Okay..it’s been one month since I started my Project 365. I thought it was time to look at the process and share some of my (VERY) random thoughts on the process. First, some facts. I have: taken 261 images on the SD card made 2 backups of the images and one backup of my SQL…
Category: Techy
Engineering and Art – Kinetic Sculptures to check out
Wow! This artist, Theo Jansen, has just gotten in my radar. It really is something. I see that he was featured in a BMW ad so he should be really in the public eye a bit more now. How could I have missed it? This YouTube video does a good job of showing his work:…
Flickr Guest Pass – finally a way to share the Flickr joy without the agony of yet another account
Having spent a frustrating afternoon trying to remember various services username/password combos (more on that later!), I decided to work on my Project 365 for the day. Logged into Flickr and saw that they have three new services. Mobile Blogging (eh, not there yet) Camera tagging (ways to find out what cameras are most popular…
BMOC: Techy-Feely is the way to go for tech support on campus
Hey, Hey, Hey!! My concept of techy-feely has made the Chronicle of Higher Education. Okay..they didn’t ACTUALLY call is t-f…but the idea is there. I love the idea of providing computer support folks who have people skills. That is what I am all about. When computers (or other technology) stop working, folks freak out. Being…
HIIANA
HIIANA = Hey, I invented a new acronym!! I was driving on the interstate yesterday and saw a huge banner on the side of a budget motel stating “FREE HSIA”. I pondered for a second and then realized, oh, Free High Speed Internet Access. When did HSIA become an acronym? Is it really one? In…
cramming 43 hours into a day
I fascinated by this fairly recent study (funded by Yahoo!, among others) about the overlapping of technlogies within a typical family. Doing that equals to more hours of activity per day. From the report: While using the Internet, people are also doing two or three other things, often watching TV or talking on the phone,”…
Plan to Learn: Case Studies in eLearning Project Management
It’s been over 2 years in the making..but I’m a published author! Wow! I got my desk copy in the mail today and there I am – Chapter 5. Allow me a bit of a headrush now..’cause it is exciting stuff to see your name in print. Now, seeing your name go by on the…
Hey- I’m a TV expert(s)
So, our local CBS affiliate came to school yesterday evening for an opinion on the YouTube acquisition by Google. I’ve never had the chance to one of those “experts say” kind of folks. And, it is amusing that I was the only interview in the spot but “experts say” was mentioned several times. While, my…
Feed the Exploratory Need…finding delight in technology
Alan Levine, in his CogDogBlog (which I find a must-read), once again nails it with what I was thinking as well but couldn’t quite squeeze through my pinhole of a blogger brain! I had the same experience as he did with my Google personalized homepage last week. “Hey! Tabs! Cool! What happens if I click….”…
(C)hell Phones – are they good for us?
So, I read this article on Wired News today and it struck a chord. I am always surprised how folks react when I didn’t have a cell phone. (DISCLAIMER: I now own a Virgin Mobile pay as you go phone that sits in my home office way more than anywhere else. The occasional trip out…