Tumblr Review-Part 1
As I wrote in a previous post, I have been testing Tumblr as a way of consolidating my web contributions in one place. After using the site for a couple…
New Tumblr Site
Because I spend my time thinking and writing about today's online media, I have a fairly significant web presence. I write this blog. I have a web site and a…
Games and Lessons for Life
I am a sucker for stories about the relationship between games and life. When I was a graduate student, a story in the Tallahassee Democrat about the life of Warrick…
Amazon’s Android App Store
I received this open letter from the International Game Developer's Association. I think it's a very reasoned, educational letter and points to a dominant theme of our times. Corporations are…
We Are STILL Playing a Game
I recently wrote a blog entry in response to Caroline Bender's question about the Scrabble game we were playing online. Since we have different motivations for playing Scrabble, Ms. Bender…
3D Eye Surgery (or I am a Fool)
Media outlets of all types see April 1st of each year as a time to play with their audiences. These stories rarely "catch" me because they typically have to be…
Moving to Apple
I got a new "toy" today. It's an 11.6 inch Mac Book Air. I have never owned an Apple computer although in the last few years, I've become a fan…
We Are Playing a Game
One of my blog buddies, the fabulous Caroline Bender (she of Drawing In fame), wrote an entry yesterday about the "game" she and I have been playing on Facebook. I…
Northern Pass–Weeding Through the Hype
There is a huge controversy raging in NH this year involving the Northern Pass Project. According to the project's web site, the Northern Pass is "a transmission project designed to deliver…
Game Design Education
I belong to the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) which has a fairly active listserv. The most recent discussion on the listserv was prompted by Brenda Brathwaite's rant at the most recent…
Facebook Security
Robin pointed out an article about Facebook security today that made me think about some things that everyone who browses the web should know about but which the article unfortunately neglects to…
iTunes Annoyance
I bought a 3rd generation iPod Touch awhile ago and have been an enthusiastic supporter of Apple's various music players ever since. I had owned another brand of mp3 player…
No Posts
I have been sick for about 10 days. With what started out as a cold. It still amazes me that, with all our sophisticated technology, we cannot figure out how…
Popular Culture and TIA
I just finished watching the five episodes of the BBC miniseries The Last Enemy. Ann had recommended it because it is about computers and privacy and also because Benedict Cumberbatch (of recent…
More About Net Neutrality
This entry was inspired by Meg, who asked some great questions after I posted my last entry. In that entry, I explained what the net neutrality debate is about and why…
Net Neutrality and Why You Should Care
The debate about net neutrality has been around for a while. I taught my students about it back when I was still in the Computer Science Department, during the Bush…
Kid Poker
I am huge fan of Texas Hold 'Em poker. It is an interesting mix of skill and chance with a bit of human unpredictability thrown in and as a result…
Zero Views
Recently, my favorite NPR show, On the Media, had a story about an interesting blog called Zero Views. The blog celebrates "the best of the bottom of the barrel" by posting…
Running on Battery
I have had my laptop for about two and a half years. When I first got it, it could run for three and a half to four hours on battery power. Now, two and…
Google and Privacy
A story about Google and privacy on NPR last week caught my attention because it seemed so strange. And now that I know what the real story is, it still seems really…
