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Windows 10 First Look

July 29, 2015 - Technology , Windows - by Mark - No Comments

I “bit the bullet” today and installed Windows 10 on one of my computers. Yes, I am an early adopter. That being said, my level of frustration with Windows 8.1 is not going away any time soon. I have previously reviewed an early version of Windows 10 and wanted to […]

AEL North American Leadership Summit

July 29, 2015 - Adobe , Travel - by Mark - No Comments

I had the great pleasure of connecting with a community of like minded and creative individuals at the 2015 Adobe Education Leader (AEL) summit at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in July. This was originally established as a YWCA camp in 1913. It now is a park and comprises some of […]

Chicago reflections

July 24, 2015 - Mobile Apps , Travel - by Mark - No Comments

I recently came across a new app for iOS devices called Vibe. It allows you to make slideshows with music from items in your camera roll. Given that I was recently in Chicago for SCUP, I thought it might be fun to create a couple of Vibe related slideshows. These […]

SCUP 50 – The Technology

July 23, 2015 - ICC , Travel - by Mark - No Comments

As previously mentioned, I participated in the SCUP event in Chicago during July, 2015. Keep in mind this event does not focus on technology. I thought it might be appropriate to share some of my insights regarding the use of technology at such a conference. First, the wifi was great. […]

SCUP 50

July 22, 2015 - ICC , Travel - by Mark - No Comments

I participated in the 50th annual meeting of the Society of College and University Planners in downtown Chicago on July 12 – 15, 2015. The president of our college, Dr. William Tammone, invited me to participate in a joint presentation regarding our efforts to convert the CMWEB Web Developer certificate […]

Book review – Semantic Web

July 15, 2015 - Technology - by Mark - No Comments

The July, 2015 issue of Choice Magazine published my review of the following book. Since many readers of this blog do not typically have access to that magazine, I am placing a copy of my review here. I do not recommend this book. It is an example of a book […]

Adobe Preview CC

July 8, 2015 - Adobe , Mobile Apps , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

In addition to Hue, Adobe also released Preview CC for iOS devices on June 15. I thought readers of this blog might be interested in a short overview of the capabilities of this app. Essentially, you develop your design comp (for either a mobile app or a mobile website) in […]

Adobe Hue

July 1, 2015 - Adobe , Mobile Apps , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

Adobe released another app for iOS devices on June 15. This one is called Hue. In some ways, it is like the app Color (formerly Kuler). But it works for video. Essentially, you take a photo and select the desired color which you can then apply to a video clip […]

Oops – part 2

June 24, 2015 - Technology - by Mark - 1 Comment

A couple of weeks ago, I reported that a hard drive crashed on one of my computers. I also mentioned that I would follow up my original post with an overview of the hardware aspects once that was completed. I did order a new hard drive and it was delivered […]

Bluemix

June 17, 2015 - IBM , Technology , Web - by Mark - 2 Comments

I recently had the opportunity to experiment with IBM’s Bluemix facility. This is one of those instances where I am overwhelmed at the possibilities. This service relies on the open source Cloud Foundry. Bluemix is a PaaS (Platform as a Service) environment, it is also MBaaS (Mobile Backend as a […]

Oops

June 10, 2015 - Technology - by Mark - No Comments

There is a simple fact we all try to ignore (things die). In this case, one of the computers I use on a daily basis decided to have a snit (and go to digital heaven or what ever alternatives exist for bits) over the weekend. First, when I powered it […]

Southern Illinois

June 3, 2015 - Travel - by Mark - No Comments

My wife and I recently visited southern Illinois. I thought it might be a bit different to review our trip (I do have other interests than technology). I have included a brief video introduction. If you are interested in learning more, I have also included a slideshow of some of […]

Working Connections 2015

May 27, 2015 - Technology , Travel , Web - by Mark - No Comments

I had the great honor of teaching at Working Connections in Springfield, Illinois during the week of May 18 – 22. This is a great event for community college faculty and staff. You have the ability to network with peers from throughout the state. I renewed friendships with many and […]

Creating a new WordPress site

May 20, 2015 - Security , Web - by Mark - 2 Comments

Some time ago, I posted basic information about securing your WordPress sites. Given that post has not been updated since 2012, I thought it was time. Rather than just re-hash the existing information, I decided to take a slightly different approach. I recently saw the need to create a new […]

Professor – would you please do my work?

May 13, 2015 - ICC , Learning , Technology - by Mark - 2 Comments

As we conclude this semester, I thought it might be appropriate to continue my discussion from the beginning of the semester (see Issues > Concerns > Problems). Frankly, I do not see the situation improving. Those reading this should pause and consider what they are asking in various classes. As […]