Author Archives: Kevin

Stanford iTunes

Posted on October 24, 2005 by Kevin

Stanford University is getting podcasting right. They've got lots of content already, and they're pulling it all together: academic, athletic and institutional podcasts are all presented on one page in Apple's iTunes. Stanford is first. The trick now is to … Continue reading →

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Students and IT 2005: Convenience, Connection, Control, and Learning

Posted on October 23, 2005 by Kevin

ECAR has released a study, Students and Information Technology, 2005: Convenience, Connection, Control, and Learning, and while I think they use too many commas in their study title, the Key Findings and Roadmap provide good overviews of the study. Among … Continue reading →

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Visions of Science Photographic Awards

Posted on October 22, 2005 by Kevin

As featured on /. – The Novartis and Daily Telegraph Visions of Science Photographic Awards for 2005 have been announced. I always enjoy browsing through the award winners of contests like this – the images are always interesting. I think … Continue reading →

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The Age of Faith: Byzantine Civilization

Posted on September 27, 2005 by Kevin

I'm catching up entries from a couple of chapters now read. In Chapter Six, “Byzantine Civilization”, Will Durant covers Byzantine culture from 326-565. We hear of the philosopher Hypatia and her brutal death and are introduced to the historian Procopius. … Continue reading →

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Tablet Update

Posted on September 11, 2005 by Kevin

I've added more software to my tablet. I was waiting for the time when labs could load the official image onto the tablet, but it's been so useful I want to get everything set up. So in addition to Microsoft … Continue reading →

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The Age of Faith: Justinian

Posted on September 11, 2005 by Kevin

I just finished chapter 5 of Will Durant's The Age of Faith. Justinian was, in Durant's opinion, the last of the Roman emporers. While his actions were often less than exemplary, his Code was a significant attempt to bring clarity … Continue reading →

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Blackboard 6.3? No.

Posted on September 9, 2005 by Kevin

Blackboard's Application Pack 3 for Blackboard 6 has several new features that might make our faculty happy. Some of those new question types might resolve wishes that our faculty discussed in this week's PETE lunch. Con Beausang was wishing for … Continue reading →

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The Tablet Is In

Posted on September 2, 2005 by Kevin

My Lenovo tablet is here. Not much on it yet, but it's fun to play with. My first tablet is a first-generation slate tablet, big and heavy. This new one, the first convertible ThinkPad, is much lighter. And I really … Continue reading →

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Hey You – Get Off On My Cloud

Posted on September 2, 2005 by Kevin

Okay. Entry two and Sue has guided me through the tricky world of adding a cloud to my blog. Not sure if I like it, but I thought I’d give it a whirl. If you haven’t played with clouds before, … Continue reading →

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First Day

Posted on August 29, 2005 by Kevin

It's the first day of classes at Richmond. This blog and our new social software server aren't yet in production, but I thought I'd take a moment to say hello. Our new blog is blojsom, a Java-based version of bloxsom. … Continue reading →

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