Last day of 3 in our family

Family photo, when Anna just turned one year (22 Sep 2013).

Just one more day for the next one to arrive.

My mobile

My mobile phone.

This has been with me since Sep 2011 and has been a useful tool. I enjoy using the following features:

• Talking:)
• Take photos - took thousands and uploaded on this blog.
• Tracking using GPS.
• Listening to messages, songs. 
• Reading Bible. 

Though I use the following, I don't like them really.

• Sending and reading SMS.
• Playing games.
• Taking notes on Memo.

An article I like to remember

10 Things Church Visitors Never Want to Hear

Source: Churchleaders

You’ve been a church visitor at some point, right?
Ever heard something you wish you didn’t hear, right off the bat?
I’ve got a few nobody really wants to hear. Some I’ve heard personally. Others I’ve heard as they were told to someone else.
10 Statements Church Visitors Never Want to Hear:

Best article on childbirth process

This article is very helpful and informative. A sample:

Signs of Labor

No one can predict with certainty when labor will begin  -- the due date your doctor gives you is merely a point of reference. It is normal for labor to start as early as three weeks before that date or as late as two weeks after it. The following are signs that labor is probably not far away:

• Lightening. This occurs when your baby's head drops down into your pelvis in preparation for delivery. Your belly may look lower and you may find it easier to breathe as your baby no longer crowds your lungs. You may also feel an increased need to urinate, because your baby is pressing on your bladder. This can occur a few weeks to a few hours from the onset of labor.
• Bloody show. A blood-tinged or brownish discharge from your cervix is the released mucus plug that has sealed off the womb from infection. This can occur days before or at the onset of labor.
• Diarrhea. Frequent loose stools may mean labor is imminent.
• Ruptured membranes. Fluid gushing or leaking from the vagina means the membranes of the amniotic sac that surrounded and protected your baby have ruptured. This can occur hours before labor starts or during labor. Most women go into labor within 24 hours. If labor does not occur naturally during this time frame, doctors may induce labor to prevent infections and delivery complications.
• Contractions. Although it's not unusual to experience periodic, irregular contractions (uterine muscle spasms) as your labor nears, contractions that occur at intervals of less than 10 minutes are usually an indication that labor has begun.

PDF to Word Converter

This evening I had some files to convert PDF to Word. It was a frustrating experience. After much trial and error, even got virus, I managed to get two  reliable programs. That is # 1 & 6.
Source: Freewaregenius

A list of the free PDF-to-Word conversion tools discussed in this article

We tested 5 desktop apps and 6 online conversion services. The following were the best quality (and/or offered truly free PDF conversion).

Desktop-based apps:	Online Conversion services
Free PDF to Word Converter from SmartSoft Wondershare PDF to Word Free gDOC Creator OpenOffice with PDF import extension Boxoft PDF to Word and 3D PageFlip Free PDF to Word	NuancePDF PDF to Word Free from NitroPDF Convert.Files Zamzar PDFOnline.com Wondershare PDF to Word Online

Removing all hyperlinks

Another good stuff I learned today: short-cut to remove all hyperlinks from a Word Document.
Source: Microsoft

How do I remove a hyperlink without losing the display text or image?

To remove a single hyperlink without losing the display text or image, right-click the hyperlink, and then click Remove Hyperlink. 

To remove all hyperlinks in a document, press CTRL+A to select the entire document and then press CTRL+SHIFT+F9. 

Note Performing this operation converts all fields, not just hyperlinks, to plain text.

Use of Wildcards in Word 2007

Earlier, when I didn't know this function of finding a string of words, it used to take me lots of time. Now it takes just a few seconds. I pasted that instruction below for my easy access in case I forget.

Source: Microsoft

Search by using wildcards to find specific letters
Use wildcards to find and replace text

1. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Find or Replace.

2. Select the Use wildcards check box.

3. Do one of the following:

• To choose a wildcard character from a list, click Special, click a wildcard character, and then type any additional text in the Find what box. For more information, see the table Wildcards for items you want to find and replace.

• Type a wildcard character directly in the Find what box. For more information, see the table Wildcards for items you want to find and replace.

3. If you want to replace the item, click the Replace tab, and then type what you want to use as a replacement in the Replace with box.

3. Click Find Next, Find All, Replace, or Replace All.

Wildcards for items you want to find and replace

• When the Use wildcards check box is selected, Word finds only the exact text that you specify. Notice that theMatch case and Find whole words only check boxes are unavailable (dimmed) to indicate that these options are automatically turned on. You can't turn off these options.

• To search for a character that's defined as a wildcard, type a backslash (\) before the character. For example, type \? to find a question mark.

• You can use parentheses to group the wildcard characters and text and to indicate the order of evaluation. For example, type <(pre)*(ed)> to find "presorted" and "prevented".

• You can use the \n wildcard to search for an expression and then replace it with the rearranged expression. For example, type (Ashton) (Chris) in the Find what box and \2 \1 in the Replace with box. Word will findAshton Chris and replace it with Chris Ashton.

You can use wildcards to search for text. For example, you can use the asterisk (*) wildcard to search for a string of characters (for example, "s*d" finds "sad" and "started").

If you don't see the Use wildcards check box, click More.

To cancel a search in progress, press ESC.

 NOTES 

TO FIND	TYPE	EXAMPLE
Any single character	?	s?t finds sat and set.
Any string of characters	*	s*d finds sad and started.
The beginning of a word	<	<(inter) finds interesting and intercept, but not splintered.
The end of a word	>	(in)> finds in and within, but not interesting.
One of the specified characters	[ ]	w[io]n finds win and won.
Any single character in this range	[-]	[r-t]ight finds right and sight. Ranges must be in ascending order.
Any single character except the characters in the range inside the brackets	[!x-z]	t[!a-m]ck finds tock and tuck, but not tack or tick.
Exactly n occurrences of the previous character or expression	{n}	fe{2}d finds feed but not fed.
At least n occurrences of the previous character or expression	{n,}	fe{1,}d finds fed and feed.
From n to m occurrences of the previous character or expression	{n,m}	10{1,3} finds 10, 100, and 1000.
One or more occurrences of the previous character or expression	@	lo@t finds lot and loot.

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