First off… this is initially written on pen and paper as my phone is at 39% and I am sans spare battery and cord. Me being me, I have a pen and paper in my bag. Sometimes being a dinosaur comes in handy. I’m sitting in the side hall of the School for Information andContinue reading “New Tricks”
Category Archives: school
I like to MUVE it, MUVE it
I will wait a second for you to get the picture of King Julian out of your head but feel free to hum the song as background music for the post. Multi-user virtual environments (MUVE) came up as a school topic. Explain these to me, I asked the 17 year old. I don’t know whatContinue reading “I like to MUVE it, MUVE it”
Life Skills
We are in a “cabin” in the Smokeys for a week. And by cabin, I mean there is hot/cold running water, full kitchen, air conditioning , hot tub and four TVs (don’t get me started in the plethora of TVs and no books) But we are hiking and fishing, grilling and playing board games asContinue reading “Life Skills”
Don’t eat chicken broth with a fork
Facebook and LinkedIn are two different social networking tools. They both have their strengths and weaknesses for both personal use and in a professional environment, but I don’t think of them as interchangeable. LinkedIn provides more of an individual resource and job network. Connections are formed based on (hopefully) prior knowledge of a person’s strengthsContinue reading “Don’t eat chicken broth with a fork”
Do I have a Tumbler?
I asked the 17 year old. He sighed. Yes, yes you do. You have used it once. I’m not a newbie to the web (though I have been known to jokingly call it Those Newfangled Interwebs). I belong to a very specific discussion board and have been on that board since 2006. No, it isContinue reading “Do I have a Tumbler?”
Why are we here?
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