Monthly Archives: June 2005

Those Wacky Kids…

So I’m reading this article that talks about how the ‘net generation‘ are masters of technology. It perpetuates the idea that young people are inherently better at using technology than their older counterparts. While this may be true, I still … Continue reading

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Why we don’t need school…

A thousand years ago the problem was not enough information. You had to really search to find even a little bit of of the stuff. You usually had to travel somewhere to find information, whether it was to the blacksmith … Continue reading

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Beat That Britannica!

A friend up at USU sent me a great entry from the Uncyclopedia. It looks like the Uncyclopedia is like the Wikipedia, only ‘un’nier… A cheap knockoff? A brilliant satire? Who knows? It’s an article describing the great war of … Continue reading

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My Son The Orator

So, I think my second son has all the making of a discussion board debater. Not just a regular debater. A debater extraordinaire. I have witnessed many debates on discussion boards, and he imitated the techniques used. The conversation between … Continue reading

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Open Office

I downloaded and installed Open Office a while ago. I should mention that I download and install programs all of the time. Usually I use them once or twice, then forget about them. With Open Office (OO), my experience has … Continue reading

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Figuring It Out

I’ve known about podcasting for about 3 months, but have never gotten around to actually doing it. Whenever there is something ‘new’ I balk at it, for reasons that I will explain later. I actually found podcasting to be easy. … Continue reading

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Chapter 1

I’ve gotten permission to put my book online, so if you’d like to listen to chapter one, and more, head over to http://chickenarmpits.com.

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More Conference Thoughts…

So, I picked up a few things from my conference. I got about 20 hotel pens, some note pads, 4 canvas bags… But a few thoughts, as well. I was listening to one person talk about how they do their … Continue reading

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Viva Las Vegas

So, I’ve been in Las Vegas all week at a conference. I’ve got quite a few thoughts, but didn’t want to bombard you all at once. I figure I’ll post a few here and there over the next few weeks. … Continue reading

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Another Test

Shelton

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