Rainy weekend, no golf and Google Earth

Jun 10

Rainy weekend, no golf and Google Earth

A total washout for a weekend thwarted my usual plans for golf. However, I still watched golf, read about golf and talked about it. I even made my wife watch “The Greatest Game Ever Played” I routinely tour a few courses on Google Earth every weekend. I did golf last week and using the measuring tool was able to track my tee shot on 18. I have a friend...

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The case for RSS

Jun 09

Came across this article on the importance of RSS.  Here’s a few gems from it: Saying that RSS is only for geeks today is like saying in 1998 that the web was only for geeks. You should be fired if you do a marketing site without an RSS feed. no one can force an RSS feed down my throat. When I want to subscribe, I can. If I no longer choose to, I can stop RSS...

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Ditching the laptops

Jun 08

Ditching the laptops

Okay so I’m working hard at trying to get closer to one to one computing. I’d also like to see teachers making better use of the desktops in their classrooms. So when I read this, I’m a little taken back. We are abandoning the mobile laptop lab/cart paradigm and going back to a regular wired lab. Some of the reasons are: Slow connectivity...

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WordPress and Weedeaters

Jun 05

WordPress and Weedeaters

In the words of a famous Canadian, “If the women don’t find you handsome, at least let them find you handy.” Unfortunately for me neither of these are particularly true; espescially the latter. So it was with great pride I worked for over an hour Saturday morning fixing my weedeater. Okay, not exactly at the same level as rewiring your house but...

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The New Story Wrap Up… Podcast 19

Jun 05

Last Wednesday, Clarence, Darren and Kathy and I were joined by Cheryl Oakes as we put a wrap on our series about telling the new story. In reality, it’s hard to wrap up so the stories will continue. My apologies to Jeff Utecht and others who waited patiently for the Skypecast to begin. Not completely understanding how Skypecast works, I went ahead and began...

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