Image via WikipediaAs a college instructor, I always am interested in two things; learning about how other's have taught, and what should I tell my students if I only had one last class. Randy Pausch delivered the "Last Lecture" after he learned that he'd developed terminal pancreatic cancer. I was able to take away some good teaching tips as he discussed his career, but I was also able to learn more about life. Prof. Pausch passed away on Friday. If you've not had a chance to … [Read more...]
posted on June 23, 2008 by
Firefox Blocks Attack Site
Recently I downloaded the Firefox 3 web browser as part of the download day. I've been using Firefox since version 1, and have always like it. I find it is generally faster and more consistent than Internet Explorer, and also has fewer security holes. This screen shot came up the day after I installed it. A link that I had followed from a trusted site took me to a site which apparently had been compromised. Just another reason I enjoy using Firefox. … [Read more...]
posted on May 28, 2008 by
Treat your past customers carefully
Image via WikipediaAdobe Dreamweaver is a tool used to design and develop web pages. I've used Dreamweaver for several versions, starting back in Version 4, when it was owned by Macromedia. Version 10 was just released to public beta yesterday. I didn't upgrade to the previous version (V.9) because Dreamweaver didn't add all of the value I was wanting or needing, and as I've posted about before, there were some issues regarding how effective it was for me given the more complex types of … [Read more...]