May
26
2006
No sooner did Alan Levine have a bone to pick with Flickr, TechSmith’s SnagIt! comes along and (as far as I can see innocently) makes available a plugin to upload screenshots to the Flickr service. I think this is wild, because while Flickr is playing hardball with Alan (and certainly SecondLife screenshots are much more [...]
May
25
2006
Of the many things that I am envious about Canada, the number one thing is their national anthem, “O Canada”. I’ve gone to many hockey games and sung along with the Canadian anthem. I’ll refrain from commenting on the U.S. anthem. This was a stirring video to watch, and makes me wonder whether I should [...]
May
24
2006
wind-up brain
Originally uploaded by jilldavis.
My brain has been fried since March. I felt like everything I did required waiting a long time for a response from my convoluted grey matter, it was like walking through molasses. Eventually, I got through planning and execution of Faculty Academy, and then it blew my mind. Everything about [...]
May
03
2006
Just like the students who are shouting with glee about finishing their exams, I want to celebrate being done with the editing and posting of the 19 videos in the Great Lives Series Webcasts. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy the editing, however, I was a bit rushed in trying to get them done. And [...]
May
02
2006
From Viruses to Networking, Apple is back promoting the differences between PCs and Macs. Starring “The Daily Show” correspondent John Hodgman, and Justin Long (”Warren” from NBC’s “Ed”), Apple has no problem showing how confident they are about their computers being trouble free. The spots are cute, funny, and effective, but I just can’t help [...]