I was at an ed tech conference this past week. At lunch, they had “edutainment” speakers, which is a great idea since everybody is usually eating and so on so a “serious” speaker is often not the best idea. The speakers were the producers and original composers of Schoolhouse Rock. When they took the stage,…
Facebook Usernames? Which to choose?
Great! I see that Facebook is now going to dole out usernames. Well, actually, you get to pick one out on a “first come, first served” basis. That might make it easier to find folks on Facebook, I see. My quandry is which username to use? I like my techyfeely moniker and that is personal….
Creative Commons For the Win!!!
One of my CC licensed photos in Flickr was used in local blog posting. Feels mighty good to see all that good old social media mojo working. Knoxify – The insider’s take on what makes Knoxville great
Famous Photos “ruined” by technology
From Gizmodo, check out this gallery of Photoshop brilliance mixing famous news photography with current technology. Gizmodo – 86 Iconic Images Ruined With Technology – Photoshop
Meditating on a Powertool
I got to spend about two hours last night helping friends open their pool. Most of my time was spent with a power washer. As I moved slowly through cleaning chairs, tables, poolsides, diving board and more, it turned into a nice meditation. I truly enjoyed being in the moment and it was easy to…
Do you hug your technology?
Driving home yesterday, I heard a story on NPR about the last mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. This mission is the last repair mission (and the first one in seven year, it seems) and the story told a bit about the repairs and how it will help the mighty instrument be even more “mightier”….
From ICHC
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Testing again
Want to know if ViddYou is the way to go for this kinda thing…not sure yet.
You can have the Earth in YOUR hand
This is just darn cool technology and a great message to boot. As I continue to look over the impressive technology and social media used for Earth Hour 2009, I found this part of the site. Print out a little graphic, point it to your webcam and BAM – you have the world in your…
Earth Hour: Tonight at 8:30 pm
I’m going to particpate. Hope you do, too!