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Posted on November 11, 2009November 1, 2021

One challenge any community site faces is how to let users express themselves. It is hard to express the sum total of any individual on a web page, but in the virtual world that interface is the one chance a user has to connect with another human being. The challenge for designers is making the…

None Of Us Is As Dumb As All Of Us

Posted on May 14, 2009October 25, 2021

If you are accustomed to working in an office you’ll be familiar with the myriad of conference calls, meetings and ‘brainstorming’ events that waste most people’s days. While most people assume that the most effective method of coming up with new ideas is to gather everyone close to a whiteboard and lock the doors the…

Twitter – The New Borg

Posted on March 15, 2009October 25, 2021

I’m not a twitter power user but people frequently ask me what it is and why would I use it. I used to tell them it was a ‘micro-blogging’ service. Of course that explanation assumes that the person asking the question knows what a blog is and why they would need a smaller version of…

Words Fail Me

Posted on November 11, 2008November 1, 2021

http://www.kutv.com/content/news/watercooler/story.aspx?content_id=fb5ec53b-e22b-47eb-8a03-0d06ad4c4fbf

It’s Your Head Not Your Butt That Matters

Posted on October 13, 2008November 1, 2021

I’ve been writing code all day, again. Luckily I enjoy writing software. There are moments when I and the computer don’t get along. On those days I consider becoming a garbage man or maybe a bulldozer driver. Just keep me off the bull dozer on the days I don’t agree with my code. Anyway I’ve…

Marginal Improvements Make People Happy

Posted on October 11, 2008November 1, 2021

I saw a recent post on Slashdot that got my attention – What Google Engineers do for Fun: Computerized Lego Art Project. I have to admit I am a total Lego nut so whenever I see Lego in the headline I have to read the article. Justin Voskuhl spent his weekend writing an application that…

Muffins

Posted on September 1, 2008November 1, 2021

When you are not especially mobile because you trashed your knee and you aren’t supposed to bend it more than 30 degrees or else you might tear open a newly sewn together wound you appreciate the finer things in life. My wife makes the best muffins in the world. Period. Every year, at least during…

Open Any Document in Google Docs Via a Url

Posted on August 28, 2008October 25, 2021

We are looking at ways to integrate the new Teachers Without Borders site with Google docs. Turns out that you can open: documents – .pdf, .doc, .txt, .html, .rtf and .odt spreadsheets – .xls, .csv, .ods presentations – .ppt By feeding the file url to this google url: http://docs.google.com/?DocAction=updoc&formsubmitted=true&uploadURL=DOCUMENT_URL Here’s an example if you needed…

Something to Think About

Posted on August 18, 2008November 1, 2021

My wife took the girls to Ogden today. While driving through the canyon the driver in front of here was driving erratic and she noticed that their hands moved a lot. When she got to Brigham City she discovered that the people in the car in front of her were speaking in sign language. Something…

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Rode Stoddard Creek Friday (A few Fridays ago)

Posted on August 17, 2008November 1, 2021

These days I only manage to ride motorcycles with my dad, brother and brother-in-law about once a year. This time we made our way to Stoddard Creek. Its about 60 miles north of my parents house. Very few people can find Idaho on a map which is fine with me. Because of that fact there…

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