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March 2004 - Posts

Changing the way we teach and learn
Wednesday, March 31, 2004 2:45 AM
One of the great things about my job at Microsoft is that I get to visit universities and see what great minds are doing with technology. Today I saw some cool stuff with Tablet PCs.I'm visiting the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) this week. Actually
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Customer Service
Tuesday, March 30, 2004 2:58 AM
The long title for this blog could be "Why I Fly Delta when I can and avoid Southwest."A bunch of years ago (don't ask) I was trying to fly home for Christmas vacation. A bunch of us got snowed in at Ft Wayne (IN) airport. Not a great place (though I
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Money
Saturday, March 27, 2004 5:41 PM
People are funny about money. Punzie writes in his blog that there is an American 2 dollar bill. The two dollar bill and the one dollar coin never seem to catch on in America though. Canada uses coins for both one dollar and two dollar denominations and
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Windows ChallengE
Sunday, March 21, 2004 5:27 PM
I’m on the Microsoft campus this weekend. I get out to campus about 4 or 5 times a year for different events. This time is a little special because I am out for the Windows Challenge contest which is part of the Windows Embedded Academic Program. The
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Signs of Spring
Friday, March 19, 2004 11:32 AM
The first sign of spring where I live is the daffodils and crocuses poking their heads above the ground. Not blooming yet but there is now the promise that flowers will be coming. We saw that earlier in the week (before the late winter snow storm). Today,
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Recursive Dreaming
Thursday, March 18, 2004 2:15 PM
Last night I had a dream. In the dream I dreamt that I was blogging about something I dreamed. A dream in a dream in a dream. And now I am blogging about that dream. I wonder if that means I spend too much time online?
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Winter is back
Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:25 PM
It snowed last night. We had about 6 inches of snow which is not much. But it is enough for some good things to happen. For one my wife got a day off from work. She is a high school librarian and the schools were closed today because of the snow. Secondly
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Tablet PC Game Ideas!
Sunday, March 14, 2004 9:42 PM
I want to write a game for my Tablet PC. I worte Tic Tac Toe already but that was pretty trivial. I want to write something that really uses the features of the Tablet and Pen. SOmething that is not a game you could easily do with a mouse. I can't think
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We win!!!
Sunday, March 07, 2004 10:33 PM
For the past three years I have worked with a FIRST Robotics team. The team I work with is Bishop Guertin high school, AKA Team 811. IF you know anything about the FIRST program you know that there are a number of possible awards to win. The most obvious
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Computer Science Educators Meet
Thursday, March 04, 2004 7:39 PM
There are two kinds of things that tend to keep me awake at night. One is problems and the other is opportunities. Now an optimist believes that a problem is really an opportunity but I’m a pessimist. But last night what kept me awake were opportunities.
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The Blogging Minority
Monday, March 01, 2004 4:32 PM
I found an interesting article on MSNBC today. It is all about blogging and says that between 2 and 7 percent of internet users blog. Personally I think that 7% is high. It also says that most bloggers do not blog regularly - say more then once a week
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