Posted in NERD!, Reviews, tagged Microsoft, NERD!, review, service pack 1, Vista on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With the recent release of Vista sp1, I thought I’d take a moment and talk briefly about my Vista experience thus far.
Reviews of Vista around the tech world have been lacklustre at best and my experience hasn’t been any different. After 4 months of use my overall opinion of Vista is a resounding… meh.
That’s not [...]
Posted in Check It Out!, NERD!, tagged NERD!, viddler, video, web2.0 on April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Viddler team has announced today the latest update to their player including new viewing options.
Viewing “widescreen” video has improved greatly with this release. Our player is now embedding, keeping the aspect ratio of your videos, so that they now look so much better. Here are a few examples.
Improvements to embedding video also reflect this [...]
Posted in Check It Out!, NERD!, News, tagged education, technology, web2.0 on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I work as the Director of IT for a small school district in Arizona. Because of my proximity to the educational process, I’m constantly looking for ways to integrate new technologies. I think the Web 2.0 philosophy has a lot to offer education and I’d really like to see it more in the classrooms. Let [...]
Posted in Check It Out! on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“BEIJING—A universally recognized symbol of goodwill, the Olympic torch was used to immolate hundreds of Tibetan protesters during its journey across mainland China last week, in what is being called a stirring display of competitive spirit and Chinese nationalism.”
Olympic Torch Used To Ignite Tibetan Protesters | The Onion – Americas Finest News Source
I love The [...]
Posted in Photography, tagged Arizona, flowers, Photography, photos, spring, springtime on April 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Spring is a great time of year. The world around us is emerging from a cold sleep. The days are starting to get longer, flowers are blooming, temperatures a warm and comfortable during the day and cool at night. It’s a fantastic season.
In Arizona, this wonderful time of the year lasts about… 3 weeks, but [...]
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“It’s just NASCAR with accents.” -Frank DeFord on the Olympic Games
Posted in Check It Out!, News, tagged commentary, News, npr, olympics, politics, sports on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Frank DeFord offers a great commentary on the Olympic games and the current controversy with China as the host.
From the article, “There is something wonderfully ironic about the Olympic torch, which is making its journey about the world now rather as if it has a big “KICK ME” sign on it for China.”
You can read [...]
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