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Category Archives: General Office
Free and Legal Access to MS Word, Excel, Office
Need to get access to Microsoft Office for a new PC, but don’t have the cash on hand to get the latest version just yet? Try these free and legal options: Microsoft Starter 2010 – Free “light” versions of Word … Continue reading
Posted in General Office, Writing
Tagged Free, Libre Office, MS Excel, MS Office, MS Word, Open Office
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Why American Women Graduates are Quitting Engineering
So I dug into another “women in engineering” report, trying to see if anyone had cracked the code on why women tend to leave engineering 2-3x more often, despite being just as qualified. It’s a 64-page review of graduates all … Continue reading
Convert Units Easily with Factor-Label Unit Conversion
Converting units is a very common work task, and trying not to get tripped up by it is a real pain at times. I’m sure you’ve already read the Mars Rover and other trite examples, so what can we do? … Continue reading
Posted in General Engineering Topics, General Office
Tagged factor label method, unit conversion, units
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“Learning” Spanish in 10 seconds
With the growing opportunities in Latin America, I’ve found myself having to deal with the occasional document in Spanish, despite never having taken so much as a high school class in Español. (I ended up with another language instead.) In … Continue reading
Posted in Chemical Engineering General, General Office, Writing
Tagged dictionary, espanol, free translators, online translators, Spanish, translations, translator
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The Eight-Hour Year: a metaphor of new graduates and young workers
Have you ever been frustrated at a young hire in your office? “Kids these days! Schools don’t teach them anything! How can they keep making such stupid and obvious mistakes?” Or maybe instead, you are a person new and inexperienced … Continue reading