Monthly Archives: June 2008

Fix those keys…

On a PC I could move anywhere in a document by using the home, end, shift home, shift arrow, and many other buttons or combination of buttons. With a Mac, they have the lovely feature of making it different in … Continue reading

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Way outside the box…

David Wiley has an excellent post on what direction we might want to take as institutions of higher education. I read the post today, and then came across a story in a book I’m reading that I think also applies. … Continue reading

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Quote of the day…

At our church, we have a large group meeting to begin with. The meeting runs 70 minutes, and it’s mainly talking and singing. We were 65 minutes into the meeting, and at the end of a fairly long talk. I … Continue reading

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Crack open a coconut and expand your brain usage

A friend of mine wrote a random post to his blog. He received a random comment. It’s the best comment to a blog anywhere. “There is a verse in the bible that says when you go to hell it is … Continue reading

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Master/Padowan

My family has a website, and one of the sister-in-laws posted an idea about using a Jedi Master/Padawan idea to teach your kids to work. The idea is that you are the Laundry Master or the Dishes Master, and you … Continue reading

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Web 2.1.340 Closed Beta

Just got my invite to the Web 2.1.340 close beta. I’m excited. I’d tell you all about it, but…NDA, sorry.

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The Next Revoultion

A revolution is easy to spot when looking backward, but they are much harder to see when they first happen. Microsoft, Apple, eBay, Amazon…all revolutions with ramifications that weren’t seen until much after they first released a product, or came … Continue reading

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Social Media

From the good folks over at Common Craft.

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The Death of Search Engines?

Interesting article over at ZD Net UK. The idea is that people don’t need to go to a search engine to find what they need. If they want a review of a product, they will go to Amazon or cnet. … Continue reading

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For your entertainment…

We put on quite the show at the little league game tonight. The kids were playing with the keyless remote to our van. Somehow they engaged the alarm. Since we came separately, my wife left first (with the only keyless … Continue reading

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