Tell your age from a photo, how old do I look?

Microsoft has revealed a new website that claims to be able to work out someone’s age just from just a picture. Called  How old do I look, it allows people to analyze any image found on Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, or upload their own.  Tell your age from a photo, and ask yourself, how old do I look? It even allows users to search for celebrities – and see what Microsoft thinks their real ages are. It is fun to use, but the ages vary wildly. People uploaded photos taken of them on the same day and got a huge variance in the age it said they were. The developers said,  ‘We wanted to create an experience that was intelligent and fun could capture the attention of people globally, so we looked at the APIs available in the Azure Machine Learning […]

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Unique and Fun Ways to Promote Yourself Online

  Learn about some unique and lesser known avenues to promote yourself and your books. Linda Lee will go over some powerful free places you can promote yourself online. These resources are fun and unique and they work! Tired of the same old routine? Tired of being told you have to use Facebook and Twitter for everything? This webinar will introduce you to some great ideas and places, and also get your creative juices flowing with new possibilities. About the Presenter Linda Lee is an experienced speaker and trainer. She is a recognized expert in WordPress and Social Media and runs a web design business helping organizations convert their websites to blog-based WordPress sites. Come hear from an expert and learn what you need for a professional author website. Register Now We just finished this for the 6th presentation on […]

Test Your Typing Speed

How fast do you “type” now? Test your typing speed online

When I was in high school, I took a typing class twice and dropped out both times. (Yikes I think I am aging myself !) I have wanted to be a writer since I was quite young, and I knew I needed to learn how to type.  I truly hated typing class and gave up on the idea I would ever be a fast typist. Life moved on, I went into the corporate world  and had my own secretary so I actually never did have to learn how to type fast. Than came the internet and computers.  I have been working on the computer daily since 1998.  When my kids watch me type they have often said, “Wow Mom you are fast”.  I still feel slow, so I just dismissed their remarks. Then I found this fun little site that […]