Author Archives: Marion Jensen

A ‘walkthrough’ is document that helps you get through a game. Zelda, Half-life, MYST, all can be confusing games. But with a bit of help, they become more managable for those that don’t want to spend a lot of time … Continue reading →

I have always loved to cook. I think it’s because my ‘real life’ is so complex. School takes 4 months to complete. Work projects often drag on for months at a time as well. But there is nothing so refreshing … Continue reading →

I’m taking a class this semester on Problem Based Learning. I took the class because one day I observed, to nobody in particular, that writing is nothing more than a series of problems. When you write you are solving problems. … Continue reading →

…describe it in an e-mail and win a cruise. Apparently this guy gets fired because he ate 2 pieces of pizza. His co-workers had planned on taking it home. The co-workers (and seriously now, who would want to work with … Continue reading →

I attended a family reunion last week, and had a most enjoyable time. Two things in particular were quite enjoyable. The first was something I haven’t done in over 15 years. We were up at Bear Lake and went to … Continue reading →

I was reading an article by Maria Virvou, George Katsionis, and Konstantinos Manos that was quite interesting. It’s called Combining Software Games with Education: Evaluation of its Educational Effectiveness. It can be found in the Educational Technology & Society Journal, … Continue reading →

So, I just checked the wikibook article I added to the other day and found that it has already been expounded upon. Most of my stuff was left in tact, but another user has talked about the benefits of Morse … Continue reading →

The uncyclopedia article of the day. Lederhosen. And for months I’ve thought about what my first input might be to wikipedia. What piece of informational nugget might I grace the world with? I had grand plans but things went awry … Continue reading →

Nice review of Skype and Google Talk. I’m using Google talk and find it to be nice and easy. The only downside I see to both Skype and Google Talk is you are limited to chatting with one person at … Continue reading →

I posted recently about open textbooks on the wikipedia site. There were a couple of books that looked interesting, but I wonder if this one will last for very long. A book like this could come in handy…