Category Archive: Blog

09 Jul

Sympathy for Reluctant Adopters

Sympathy for Reluctant Adopters

According to Wikipedia, the term Luddite refers to “ social movement of British textile artisans in the early nineteenth century who protested—often by destroying mechanized looms—against …

 
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08 Jul

The Blogger's Dilemma

The Blogger's Dilemma

Let me give you a little bit of background: I’m a writer. Before the introduction of the Internet into my family’s house, I was a …

 
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27 May

Step-by-step instructions for posting a picture to your Twitter account using Twitpic

Step-by-step instructions for posting a picture to your Twitter account using Twitpic

These steps are taken almost verbatim from an email I sent to a friend. Since she asked how, I figured someone else might want to …

 
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24 May

What I learned about Versions in Google AppEngine

What I learned about Versions in Google AppEngine

I am a novice web developer, having recently completed a course utilizing Google AppEngine in which we learned the basic principles of creating and deploying …

 
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24 May

Oh, and did I mention Information Visualization?

Oh, and did I mention Information Visualization?

Last semester I took a course in InfoVis with an interesting bunch of folks who produced an impressive set of projects. My classmate, Katie McCurdy, …

 
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24 May

Website Deployed!

Website Deployed!

I just completed and deployed a website for noted blogger and essayist Sarah Smallwood. Sarah was my first official customer, and I applaud her patience …

 
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26 Apr

A Tale of Two Fan Girls

A Tale of Two Fan Girls

Not to toot my own horn, but I just had my first article (online) published! The article was co-authored with my mentor, Bambi Haggins. Here it …

 
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08 Apr

I didn't even like 'On the Road,' but look at this…

I didn't even like 'On the Road,' but look at this…

I urge the viewer to be reminded that this image is copyright Stefanie Posavec. You can learn more about this and other of Posavec’s work …

 
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16 Feb

The New York Times has a migraine blog, which I learned about through Talk of the Nation last week. Oliver Sachs wrote a column on …

 
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06 Feb

In the spirit of a bit of personal openness, let me present you with a link to this blog, How to learn Swedish in 1000 …

 
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