Monthly Archives: October 2005

Twice in the last week, while converting online courses to open courses, we’ve run into the snag of intellectual property issues. And both times the instructor has said, “Why don’t we just produce some alternative material ourselves?” In both cases, … Continue reading →

Looks like they are growing diamonds in the lab now. The article talks about all the good things that will come of if like cell phones the size of watches, iPod holding 10,000 movies, car paint that doesn’t scratch. But … Continue reading →

I plan on trying out Google’s new reader here in the next few days. I’ll post a review if I get a chance.

Went and saw a great movie the other night. You can watch the first nine minutes of the show here. If I didn’t have work, school, school, and work taking up all my time, I’d write up a proper review. … Continue reading →

One of the classes I’m taking this term is a course on gaming and education. As a class, we are creating an interactive fiction game (think Zork), based around the Spoon River Anthology. Spoon River Anthology is a series of … Continue reading →

Another great use for google maps. You can take a picture, then send the picture, along with the coordinates of where you took it, to this place. It keeps track of the picture and location. I’m tempted to send a … Continue reading →

Ok, the topic is laughter, but this article takes a serious look at the topic. And it is actually quite interesting. I’ve posted before on humor, and have given it a lot of thought. A Russian scientist went one step … Continue reading →

Google is going to make Open Office (it’s free) accessible from their toolbar. I already use Open Office (it’s free), and have had no problems with it. This could make the Open Office Suite (it’s free) more popular with the … Continue reading →

I wanted to write just a bit about what has driven me to the point where I want to study collaborative creative writing in a wiki environment. When I first heard about the wikipedia I thought to myself, “There is … Continue reading →

I’m doing two book signings today (Saturday the 1rst). I’ll be at the Layton Seagull from 12:15 to 1:45, and the Riverdale Seagull from 4:15-5:45.