Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Earlier in the month I posted about the strategy I've been employing to back up my 24" home computer. Using SuperDuper! and a 500-GB external drive attached to my Airport Extreme works great, but it doesn't really solve the my-house-burned-down-and-now-I-lost-all-of-the-embarrassing-pictures-of-my-kids problem. To address that glaring deficiency I needed a way ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
Apple's announcement yesterday of a full software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone exceeded my expectations. As I followed along with Engadget's coverage, I had two thoughts: Apple is making a serious play for the corporate enterprise, and we are going to see some seriously amazing mobile apps. They also ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
If you've never seen Larry Lessig talk about free culture, copyright, and Creative Commons you're missing out. According to Lessig himself, he gave his last lecture on free culture on January 31st at Stanford University. Watch it.
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
I've got budget codes and that makes me a prime target for all kinds of vendors who have just what my school district needs. Between the cold call invitations to online demos, meetings with vendors sales reps I actually want to talk to, and various conferences, I see a lot ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
We got our first family computer last fall, a 24" Apple iMac. It had been running like a champ until a strange hardware problem popped up a few weeks ago. It didn't boot properly a few times, and when I investigated further I found that the system was reporting that ...
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
I'm a huge Creative Commons advocate, and I use a CC license on pretty much everything I publish online. As much as I love the Commons, I think it's important to remember (and teach) that we're not without some rights when it comes to traditionally licensed works. (Here's where I ...
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
Where does the time go? Could it really be that my last blog post was on Dec 11th? Yikes. OK, I'm getting back in the saddle.
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Monday, November 12th, 2007
I hear my share of horror stories from educators all over the country about innovative things they'd like to try with their students, but are unable to because of overly restrictive policies from their IT departments. Whether it's blocked URLs or an unwillingness to load a particular piece of software ...
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Sunday, October 7th, 2007
I did it. My finishing time was 4:45 which I'm pretty happy with considering the brutal heat. I'd hoped to finish closer to 4:15, but it was 80°+ with a dew point near 70° and I knew that I'd have no chance of going that fast. What weird weather. It's ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Some of you probably know that I've been training for the Twin Cities Marathon. The big event is on Sunday, and I find myself more curious than anything else about how everything will turn out. I've put in my miles: 540 miles of training since May. All that's left now ...
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Monday, August 13th, 2007
This is relatively old news, but it's worth reporting that Apple's recent update to QuickTime added a much-requested feature. With version 7.2 you can now play video in full-screen mode without paying for QuickTime Pro. This is a really handy update for those of us who are using videostreaming services ...
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Saturday, June 9th, 2007
NY Times writer Michelle Slatalla relates her experience tormenting her daughter on Facebook in an article entitled "‘omg my mom joined facebook!!’."
So last week I joined Facebook, the social network for students that opened its doors last fall to anyone with an e-mail address. The decision not only doubled its ...
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