by Bruce | Jan 14, 2009 | General
I don’t know how it happened that all of the books that I requested from the library, and pre-ordered from Amazon, all seemed to show up in the same 7 day period. It doesn’t help that that was the same period of time I was at the CodeMash 2009 conference, and...
by Bruce | Jan 6, 2009 | Development, Things that inspire me
I get regularly chided by some friends on Twitter and Facebook when my updates and messages seem to include things that are quite foreign to many people – and in reviewing a few of the more egregious posts, they are absolutely correct. So, to head off what will...
by Bruce | Jan 2, 2009 | Things that make me think
I wanted to write a 2008 post for a couple of reasons: 1) for “historical” reasons to look back on later, and 2) to let new (and old) people who actually read this blog know a little bit more about me. So without further ado…. 2008 Milestones Space Shuttle...
by Bruce | Dec 24, 2008 | Development, Tech Trends, Things that make me think
I’ve been hoping and watching for a great portable computer that would be ideal for students (and others) for many years – at least since we tested some PowerBook 100s with teachers in 1991 (only to have some returned to us as almost “unusable” – imagine giving...
by Bruce | Dec 4, 2008 | General
You may or may not know about the www.woot.com site where they sell one item per day until it is gone at really good prices. That’s cool, and there are great deals, but they also have a sense of humor which is lacking in most retail situations. The latest...
