April 5, 2007
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The University of Michigan has a Master of Science in Information degree in Social Computing which brings online communities, social networking and user content into a formal degree program. Very interesting. I actually like the competency requirement. 12 credits from: … Continue reading
April 2, 2007
by donkasprzak
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X+Y does NOT equal Z. Students enter high school thinking X of the world. In college they should better be exposed to Y because by the time they graduate, the real world will be Z. And there is nothing worse … Continue reading
March 29, 2007
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It was an impressive start. Adobe spent two years and over 80 million lines of code to update their Creative Suite. The new upgrades to Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and the other Adobe + Macromedia products sure made a splash. Interested … Continue reading
March 23, 2007
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Since Adobe’s acquisition of Macromedia, the creative landscape has really picked up steam. Especially with the rise of AJAX. Adobe is not standing still in the current Age of Google. On March 27th the long expected announcement of their Creative … Continue reading
March 22, 2007
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So I reached the finish line of Bob Woodward’s three part series on Bush at War. State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III is hard hitting to say the least. Not sure why I could not get through it … Continue reading
March 20, 2007
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This morning I read about Coby Karl a basketball player at Boise State. Its March Madness and I love basketball. But this is about Coby fighting cancer. And he shares something with my Mom: papillary carcinoma. I respect his wishes … Continue reading
March 20, 2007
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This week WiscNet‘s Internet2 K20 webconference featured Jim Moran from Merit Network, Inc. Merit is Michigan’s version of WiscNet. As Outreach Lead Coordinator Jim shared his experiences how Michigan schools are using high-bandwidth applications. Michigan has 15 public universities but … Continue reading
March 14, 2007
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The off again/on again merger between Internet2 and the National Lambda Rail looks to be actually happening now. At the December Internet2 member meeting in Chicago it was announced merger plans were not moving forward, but what a difference three … Continue reading
February 17, 2007
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It was great to see David Lynch’s new book Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity with a eye catching cover to match. As a fan of his work going back to Blue Velvet (Special Edition) and Twin Peaks…I … Continue reading
February 1, 2007
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I’m not sure why this title The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956 came to my reading list…other than Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn as author. In college August 1914: The Red Wheel 1: A Narrative in Discrete Periods of Time was on my reading list. … Continue reading