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In this episode, Don Hanley Book Signing . . . Are you a reader ( listener ) concerned with young people's education today? Are we teaching our children to be creative or follow archaic rules handed down through generations? If so, let me introduce you to the author Don Hanley, Ph.D., and his inspirational memoir, Finding Flowers in a little pile of Sh*t. On Thursday, March 9, 2023 - Top Reads Publishing will host a book signing for Don Hanley at Wildwood Cafe, 116 Civic Center Drive in Vista, CA., from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. If you plan to attend, we need you to RSVP by March 1, 2023. Email  Don Hanley  or  Top Reads Publishing .  Shush, this is not just a book signing; we will also celebrate Don's 90th Birthday! Wine, cheese & crackers will be served. Let's call Dr. Don and ask what compelled him to write his  book, now available on Amazon .  Books will be available for purchase at Wildwood Cafe. "With the book signing coming up in a few weeks, do you have...

In this episode, Where is the Power Going? . . . Have you ever wondered where the electricity generated by a PhotoVoltaic (PV) Solar system goes when the system is shut down? Stay tuned for the answer. On Thursday, February 16, 2023, about 22 attendees from the Cenergy Power staff attended a carport system project tour of a One MegaWatt-DC (1MW-DC) PV solar array at Long Beach Memorial Hospital, in Long Beach, CA. hosted by Eilroma Sarkis, Cenergy's Project Manager. For many, this was the first time visiting a commercial solar installation. As expected, there were a lot of questions from the guests. To get an idea of the scale of this project, each carport section spans about 45 feet in width and is 200 feet long. There are five such arrays. The tour lasted about one hour; our host explained every aspect of system construction; module layout, system orientation, electrical components, wiring, inverters, shutdown panel boards, interconnection to the hospitals' main electrical s...

In this episode, 100 Years of Disney . . . I can't remember a time in my life when the name Disney was not part of my vocabulary. This year, 2023, marks the 100th-anniversary celebration of Disney. And it all started with a man and a mouse.  A little context:  Mickey Mouse made his movie debut in 1923 in the seven-minute cartoon Steamboat Willie, produced in black and white by  Walt Disney Studios  and released by Pat Powers under Celebrity Productions. The cartoon is considered the debut of both  Mickey  and  Minnie Mouse , although both appeared several months earlier in a test screening of  Plane Crazy . Steamboat Willie  was the third of Mickey's films to be produced. Still, it was the first to be  distributed  because Disney, having seen  The Jazz Singer , had committed himself to delivering one of the first fully synchronized sound cartoons. For me, it was Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961-1969) that captured m...

In this episode, Hidden WiFi Hotspot . . . As many of you know, I'm a MAC user at home and a PC user at work. Recently I read an article from one of my favorite online newsletters, How-To Geek, that caught my eye,  How to turn your Windows PC into a WiFi hotspot.  You can click the link in the blog post to review the entire article if you like but here is a quick summary. Did you know, Windows 10 and Windows 11 both have built-in features that can turn your laptop (or desktop) into a wireless hotspot, allowing other devices to connect to it and share your internet connection. Here's how it works. Thanks to a hidden virtual WiFi adapter feature in Windows, you can create a WiFi hotspot. At the same time, you're connected to another WiFi network or wireless router, sharing one WiFi connection over another. Why Share Your PC's Internet Connection? Let's say your phone doesn't get good WiFi or cell reception when you're at your computer, but your PC is connected...