2011: Thinking about getting better at decisions — I like analyzing my decisions. Writing about the alternatives I consider helps me think about them more deeply. Reviewing my [...]
2007: Woohoo! — My department followed up on my delayed letter of confirmation, and
they found someone at SGS who’s willing to do it. [...]
2006: Dinner went well — Had a terrific dinner conversation with people named in the second
e-mail I sent today. Will blog more tomorrow or Thursday [...]
2005: Spending time with my mom — One of the best things about keeping a TODO list is being able to
spend time on things that are important [...]
2005: Life on a good network — Pulling packages from ftp.ca.debian.org:
Total Progress: [ 54% ] (3173kB/s, 1m27s remaining)
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
2003: TeachingReflections and BlueJ — “Mr. Dee” wrote in with this:
I think BlueJ (www.bluej.org) is a good Java teaching
environment. And there’s a simple class [...]
2003: “Reasons to Avoid Microsoft” — http://www.lugod.org/microsoft/
From the author:
The little icons across the top act as filters. e.g., click the
little school-house icon to see how [...]
2003: MimerDesk press release —
Espoo, Finland — September 11, 2003 — The new stable release of MimerDesk
introduces Type sets for the freedom of choice [...]
2003: Sorting animations — From Christine:
This is an interesting site Fanny found that illustrates the sorting
algorithms, including a step-by-step animation! It is a java [...]
Next virtual hangout: June 19, 8pm EDT
Topic: Blogging
What can I help you learn? What can you help me improve? Bring your questions, answers, and tips!
Charles Cave Terrific presentation Sacha - thank you! I will let you know how I use Evernote. – Jun 19, 5:50 PM
Charles Cave I think my next step is to get some good lights and a green muslin cloth to use as a background. My HD camera will... – Jun 18, 9:34 PM
sachac I don't know if it will do stop motion neatly - there are probably other tools that do a better job at onion-skinning the previous... – Jun 18, 9:06 PM
Charles Cave That is fantastic news! I am downloading the update now. I want to experiment with stop-motion animation. – Jun 18, 8:07 PM
sachac Since my schedule is pretty flexible, I'm planning to try different timeslots for the hangout. I'll definitely have one at a schedule convenient for you... – Jun 17, 9:18 PM
Charles C I have signed up for the webinar - it is 5 am Thursday morning but that is a nice quiet time for me. The hangout... – Jun 17, 9:13 PM
Raymond Zeitler I have the opposite problem -- too many ideas. I'm almost paralyzed by them at times. I like your comment in Tip #2. My wife... – Jun 14, 10:58 AM