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Hello, my name is Melissa. I have always loved writing and reading as long as I could remember. I am currently a college student at Devry University. I am trying to get an associates in web graphics design and hope to get my first novel out this Summer.

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Computers & Technology > Home & Leisure Software Software reviews: Wordpress: 1 of 6
Over the years, I have played around with different blogs and CMS software. Wordpress is what I like to call multipurpose software. It does double up as both a blog and content management software and I use it for both. I currently am using both the single version and multiple user version of the software.What I find about Wo... More..
Computers & Technology > Web Design A beginner's guide to HTML: 5 of 28
HTML stands for hypertext markup language. This is one of the first things that anyone needs to know about HTML. If you are going to learn about HTML, you need to know what it stands for. Let me tell you one thing; my first taste of HTML was in 1998 where I had taken a class on the internet so I did learn a thing or two when ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Star Trek (2009): 5 of 28
I finally was able to go see the latest Star Trek movie. I had heard all of the hype that it is good. I had refused to hear anything about the movie until I saw it. I didn't want anything to spoil it for me. I also wanted to make sure that I actually went to see it in the movie theatre. I would have been really upset if I did... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Tips The best Twitter applications: 1 of 5
I have been using Twitter over a year now. I had vaguely heard of it. The only reason that I had managed to get onto it was only because of Squidoo. Since then, I have been addicted to twitter. It was better when I had decided to use a regular twitter client to get and send my tweets from. Having one of these is good because ... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Breeds Which is better: Purebred or mixed-breed: 4 of 17
As long as I could remember, I have always lived with dogs. I've had both purebreds and mixed breeds. I would not say that one is better than the other as they both have their pros and cons, but on my personal preference, I would choose a mixed breed over a purebred.Those choices do have their pros and cons though and not eve... More..
Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) Basic bowling rules: 3 of 12
Bowling is a game that is enjoyed by people of all ages. It has one objective and that is to throw the ball down the bowling alley to where the pins are and get a strike. You say that is real easy; not always.The rules to the game are probably one of the easiest out there, but let's talk about some of the equipment that you n... More..
Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Choosing a blog platform: 2 of 8
These days, there are different options when it comes to blogging platforms. The first question that you must ask yourself is where do you want it to be at? Are you planning on going with a free site or are you going to have it hosted on your own website? Those are the two questions that you need to ask yourself first. If ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Anything is possible: 45 of 164
We are toldthat we can't do itbut we say we can.We struggle dailybut we win the battle.We think we can'tbut we struggle alongand winWe fight for whatwe believe inno matterwho apposses you.We will not give upno matter how hardit may seem More..
Computers & Technology > Graphic Software Learning Adobe Photoshop: 4 of 14
When people talk about creating graphics, most people end up using photoshop to do just that. Photoshop is probably one of the easiest software programs to learn, but also one of the most expensive ones on the market today. The software itself has changed quite a bit over the years. The one thing about the software is that ov... More..
Computers & Technology > Hardware (Other) How to build your own computer: 8 of 24
Building a computer can be challenging and reward. It can be fun too depending on who you are. In my lifetime, I have built a couple computers so I pretty much know what is involved in building one. What do you need to build a computer? I would buy you some sort of good book on upgrading and building a computer. Its h... More..