola product misused by any sweet, adorable person in your home?

Have you ever found a crayon in the laundry just a tad later than you'd wished? Did you wonder how you were ever going to get that marker, crayon, pencil, or paint off the wall, out of the carpet, etc.? I was reading an older post over at OBB and found this website in the process. You will love it! Bookmark that baby so you never have to wonder how to get the melted crayon out of your new jeans.
Not only does it have cleaning tips, if you check out Crayola's regular site as well there are all kinds of nifty things to do, games to play, pages to color, and things to learn. Wander around, check it out, it's cool.

Another thing I learned over at OBB- two computer tricks (and you thought they were only about cooking!). Because I'm so nice, I'll share those tricks with you, but you probably already know them and I'm just opening myself up to ridicule because I was so uneducated. Here they are:
#1 You know when you want to click on a link but when you do, it takes you away from the page you are on and when you are done with that page you have to click the back button to get to where you used to be? Well, here's the solution. If your mouse has a roller ball, press the roller when you're on the link, and it will open a new page with the link rather than taking you away from the page you are on. It was enlightening for me. You probably already knew it.
#2 You are reading something and scrolling down (probably with the roller ball) and you get ready to scroll (rolling, rolling, rolling), but then you lose your place because you didn't follow with your eyes where you were and now you are lost. Well, instead of scrolling or rolling, just hit the space bar and it will be the same as using the page down button! Another enlightenment! The space bar is much easier to use than the page down button, at least it is for me. Just trying to keep us all in the know!