Category Archives: Tools
Blitzmail: a paean to plain text
I interviewed this morning for a job supporting a local institution of learning as they move from using Blitzmail for their organization email to using Microsoft Outlook. One of the reasons I think I’d be a good fit for that … Continue reading →
Google is our friend
I have a client up the road who needed to learn how to print some labels for his small business so he asked me to come up and give him a run-through on how to do it. (First, he had … Continue reading →
Project Noah
I ran across Project Noah yesterday, and thought it was such a great use of available technology. At first I thought I’d put it in the Education category but on more thought this morning I’m going to do away with … Continue reading →
PocketMod
Just because it’s digital, doesn’t make it better There are an awful lot of people like me, I’m not unique, and I find it a lot easier to scribble a note on a card or piece of paper than to … Continue reading →
Wylio
photo © 2008 Tambako The Jaguar | more info (via: Wylio) As you probably know, when posting graphics to a site, or blog, we need to follow copyright laws. You can search for graphics that are free to use using … Continue reading →
Tiddlywiki
I’ve been getting into Tiddlywikis lately. I remember seeing one in use a couple of years ago but it’s only lately that I’ve been using them myself. It took me a little while to get the hang of the structure … Continue reading →
faculty workshops
There’s been a big push on to get faculty thinking about possible distance learning tools in the light of the H1N1 virus. We’ve all been asked to think about how we’d deal with either faculty or students being isolated for … Continue reading →
Putting Hartford, VT on the map
I read with great interest an article in the local paper, the Valley News today Creating Hartford on the Web about a course at a local high school Designed and co-taught by social studies teachers Mike Hathorn and Woody Rothe, … Continue reading →
WordPress.com Introduces VideoPress for WordPress.com users
WordPress.com Introduces VideoPress for WordPress.com users Posted using ShareThis On the way down to lunch I had a curbside discussion with one of the faculty on the subject of our video server, KUtube, and our new WordPressMU install, KUAPress and … Continue reading →