Monthly Archives: October 2007

frustrated with student emails

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Michael

I’m getting overloaded with questions from students via email. This is a bit frustrating, but really I love it. It shows that students are working on and caring about their coursework (at least some). But what is even more frustrating … Continue reading →

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How to convert a file to .pdf

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Michael

I thought I’d post this here as well, for anyone else who might want this as a resource. I gave this to my students on Blackboard as a resource for converting files to .pdf format. Also, if any readers know … Continue reading →

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another video from michael wesch

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Michael

Okay. I’m exhausted and was about to go to bed, but then I saw this video by Kansas State cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch (via Metaspencer). The video is pretty rad, I think, and raises a lot of questions (much like … Continue reading →

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yes yes yes the colors are hard to read

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Michael

I’ll play with my php when I get time (hopefully this weekend) in order to make the text contrast easier to read. At least right now, the posts are in an off-white so they’re easier to read against the black.

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radiodead

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Michael

As most techie folk know, Radiohead is selling their new album In Rainbows online here (Information Week story here). I went ahead and bought it today for exactly £0.00. I don’t feel guilty about it either, especially after learning that … Continue reading →

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