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The scent of a disposable diaper needed is one that’s not easily forgotten, seeming to linger and stay within the nostrils unwanted.

When someone’s in need of one they’re immediate need or reason isn’t really considered that much. If anything they might get quicker service, but getting help with what is sometimes a required medical need isn’t going to be found in most shelters.

If you’re a service provider and wondering what you can do to help stop the smell…try putting up a sign that says “Do you need help with adult diapers?”.

If you don’t offer, they won’t know you can help.

Sometimes Microsoft Vista can cause people to seek escape that can lead to a person needing help in either a drug treatment center or some form of alcohol rehab. If you’re that far gone on Vista, click one of the necessary links above.

If not, then if you’ve got kids Vista’s got a built in secret you may want to turn on before your kids manage to get an admin account on the computer!

Click the ‘Start’ orb> Click ‘Settings’ > Click ‘Control Panel’ > Double click ‘Parental Controls’.

You’ll find ‘What can I do with Parental Controls’ if you need any further help from here. Happy Hunting!

The differences between PDAs and smart phones isn’t confusing if you’re a geek with a few years of experience with differing models. If you’re new to them though they can deliver less than you’re expecting.

While Palm markets many PDAs, some as phones and others not, they run a proprietary operating system…not Windows. Many of the applications available for PDAs are operating system specific. If you’re a geek you shouldn’t have a problem finding an application that’ll fit your specific needs, but if you’re not you might get your feelings hurt.

What works and runs on a T-Mobile Dash will NOT run on a Palm Z-22!

The best thing in making the choice of which handheld to purchase is to determine first what you need:

1. Do you need to sync with your Outlook contacts?
2. Will the handheld allow you to sort, change, and edit identically as if you were at your PC?
3. Are you sure you know how to back up your Outlook files BEFORE you possibly delete them by error using your PDA?
4. Are you really looking for a handheld or phone that’s able to play MP3s and could be going for ‘overkill’ in purchasing a handheld? Would buying a phone that uses SD Cards for storing MP3s be a better choice for you?
5. Will you promise to ‘dock’ your handheld each time BEFORE ever making a change to files on your PC? Not doing so can create conflicts that might erase critical data if the PC/handheld determines automatically which file takes precedence and which is overwritten.

If after facing those questions you’re still interested in handhelds, then go for it.

If not…maybe you’re better off just getting a simple phone that plays MP3s.

Department of Children and Families interim Secretary George Sheldon announced the award of more than $6.9 million today to communities throughout the state striving to provide homeless assistance to families and individuals in their area. The grants, awarded annually, will provide services to more than 23,000 homeless in Florida, including families with children, youth aging out of foster care, persons with mental illness or substance abuse issues, victims of domestic violence and veterans. Statewide, it is estimated there are more than 60,000 homeless in Florida including approximately 20,000 children.

“Florida’s homeless coalitions, food banks and community partners are doing an incredible job serving the growing number of individuals and families facing financial strain and homelessness,” said Sheldon. “Together, these organizations are the backbone of Florida’s communities and this funding will further strengthen their services and their efforts to keep families off the streets.”

The $6.9 million in grant dollars were awarded through two separate grant programs – the Challenge Grant and the Homeless Housing Assistance Grant – both administered through the Department of Children and Families. A total of 22 Challenge Grants were awarded this year serving 44 counties with a total of $2,031,384 being distributed to Florida communities. Challenge Grant recipients will use their dollars for a variety of services including emergency financial aid and rental assistance for families on the verge of being evicted. Grant dollars can also pay for supported employment, shelter operating expenses as well as food, clothing and transportation for members of the homeless community who lack basic necessities.

Homeless Housing Assistance Grant recipients will dedicate their funds to the creation, renovation and maintenance of affordable housing options for the homeless. Nine Homeless Housing Assistance Grant recipients will create a total of 241 new housing units across the state using the $4.8 million provided by the Department. These dollars will join with $8.5 million in other private and public financing to help stimulate local economies through construction. The housing units will provide a free or low-cost housing option for underserved homeless populations including veterans and individuals with severe and persistent mental illness or substance addiction.

The Department awards the grants to organizations that demonstrate their ability to provide quality services in their area with a track record of success in receiving grant funding and private cash for services.

In recent years, homeless grant dollars awarded through the Department’s Office on Homelessness have helped Florida expand homeless services to 63 counties, covering more than 95 percent of the state’s population.

For those that didn’t make the cut, maybe they should look in to some business performance management software.

If you’re like me you’ll download and install anything.  Recently though I’ve started seeing some slow downs on the laptop that were making me think I’d infected myself, even when using the Start Orb.

Turns out it’s just Vista being Vista!  Similiar to searching and indexing folders, Vista also highlights recently added programs in your Programs folder under the Orb…which means there’s active scanning, algebra formulas being worked, and other things those little blue guys do under the hood you didn’t know about.

To increase response…since you already know what you just installed…Right click ‘Start’, choose ‘Properties’, Click ‘Customize’, uncheck ‘Highlight Newly Installed Programs’, then click ‘OK’.

Just remember that if you want to uncheck things you’re not sure are needed, it’s a good idea to write down on paper what the original checks were, just in case you screw up your operating system.  It could save you $60.00 an hour from ‘technical support’ thieves.

If you’re not able to see the checkboxes, chances are you need a pair of eyeglasses.

While Hurricane Fay gave spin doctors a new opportunity for new tunes to be dealt to the masses, there were some realities again that didn’t make the airwaves to the people.

Nobody wants to hear that the right hand didn’t know what the left hand was doing when it comes to the little people the hands were meant to be helping.

The simple fact that an unsheltered family couldn’t be told immediately where to go was the concern raised, and once again 80% of locations including Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office non emergency number (904) 630-3100 didn’t know the downtown Red Cross emergency shelter was operating.

Since that storm nobody wants to hear about it either. But they still check the blog here, so in that spirit here’s a tip: subordinates need to be given printed instructions of what’s open when the boss goes home at night.

After having done so, it’s THEN that Jacksonville’s spin doctors can feel more secure and relaxed their dealings with futures broker won’t be at risk of bad spin or job loss.

I actually got an email from someone this last year asking me for help with their ’skin problem’. Personally I don’t consider shoving cheese doodles on your facial orifice something I can help with, but I’m always happy to oblige with telling people what to do.

1. Wash your face three times a day. Coincide it with the time you should be brushing those white things in your oral orifice.

2. Wash your hands 2o times a day. Be compulsive and count them out loud each time you go to the bathroom, singing ‘Happy Birthday’ twice each time while lathering. JUST DO IT!

3. Wash your mouse. No, not your ‘thing’ in front of your posterior orifice, the one on your computer.

4. Quit touching your face. I wouldn’t want to touch your face after you’ve been grabbing your mouse; or whatever; let alone…nevermind. Just stop it.

5. Proactiv acne cream: GET some! Slather it on. Feel it work. Become one with The Force. Wonder where the yellow went.

6.  Remember I love you unconditionally.  I just don’t love the thought of your hands and wherever they’ve been, so keep them off that face.