Computer Recovery

Two Hundred Tenth Posts: Computer Recovery

It is the end of year and is a good time to restore the computer back to the original configuration. Start by backing up and organizing all your files. That should be done anyway. After time even with maintenance the computer tends to be cluttered or just slows down. A recovery fixes all that. The downside though is that although the computer wasn’t running at peak performance it may have been configured just the way you like. Also, it takes weeks or even months to put all the software and settings back on. That is why you should take a drive image of the computer after it is running its best and is fully configured.

I am working with a VEX robot kit. It is a robot design and building kit from RadioShack. It is divided into simple modules. I am on the first: “structure.” Building the “square bot” frame was pretty basic, but I took my time. I find it useful when building something to always ask yourself questions about the design or instructions. Ask things you would ask an instructor or teacher. The only thing is that you aren’t just given the answer. This forces you to make your own theories and work through the challenge. This is a great way to develop design skills and the makers of the VEX robot system know this. They have even included questions and theory to explore further, so the builder isn’t just building a “model” of a robot, they are using design skills.

I’ll update the Blog as building progresses. But until the world is controlled by the robots the people with VEX robot kits built... May the Creative Force and Holiday Spirit be with You