Archive for July, 2009
Windows 7 »
This article on CNN states that Windows 7 has been "finalized" and will be arriving Oct 22 (Hmmmm...they did not say 2009, I wonder?). ;-) I just bought an emachines (great computer!) at Costco with Vista on it. Wow, that is / was a really bad OS. I had the hardest time getting the networking to work (by comparison XP was a breeze) [...]
Teaching and Engineering »
As many of you know, I have been studying to be a teacher the past two years after working for a very long time as an engineer. I have been subbing (an absolutely terrifying experience for the first 80 or so classes, but, especially the first) for 2 years. I then started Project IMPACT (a credentialing program) on Monday and Weds nights (an [...]
Ruminations on Desktop Videoconferencing »
I gave a talk a few months back about what I see going on in Desktop Videoconferencing to the folks at AARNET in Australia and New Zealand. Not sure why it took me this long to post it, but, here it is. Thanks to Janine Lim, I put the slides up on SlideShare. They work great and you can even click on full screen view. Cool! [...]
Coworking »
"Coworking" is, in my opinion, a new version of the old Neighborhood TeleWork Center. The old TeleWork Center consisted of a 10 by 10 office with a desk, a phone, a file cabinet, office supplies, and a receptionist. Very formal, and out here in California, it failed miserably. A coworking location on the other hand is a casual place to [...]
