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Unintended Consequences
It seems that each life experience brings something new to learn about and understand. Many of my students know that I recently had another round of eye surgery. I am hoping this time I will be able to regain some vision (fingers are crossed). That being said, this happened during […]
Read MoreAdobe Education Exchange Live
I had the honor of being invited to speak at the Adobe Education Exchange Live event in Toronto, ON (November 8 and 9, 2012). In addition to the event, I was also able to participate in the Adobe Design Achievement Awards ceremony in the evening (Nov. 9). I thought that […]
Read MoreIE 10 on MS Surface
Now that I am more familiar with my Ms Surface tablet, I thought it would be time to explore specific applications. First stop would be Internet Explorer 10. It comes in two flavors on the Surface. The first is an app (no plug-ins such as Flash Player are allowed). The […]
Read MoreBootstrap Overview
Bootstrap is a framework for front end web development and uses HTML5. One can employ responsive web designs with relative ease (the page will shrink and images will resize as the amount of screen real estate is reduced). This framework uses a 12 column grid for initial layout of items. […]
Read MoreWordPress Attacks
Those reading this weblog likely know that it is based on the popular WordPress application. I know many individuals and organizations who use this application. Some time ago, I provided a post dealing with WordPress security (and I recommended a number of plugins and techniques to minimize potential threats). Since […]
Read MoreMS Surface Shortcut keys
This post is actually for my benefit (and I hope others also find it useful). I keep forgetting which keys do what and the Windows key seems critical when working with the MS Surface “laplet.” No, I didn’t coin this term, but it seems appropriate laptop + tablet. Unfortunately, it […]
Read MoreMS Surface First Look
My MS Surface tablet arrived on Friday, October 26, 2012. I had a chance to experience this device at the 2012 Working Connections Institute and decided to purchase the Windows RT version (with the ARM-based processor). I could have waited for the more expensive version, but decided this would likely […]
Read MoreConnection Revolution Revisited
Last month, I created a post on the Connection Revolution. I wanted to follow up on that post because I have been reading and thinking about this topic. Frankly, I am very nervous about the changes I see coming (and how they will affect teaching and learning). Given that I […]
Read MoreCan not connect to iTunes Store
I recently decided to obtain a book within iBooks on my iPad. Yes, I became aware of this book via Twitter (but that is a separate discussion). So, I “purchased” the free book and the download started. And… then… it… stalled. Ok, I now show a book downloading in the […]
Read MoreWindows Server 2012 First Look
I recently loaded Windows Server 2012 Standard into a Virtual environment. I downloaded this from the MS DreamSpark site. I noted a number of interface differences and thought it might be useful to some of my network security class to cover some of the basic changes. The installation is similar […]
Read MoreCSS Filters
The world of CSS is changing rapidly and CSS-filters are definitely a great indication of what is coming to a browser near you soon. In order to actually work with these, you will need Chrome Canary (the experimental version of Chrome). Note that you can run this version alongside your […]
Read MoreReveal.js
There have been a number of approaches to creating presentations which run in your browser. Perhaps one of the first I became aware of was Eric Meyer’s S5. I recently participated in a presentation which used reveal.js (created by Hakim El Hattab). Since this tool relies on HTML5, I thought […]
Read MoreFlipped Classroom
I had the distinct pleasure of collaborating with Kelly Crawford-Jones in a joint presentation on the “flipped classroom” at the second day of the ICC Great Technology Seminar (Sept. 28, 2012) in Peoria, IL. We both presented some information about how we are using flipped approaches in teaching various disciplines […]
Read MoreConnection Revolution
I participated in the ICC Great Technology Seminar on Sept. 21, 2012. It was a great event and an excellent chance to discuss many aspects regarding innovative uses of technology in the classroom (and beyond). There were a limited number of seats in these sessions. I thought those who could […]
Read MoreTutorial Builder
I recently posted a short note about Adobe Tutorial Player. Adobe also has a Tutorial Builder on the Adobe Labs site. This product has been available for nearly a year at this point. Essentially, it allows one to create a web page which documents the tasks you performed in Photoshop. […]
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