Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Try out the new FREE website. It has been redesigned for the first time since it was created in 1998 to make finding teaching resources from the federal government easier.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Historical Documents
Footnote - The place for original documents online
Many original historical documents that have never been online are now available. A site worth checking out and passing along to your fellow teachers and students.
Many original historical documents that have never been online are now available. A site worth checking out and passing along to your fellow teachers and students.
Why I Won't Drive On Ice
This happened in Portland, oregon this winter. Yes, I figured out how to add YouTube videos to the site. Hopefully you will be able to see them. If you can't, please let me know!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Dead Browser Links?
AM-Deadlink
Deadlinks? This freebie works with most browsers and will help you find and delte dead bookmarks (History) in most browsers.
Pretty cool? Best feature?? It's FREE!!
Deadlinks? This freebie works with most browsers and will help you find and delte dead bookmarks (History) in most browsers.
Pretty cool? Best feature?? It's FREE!!
Wallpaper Rocks!
Looking for some new desktop backgrounds? No matter what your OS, you should find something here for you!
Thursday, January 11, 2007
iPhone Copyright Infringment?
Uh oh...: Apple has a BIG legal problem!
Cisco subsidiary Linksys has its own iPhone. But instead of signing a proposed contract submitted Monday night by Cisco, Apple made the iPhone announcement without a deal in place. Cisco's response: a 24-page trademark infringement lawsuit against Apple.
Cisco subsidiary Linksys has its own iPhone. But instead of signing a proposed contract submitted Monday night by Cisco, Apple made the iPhone announcement without a deal in place. Cisco's response: a 24-page trademark infringement lawsuit against Apple.
Quizpod - FREE!
QuizPod - iPod + iTunes
Get out your ipods! Allows users to create class quizes, surveys or anything else on their Mac or PC then synchronise to an iPod. A user can then be 'quized’ on the actual iPod with results later being sync’d back to the computer.
- Creation of Quizes on both PC and Mac.
- QuizPod application for iPod using iPodLinux. Currently only supports generations 1- 4 of fullsize iPod.
- Support Bitmap image display on iPod in greyscale or full color.
- Allows sync’ing of Quiz results and quizes between iPod and computer.
- Provided a results magament tool to manage marks/ answers from quizes.
And it's FREE!
Get out your ipods! Allows users to create class quizes, surveys or anything else on their Mac or PC then synchronise to an iPod. A user can then be 'quized’ on the actual iPod with results later being sync’d back to the computer.
- Creation of Quizes on both PC and Mac.
- QuizPod application for iPod using iPodLinux. Currently only supports generations 1- 4 of fullsize iPod.
- Support Bitmap image display on iPod in greyscale or full color.
- Allows sync’ing of Quiz results and quizes between iPod and computer.
- Provided a results magament tool to manage marks/ answers from quizes.
And it's FREE!
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Some things parents need to know
Online Safety Tips for Parents - Education World
Linda McCarthy, author of Own Your Space: Keep Yourself and Your Stuff Safe Online, offers parents these 10 tips for keeping their kids safe online. Included: Provide a copy of our printable version to your students’ families.Thanks to Educational Technology for this post.
WDUG
Don't forget about our April Web Developer User Group meeting. Anyone interested in the topics can register. Their district MUST be a member of our TSS or Office Automation Services. You will be able to register when the Spring MicroNews comes out about the end of March.
You can always check the web site, www.mhric.org/wdug, for more information.
How do you like the new logo on the right?
Podcasts!
Keep an eye out for our new podcasts that will be coming this month or early February. All our services will be available as podcasts so you can listen to them. They will be available in formats that will let you listen to them on your iPod (*.m4a) or just to listen to on your computer (*.mp3)We are also working on software tips in a podcast format. Eventually, vodcasting and trainings!
There is no limit to what we can do with the right technology, hardware, knowledge, manpower, and plain old hard work!
Color Scheme Chooser
Choose Color Schemes for your website using this free tool.:
Use this free tool to study the relationships between colors. You can actually use it to choose the color scheme of your own website. Be sure to read the help section for a better understanding.
Great site for figuring out colors for your site that really mesh.Flippid - Post What You Wan
Flippid - Post What You Want
http://www.flippid.com/
Flippid matches people who want stuff, with people who have stuff. Name your price, and let people sell it to you. Are you looking for something? Post it on flippid for free and instantly tell people who have it that you want it. You even get to set your maximum price and let sellers compete for your business. Flippid lets you name your price for the stuff you're looking for. Sellers on flippid like it because it doesn't cost them a thing to see what buyers want. Sellers will even compete with each other just to sell to you!
http://www.flippid.com/
Flippid matches people who want stuff, with people who have stuff. Name your price, and let people sell it to you. Are you looking for something? Post it on flippid for free and instantly tell people who have it that you want it. You even get to set your maximum price and let sellers compete for your business. Flippid lets you name your price for the stuff you're looking for. Sellers on flippid like it because it doesn't cost them a thing to see what buyers want. Sellers will even compete with each other just to sell to you!
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Hack Attack
Hack Attack: A guide for switching to a Mac
Before I got my first Mac, I was fortunate to have 2 people give me a lot of help learning about the OS. One is over at Dutchess BOCES and the other is at Orange-Ulster BOCES. The Apple rep was also an invaluable resource as was reading, reading, and reading on the internet.
There is so much information out there and the Mac also comes with fantastic help files. Ask your friends and colleagues. I bet you would be surprised at the number of people who know Mac's!
This site is a great help as well. Lots of quick info and how things relate to the PC.
Before I got my first Mac, I was fortunate to have 2 people give me a lot of help learning about the OS. One is over at Dutchess BOCES and the other is at Orange-Ulster BOCES. The Apple rep was also an invaluable resource as was reading, reading, and reading on the internet.
There is so much information out there and the Mac also comes with fantastic help files. Ask your friends and colleagues. I bet you would be surprised at the number of people who know Mac's!
This site is a great help as well. Lots of quick info and how things relate to the PC.
Woodland Home
A Low Impact Woodland Home
What a great looking place for a vacation home! Environmentally-sound, it is a Hobbit house!
What a great looking place for a vacation home! Environmentally-sound, it is a Hobbit house!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Wasabi Cream Sauce
This sauce from Epicurious looks very nice. I almost made it for Christmas dinner but they wanted regular gravy! I'll make it next time and just not ask.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Google For Educators
You'll find a teacher's guide to Google products, including basic information about each tool, examples of how educators are using them, and lesson ideas. You'll also find lesson plans and videos from Discovery Education focusing on two of the most popular teaching tools: Google Earth and Google SketchUp.
Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft join forces on sitemaps
That sound you hear? It's the sound of a million webmasters shouting for joy. I certainly didn't see it coming, but Microsoft, Yahoo!, and Google have entered an agreement to support a single, unified sitemap protocol, which webmasters can use to give all three companies' search engines a complete listing of their site's pages. Microsoft's Live Search Blog, the Yahoo! Search Blog, and Google's Webmaster Central Blog all have announcements about the unified effort, and the companies have launched sitemaps.org to promote the protocol. The protocol itself has been released under the Creative Commons license and other search engines have been invited to use it as well.
From Download Squad
From Download Squad
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Combat Spam Mail!
We all know that spam mail is a big problem and an annoying one. One way to combat is is to look at how you have your email addresses posted on your web site(s). If you have them as normal mailto: links, you are opening your users up to spam, spam, and more spam.
Once you are on those spam mailing lists, it is very difficult to be removed from them!
One way to help combat the problem is to change the way your email addresses are listed on your sites. Ours are obfuscated or done in javascripts. If you check out our staff page and view the source, you will see that I have obfuscated not only the email address in the mailto: link, but also the text part of that link. It's been that way for a few years now.
This article will give you some great information on how to hide your email addresses on your sites.
Your email administrator is working very hard to combat the spam problem, but he also needs the help of the users and web admins.
Never click "Unsubscribe Here" in a spam email. Now they KNOW you exist! Also, don't register for anything using your email address. Get a Google or Yahoo email address that is disposable. I have 3 that I use just for this purpose. If I start getting too much spam at one, I just close it up and open a new one.
Just a few hints ... but make sure you change the way your email addresses are posted on your web site. You can always contact me for help with this too.
Once you are on those spam mailing lists, it is very difficult to be removed from them!
One way to help combat the problem is to change the way your email addresses are listed on your sites. Ours are obfuscated or done in javascripts. If you check out our staff page and view the source, you will see that I have obfuscated not only the email address in the mailto: link, but also the text part of that link. It's been that way for a few years now.
This article will give you some great information on how to hide your email addresses on your sites.
Your email administrator is working very hard to combat the spam problem, but he also needs the help of the users and web admins.
Never click "Unsubscribe Here" in a spam email. Now they KNOW you exist! Also, don't register for anything using your email address. Get a Google or Yahoo email address that is disposable. I have 3 that I use just for this purpose. If I start getting too much spam at one, I just close it up and open a new one.
Just a few hints ... but make sure you change the way your email addresses are posted on your web site. You can always contact me for help with this too.
Tale of an iPod and a High School
Merritt Secondary School is going high tech. When MSS vice principal Darren Coates received an I-pod for Christmas last year he didn’t know it would eventually change the way his students learned. Now, what started as a bit of an experiment by one teacher, is spreading across the school. “It’s a way to hijack a technology they use and put educational material on it,” he explains. “It’s a great way to get students interested.” Using the I-pod in class started out small but soon grew in popularity. He started with pod casts of Quirks and Quarks to grab the students’ attention. As interest grew he saw there was a lot of potential in using the technology in class.
2006
The Year in Review....done in photos and sound. Some will make you laugh, some will make you smile...and some will devastate you.
Earth Facts
101 Amazing Facts about the Earth! While you are at this site, check out some of the other pages.
Database Design
Nice article about basic database design. Remember Jeff will be demo'ing databases on web sites at our April meeting.
Friday, December 22, 2006
Happy Holidays!
Just a wish for a very Happy and Healthy Holiday Season to all of you. I will be on vacation next week but still posting here. Have a peaceful and safe holiday time with your families.
Regards, Pat
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Annual Holiday Reunion @ DPI
Annual Holiday Reunion - Tiger Butter
Ok, so it's not web design or even software....but it looks luscious!
Ok, so it's not web design or even software....but it looks luscious!
Monday, December 18, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006
Photoshop CS3 Beta!!!
A Quick Look at the New Features in Photoshop CS3, Public Beta Preview "Anytime Adobe (or anybody for that matter) messes with the interface for a product, it sends chills down the spine of many users. However, in CS3 the changes can be as minor or major as you want because this is probably the most customizable interface for Photoshop yet."
mon.itor.us
mon.itor.us - FREE website monitoring
Just came across this site and it looks interesting. Free reports and monitoring of your site sent to your email address....Need to look into it a bit more.
Just came across this site and it looks interesting. Free reports and monitoring of your site sent to your email address....Need to look into it a bit more.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Known issues - Internet Explorer 7
Internet Explorer 7
You may want to check this site out. I, for one, am NOT upgrading to IE7. I have it on a test machine but not on a production one. Too many complaints about it at this point...
You may want to check this site out. I, for one, am NOT upgrading to IE7. I have it on a test machine but not on a production one. Too many complaints about it at this point...
"Monday, December 11, 2006
CSSORT
CSSORT - A Method for Sorting your CSS files
This site claims to clean up your CSS. Just copy and paste, select how you want it to be sorted for you...and it does it. Uses Ajax to sort your code.
This site claims to clean up your CSS. Just copy and paste, select how you want it to be sorted for you...and it does it. Uses Ajax to sort your code.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Friday, December 08, 2006
Question?
I am looking for a program that will convert MPEG2 files to any other format suitable for using in iMovie or importing in to Quicktime.
Any ideas? Thanks!
Any ideas? Thanks!
Patina's Treasures - Screen Savers
Patina's Treasures - Screen Savers:
Free Screensavers for the PC. I don't know the quality so, if you use any, PLEASE let us know! Sometimes the real gems have been found in freeware.
Free Screensavers for the PC. I don't know the quality so, if you use any, PLEASE let us know! Sometimes the real gems have been found in freeware.
AppDelete: Mac
AppDelete
Even though it is unbelieveably easy to delete a program you installed on a Mac, this utility makes it even easier! Just drag the application to the icon and all traces are gone. Sorry, Windows users, you still have to contend with registries and all that other stuff!
Even though it is unbelieveably easy to delete a program you installed on a Mac, this utility makes it even easier! Just drag the application to the icon and all traces are gone. Sorry, Windows users, you still have to contend with registries and all that other stuff!
Friday, November 24, 2006
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
CSS Beauty | CSS Design, News, Jobs, Community, Web Standards
CSS Beauty | CSS Design, News, Jobs, Community, Web Standards
Not sure if I posted this one before but it's a definite site to check out. Lots and lots of info about CSS here and great links too.
Not sure if I posted this one before but it's a definite site to check out. Lots and lots of info about CSS here and great links too.
PortableApps.com
PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB drives | Your Digital Life, Anywhere™
I have been using these apps since they first came out and they are fantastic. I now have 3 USB keys. These new suite includes a lot of free, no spyware, no ads, no trials versions of great usable software. Then you can add more apps to the suite, including a virus scanner, zip program, etc. A great addition to your software library.
I have been using these apps since they first came out and they are fantastic. I now have 3 USB keys. These new suite includes a lot of free, no spyware, no ads, no trials versions of great usable software. Then you can add more apps to the suite, including a virus scanner, zip program, etc. A great addition to your software library.
kuler
kuler
Launched in Adobe Labs on Nov 21 is Kuler, a very cool application that let you manipulate the Color Wheel on the fly. A extremely useful tool when you are seeking for color themes for a new design. Thumbs up for the creativity!
This looks like one to really check out. You should have an Adobe User ID to fully experience the site.
Launched in Adobe Labs on Nov 21 is Kuler, a very cool application that let you manipulate the Color Wheel on the fly. A extremely useful tool when you are seeking for color themes for a new design. Thumbs up for the creativity!
This looks like one to really check out. You should have an Adobe User ID to fully experience the site.
Xml Driven Slideshow
Xml Driven Slideshow
Looks very interesting. It's done in Flash and Difficulty Level is Intermediate. Explore the rest of the site while you are there. If you find anything interesting, let us know!
Looks very interesting. It's done in Flash and Difficulty Level is Intermediate. Explore the rest of the site while you are there. If you find anything interesting, let us know!
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Business Applications - Microsoft Turns Off Office System Users
Microsoft Watch - Office 2007 and Vista Licensing Validation Changes
Not sure how this will affect software in labs that are reimaged.
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Not sure how this will affect software in labs that are reimaged.
Search Engine Marketing 101
CNET Online Courses: Search Engine Marketing 101 - At Work Tips, Tricks, and How-tos at CNET.: "
You’ve created a great Web site–now it needs traffic. In this course, you’ll learn a variety of ways to get people to visit your Web site, and how to keep them coming back, whether your site is a business or a hobby."
FREE Course starts Nov. 27. I am registered.
You’ve created a great Web site–now it needs traffic. In this course, you’ll learn a variety of ways to get people to visit your Web site, and how to keep them coming back, whether your site is a business or a hobby."FREE Course starts Nov. 27. I am registered.
Monday, November 20, 2006
iQuip
iQuip:
iQuip will let you easily add notes or quotes to your login window. It’s mostly written to give you a little quote or fortune, but you can also use it for something more important. It might be a great idea to put your contact information on the login screen. Prior to a training or if you lose it, your contact information will be right there for all to see.
What a great FREEBIE!!! Sorry, PC folks...this one is for Mac OS X only.
iQuip will let you easily add notes or quotes to your login window. It’s mostly written to give you a little quote or fortune, but you can also use it for something more important. It might be a great idea to put your contact information on the login screen. Prior to a training or if you lose it, your contact information will be right there for all to see.
What a great FREEBIE!!! Sorry, PC folks...this one is for Mac OS X only.
Skypecasts Academic Potential
Skypecasts Academic Potential
Yes, Skype can be a dangerous tool but this article lists how you can use it successfully in education as a FREE conferencing tool. There are an estimated 8 million Skypers online and yes, there are some pitfalls.
Yes, Skype can be a dangerous tool but this article lists how you can use it successfully in education as a FREE conferencing tool. There are an estimated 8 million Skypers online and yes, there are some pitfalls.
EdTech Posse Podcast 2.1 - Open source in education » blog » Blog Archive
EdTech Posse Podcast 2.1 - Open source in education
This is a podcast but they list links to the free software mentioned in the podcast. Some interesting freebies here, for sure.
This is a podcast but they list links to the free software mentioned in the podcast. Some interesting freebies here, for sure.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Pimp My Safari
Pimp My Safari:
Just found this site that contans extensions for Safari. I've been using Safari on my macbook as well as Firefox. Now to look at these extensions in depth!
Just found this site that contans extensions for Safari. I've been using Safari on my macbook as well as Firefox. Now to look at these extensions in depth!
iPods on Airlines!!!
Apple Teams Up With Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM & United to Deliver iPod Integration: "CUPERTINO, California—November 14, 2006—Apple® today announced it is teaming up with Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United to deliver the first seamless integration between iPod® and in-flight entertainment systems. These six airlines will begin offering their passengers iPod seat connections which power and charge their iPods during flight and allow the video content on their iPods to be viewed on the their seat back displays."
This might actually prompt me into flying....maybe...
This might actually prompt me into flying....maybe...
Sunday, November 12, 2006
CSS-Based Forms: Modern Solutions
CSS-Based Forms: Modern Solutions
All kinds of forms are here! If you have taken my Dreasmweaver Forms class, you will really appreciate this site...
All kinds of forms are here! If you have taken my Dreasmweaver Forms class, you will really appreciate this site...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
School Safety Webcast
Webcast Access Page: "LIVE VIDEO WEBCAST
Wednesday, November 15, 2006, Live broadcast from 1:00-2:00pm EASTERN TIME
School Safety
In the wake of recent school shootings and the subsequent White House Conference on School Safety, the U.S. Department of Education will present a one-hour Web cast to provide parents, educators, school administrators and local safety personnel with an opportunity to review their emergency management plans. The Department's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools will share successful strategies so that all who share the responsibility of protecting our children can learn more about how schools can help mitigate, prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from a crisis. Join the broadcast to learn how to take positive steps to prevent school violence and respond quickly and effectively if an incident does occur. The Web cast will offer many opportunities for viewers to ask questions via email and get answers from the presenters.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006, Live broadcast from 1:00-2:00pm EASTERN TIME
School Safety
In the wake of recent school shootings and the subsequent White House Conference on School Safety, the U.S. Department of Education will present a one-hour Web cast to provide parents, educators, school administrators and local safety personnel with an opportunity to review their emergency management plans. The Department's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools will share successful strategies so that all who share the responsibility of protecting our children can learn more about how schools can help mitigate, prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from a crisis. Join the broadcast to learn how to take positive steps to prevent school violence and respond quickly and effectively if an incident does occur. The Web cast will offer many opportunities for viewers to ask questions via email and get answers from the presenters.
Zamzar - Free online file conversion
Zamzar - Free online file conversion
Zamzar, a free online file conversion tool, launched last week. Like a similar tool, Media Convert, Zamzar allows users to upload a file and have it converted into a number of formats. Common uses for Zamzar include converting PDF documents to Word, iTunes AAC files to MP3, and Flash (flv) files to MP4 for iPod use. Up to five files can be converted simultaneously.
The process takes a few minutes - Zamzar emails a link to the converted file when it is done. Note, however, that Zamzar is not able to convert DRM’d files. The maximum file size is 100 MB, but there are no limits on the number of files converted.
Zamzar, a free online file conversion tool, launched last week. Like a similar tool, Media Convert, Zamzar allows users to upload a file and have it converted into a number of formats. Common uses for Zamzar include converting PDF documents to Word, iTunes AAC files to MP3, and Flash (flv) files to MP4 for iPod use. Up to five files can be converted simultaneously.
The process takes a few minutes - Zamzar emails a link to the converted file when it is done. Note, however, that Zamzar is not able to convert DRM’d files. The maximum file size is 100 MB, but there are no limits on the number of files converted.
Minimizing windows in OS X
» Minimizing windows in OS X »
Great and fun tips here for the us Mac users....
Great and fun tips here for the us Mac users....
:: CSS Drop Shadow Tests
CSS Drop Shadow
If you know CSS, you may want to try this. It creates a drop shadow for your graphics using pure CSS.
If you know CSS, you may want to try this. It creates a drop shadow for your graphics using pure CSS.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Yellow Mug Software - Quality Shareware and Freeware Exclusively for Mac OS X
Yellow Mug Software - Quality Shareware and Freeware Exclusively for Mac OS X
Reasonably priced and some interesting apps here...
Reasonably priced and some interesting apps here...
Senuti - from iPod to Mac
Senuti - Download: "Senuti 0.33"
For Mac OS X only: download from your iPod to your computer...in reverse..and it's free!
Hint: Read the name of the program backwards...
For Mac OS X only: download from your iPod to your computer...in reverse..and it's free!
Hint: Read the name of the program backwards...
Switch To A Mac: Macs versus PCs: Post A Comparison
Switch To A Mac: Macs versus PCs: Post A Comparison: "Macs versus PCs: Post A Comparison"
MostOfMyMac.com
MostOfMyMac.com
Looks like a great blog for information about the Mac. It contains tips for us Newbies to the Mac platform as well.
Looks like a great blog for information about the Mac. It contains tips for us Newbies to the Mac platform as well.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Yreux Software : iChartwork
Yreux Software : iChartwork
iChartwork is a fun little thing (and I’m surprised it isn’t built into iChat.) This app “will sync your avatar on iChat and/or Adium and the artwork of the song playing in iTunes.” So, if you have Will Smith blaring from your iTunes collection, his album cover will be your icon in iChat.
For the Mac only of course!
iChartwork is a fun little thing (and I’m surprised it isn’t built into iChat.) This app “will sync your avatar on iChat and/or Adium and the artwork of the song playing in iTunes.” So, if you have Will Smith blaring from your iTunes collection, his album cover will be your icon in iChat.
For the Mac only of course!
Widget Manager
Widget Manager:
"Widget Manager is the original, free preference pane that lets you manage Widgets under Mac OSX 10.4. With Widget Manager you can inspect, remove and disable any Dashboard Widgets, including the default Apple Widgets."
"Widget Manager is the original, free preference pane that lets you manage Widgets under Mac OSX 10.4. With Widget Manager you can inspect, remove and disable any Dashboard Widgets, including the default Apple Widgets."
Aptana: The Web IDE
Aptana: The Web IDE: "The Web IDE"
Aptana is an open source Web IDE, an application for creating web sites — like Dreamweaver. It includes support for HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, and XML. If you forget a Javascript command, use Aptana’s built-in reference manual. Other features include tabs, a debugger, syntax highlighting, and multiple panes. Aptana is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and as an Eclipse plugin. If you design or develop web sites, give Aptana a try.
I may just do that! It looks clean and neat.
Aptana is an open source Web IDE, an application for creating web sites — like Dreamweaver. It includes support for HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, and XML. If you forget a Javascript command, use Aptana’s built-in reference manual. Other features include tabs, a debugger, syntax highlighting, and multiple panes. Aptana is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and as an Eclipse plugin. If you design or develop web sites, give Aptana a try.
I may just do that! It looks clean and neat.
AppDelete
AppDelete: For the MAC only
AppDelete is a way to delete an application and all of it’s associated items. Just drag and drop an app and off you go.
I like that it puts all of the items into a folder and puts it in your Trash. That way, you can still take a look to be sure that it didn’t take anything it wasn’t supposed to take.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum
What a great site....and history of the Internet...Where you there when it happened?
I stated on the Internet pre-Mosaic .. no browsers, just text and the Mother of All Gophers was mostly all we had... So, what year was that?
Take a guess!
What a great site....and history of the Internet...Where you there when it happened?
I stated on the Internet pre-Mosaic .. no browsers, just text and the Mother of All Gophers was mostly all we had... So, what year was that?
Take a guess!
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Switcher Tip: Print Screen - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Print Screen - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Great tips here on Print Screen for the Mac user...
Great tips here on Print Screen for the Mac user...
Album Shaper — FreeSMUG
Album Shaper — FreeSMUG
This is a great site for you Mac people. Album shaper also comes in a Windows version (so it says). Looks like a nice little program but I need to read more about it before I download it.
Got another convert to the Mac platform. My nephew, who is a Navy pilot, just bought a new MacBook Pro. I configured it for him on the Apple web site. The next day, Apple had come out with a new pricing structure so he was able to save several hundred dollars AND get almost double the hard drive space. After he ordered it, the email confirming the purchase told him he was saving another $50!!!
He also has a Nikon D200 Digital SLR and takes some fantastic photos. He has had a few published as well. He is going to LOVE his new MacBook!!
This is a great site for you Mac people. Album shaper also comes in a Windows version (so it says). Looks like a nice little program but I need to read more about it before I download it.
Got another convert to the Mac platform. My nephew, who is a Navy pilot, just bought a new MacBook Pro. I configured it for him on the Apple web site. The next day, Apple had come out with a new pricing structure so he was able to save several hundred dollars AND get almost double the hard drive space. After he ordered it, the email confirming the purchase told him he was saving another $50!!!
He also has a Nikon D200 Digital SLR and takes some fantastic photos. He has had a few published as well. He is going to LOVE his new MacBook!!
Recycke Those Plastic Bags
The Plastic Bag Pages
things you can do with those plastic bags you get at the grocery store. Some very interesting ideas here....Recycling is definitely the name of the game. We recycle at home. Do you??
things you can do with those plastic bags you get at the grocery store. Some very interesting ideas here....Recycling is definitely the name of the game. We recycle at home. Do you??
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Halloween Photo Tips
Photojojo » Halloween Photo Tips — Our Ghoulish Guide to Scary Snaps: "Jack-o-lanterns make for a unique and beautiful Halloween subject, but capturing their inner glow can be tricky. This is a case where it’s crucial you turn off your camera’s flash so it doesn’t overwhelm your candlelight. Your jack-o-lanterns are not going to move, so your best bet is to use a long shutter speed and set your camera on a steady surface or a tripod."
Free Halloween music
Bloglines | My Blogs: "Free Halloween Music - Download Free Scarey Songs and Sounds"
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Miles Per Dollar
Off Topic (OT):
These folks put together a site that allows you to enter your gas price, distance and your miles per gallon. Once entered, you hit calculate and it will show you how much that drive costs you. Eye-opening!
These folks put together a site that allows you to enter your gas price, distance and your miles per gallon. Once entered, you hit calculate and it will show you how much that drive costs you. Eye-opening!
Dewang Mehta Award
Dewang Mehta Award for Innovation in IT for NIIT Chief Scientist Sugata Mitra: "In villages located in remote areas from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, researchers reported hundreds of children teaching each other to use computers through NIIT’s “Minimally Invasive Education Kiosks.”"
In 1999, in an experiment conducted by Sugata, a computer connected to the Internet was embedded in a slum wall and left for unsupervised use by children. The findings of the experiment suggested that groups of children could learn to use computers and the Internet on their own, irrespective of who or where they were. Dr Mitra and his team subsequently verified this unique discovery in intensive testing through a large-scale experiment, across India and Cambodia.
In 1999, in an experiment conducted by Sugata, a computer connected to the Internet was embedded in a slum wall and left for unsupervised use by children. The findings of the experiment suggested that groups of children could learn to use computers and the Internet on their own, irrespective of who or where they were. Dr Mitra and his team subsequently verified this unique discovery in intensive testing through a large-scale experiment, across India and Cambodia.
School 2.0
School 2.0 - Join the Conversation
The US Dept. of Education site that explains it’s vision for “School 2.0″ is now officially up and running. As the site says, the vision is “a sketch and a work in progress” and “is designed to facilitate community discussions and preparations for short and long term educational and management goals.”
The US Dept. of Education site that explains it’s vision for “School 2.0″ is now officially up and running. As the site says, the vision is “a sketch and a work in progress” and “is designed to facilitate community discussions and preparations for short and long term educational and management goals.”
Google For Educators
Google For Educators: "Google recognizes the central role that teachers play in breaking down the barriers between people and information, and we support educators who work each day to empower their students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. This website is one of the ways we're working to bolster that support and explore how Google and educators can work together."
Five Things You Didn't Know About Apple's iPod
Five Things You Didn't Know About Apple's iPod: "Popular Science has put together similar instructions in written form."
Haulin’ ‘Net 2006-2007
Associate Supt. of Innovation: From the Haulin'Net blog:
Recently, a guidance counselor correctly advised a group of aspiring collegians that a good percentage of future jobs have not yet been created. Yet many schools and school systems
Recently, a guidance counselor correctly advised a group of aspiring collegians that a good percentage of future jobs have not yet been created. Yet many schools and school systems
Teachers are reaching out to students
The Seattle Times: Education: Teachers are reaching out to students with a new class of blogs: "When students read each other's blogs and make comments, 'the work becomes a conversation instead of a one-way delivery of information,' said Warlick, a former teacher who wrote 'Classroom Blogging: A Teacher's Guide to the Blogosphere.'"
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Home cures you can make with what's in your kitchen
Home cures you can make with what's in your kitchen
Off topic for sure...but very very interesting. Has anyone ever used any of these remedies?
Off topic for sure...but very very interesting. Has anyone ever used any of these remedies?
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Mean Vegetables
Mean Vegetables - New York Times
Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published last spring suggests that overweight people live longer, etc.
Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published last spring suggests that overweight people live longer, etc.
YouTube - MIT sketching
YouTube - MIT sketching: Hopefully you can get to this YouTube site. A bit more advanced than the normal SmartBoard technology! Leave it to MIT. Think of the uses in your HS physics classes...etc.
Santa Clarita Valley, California
News for Santa Clarita Valley, California: "The classes were announced Sept. 27 during the city's annual Teen Scene Unplugged event, where Internet safety experts informed Santa Clarita residents of potential harms accessible to children via the Web and ways to protect children from such hazards."
Interesting concept of TEACHING MySpace instead of telling parents to just block it!
Interesting concept of TEACHING MySpace instead of telling parents to just block it!
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Panic Button
Panic Button
"Panic Button is intended to help people that support end-users, either sysadmins/helpdesks, or those that simply help friends and family. I got the idea after getting frustrated by reports like “I had this error message on my computer. It said that the whatsit had caused a thingy operation”. No-one ever wrote down error messages, and could never remember what they said. I tried to teach people how to take screen shots, so that they could send screen shots of error messages, but that didn’t work."
Very interesting!
"Panic Button is intended to help people that support end-users, either sysadmins/helpdesks, or those that simply help friends and family. I got the idea after getting frustrated by reports like “I had this error message on my computer. It said that the whatsit had caused a thingy operation”. No-one ever wrote down error messages, and could never remember what they said. I tried to teach people how to take screen shots, so that they could send screen shots of error messages, but that didn’t work."
Very interesting!
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Apple's Mac OS Market Share Rises 26 Percent Year Over Year
Apple's Mac OS Market Share Rises 26 Percent Year Over Year:
Key Percent Increases:
* Up 38.4 percent since January 2005
* Up 34.0 percent since April 2005 (Mac OS X Tiger launched April 29, 2005)
* Up 12.1 percent January to September 2006 - despite Intel transition
* Up 9.0 percent since August 2006 - just one month
I am learning the Mac OS and I am totally impressed! Almost 3 months and no crashes. Things are where they should be; extremely intuitive.
Key Percent Increases:
* Up 38.4 percent since January 2005
* Up 34.0 percent since April 2005 (Mac OS X Tiger launched April 29, 2005)
* Up 12.1 percent January to September 2006 - despite Intel transition
* Up 9.0 percent since August 2006 - just one month
I am learning the Mac OS and I am totally impressed! Almost 3 months and no crashes. Things are where they should be; extremely intuitive.
PC to Mac Tip
One button mouse!: "I was provoked to post this article after a friend wanted to 'test drive' my old Power Mac G5 (has a wireless one button mouse) as he's been thinking about making the switch. He kept complaining about the lack of a right button.
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Friday, October 06, 2006
Joomla!
Joomla! - What is Joomla! ?: "Joomla! is an award-winning Content Management System (CMS) that will help you build websites and other powerful online applications. Best of all, Joomla! is an open source solution that is freely available to everybody."
Check it out and let me know what you think.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Kansas State University Launches World's Largest Course Podcasting Initiative - USA
Kansas State University Launches World's Largest Course Podcasting Initiative - USA
KSU will podcast over 6000 of its classes over the coming year. It is following suit with so many of the other universities. This will make it the largest podcasting implementation in the world.
So, how does the rest of the education world measure up to this?
KSU will podcast over 6000 of its classes over the coming year. It is following suit with so many of the other universities. This will make it the largest podcasting implementation in the world.
So, how does the rest of the education world measure up to this?
Monday, October 02, 2006
How to recycle your PC
How to recycle your PC
In most cases, it ends up in a landfill. Only about 10 percent of all discarded computers are recycled in the U.S., meaning millions of computers could be leaking harmful chemicals into groundwater."
In most cases, it ends up in a landfill. Only about 10 percent of all discarded computers are recycled in the U.S., meaning millions of computers could be leaking harmful chemicals into groundwater."
How to use your PC and Webcam as a motion-detecting and recording security camera - Simplehelp
How to use your PC and Webcam as a motion-detecting and recording security camera - Simplehelp: "This tutorial will take you step-by-step through setting up your PC and Webcam to act as a motion-detecting and recording security camera system. And the software required to do this is open source (free). "
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