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The Three Things Teachers Need to Teach Well
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:20 AM

I think that the best teachers have three important things in common: A knowledge of and a excitment for the subject A passion for sharing what they know A deep concern for their students. I've known teachers without one, two and even without all

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Wow!
Monday, January 29, 2007 5:31 PM

Cool advert for Windows Vista. (Found via Bernard)

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Work Break
Saturday, January 27, 2007 8:56 PM

I'm taking a little break from work. I've actually been doing two kinds of work today. Work around the house and work for my job. My wife and I have been painting out bathroom. Part of that job has involved patching some holes because I took down an old

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Why do I bother posting on Friday
Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:15 PM

I started a post here and then decided that it belonged more on my social computing blog. It's Friday here and Saturday where many of you are so you probably wouldn't read it anyway. How many of you read blogs on Fridays and the week-end? Hello! Is anyone

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January 24th is Global Belly Laugh Day
Monday, January 22, 2007 12:23 PM

So laugh at something funny. Or do something funny to make otters laugh. But apparently January 24th at 1:24 PM local time is Global Belly Laugh Day. Why then? No idea. But it is your local time where ever you happen to be. I guess

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Dreaming in Blogs or is it Blogging in Dreams?
Monday, January 22, 2007 7:12 AM

I had a weird, uncomfortable dream last night. I have had others like it from time to time but thankfully they are rare. In this dream I was struggling to make a sensible, logical blog post out of a mass of confusing, conflicting, generally unrelated

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Thinking Back on the Good Old Days
Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:29 AM

It has been over 30 years since I got my undergraduate degree. As time goes on the rough times in university fade from memory and the good remains. For others it may be different but that is how it is working for me. I was browsing through the web site

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The last of my ice storm pictures
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:51 PM

It is cold today. Really cold - near 0 F (-17 C) and heating up to about 10F (-12C) during the "heat" of the day. We call these "seasonal" temperatures as they are what we typically expect during this part of the winter. It is so cold that salt and other

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Ice Storm
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:45 AM

We had an ice storm yesterday. The temperatures were below freezing but it rained because the temperatures higher in the air were warmer. Snow would have been nice but that was not to be. The ice coats everything outdoors. This picture is of my neighbor's

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Cutting Back on Internet Time
Monday, January 15, 2007 11:22 PM

This past weekend I made an effort to spend less time on the computer and the Internet. I didn't bring my laptop from my office into the family room - where my wife and I spend much of our "down time" onleft behind something the weekends.

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What would you stop doing?
Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:15 AM

This is the time of year when I make my annual career self evaluation. This year I have been trying something new. I started to think about what changes I would make if I had a year to live. A bit morbid perhaps but I thought that would help me to focus

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Vanishing Point Game
Tuesday, January 09, 2007 1:05 PM

Vanishing Point web site. Clues in the fountain show at the Bellagio during CES. The fountain shows at the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas are one of the best (if not the best) free outdoor shows in Las Vegas. My wife and I always make a point

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Windows Home Server
Monday, January 08, 2007 12:41 PM

Have you heard about Windows Home Server yet? The idea is a little headless (no monitor needed) computer with lots of disk storage that handles all of the backups for all of the computers in your home network. Plus it monitors the "health" and status

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Five Things - I've been tagged
Saturday, January 06, 2007 5:33 PM

I have seen this floating around and wondered if I would get tagged. Today I was tagged by no less than the amazing Howard Lo. The idea is that I have to list five things that you probably don't know about me. Then I have to tag others to do the same.

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I'm famous
Friday, January 05, 2007 4:59 AM

OK maybe not famous but Don Dodge and I are interviewed by Robert Scoble here. I don't come of looking to bad although I have trouble getting used to hearing my voice. Don is much better at this talking on TV thing so I'm glad he is on it.

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WARNING: Use At Your Own Risk
Thursday, January 04, 2007 11:56 AM

My wonderful wife, the lovely and talented Mrs. T got me an Indo Board for Christmas. We got one for our son as well. They are really cool. The package consists of this wooden platform that sits a top a hard roller - as long as you keep your balance

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Windows Live for TV (Beta) Cool even without (or inspite of) my picture
Wednesday, January 03, 2007 6:40 PM

Showing a picture of me is not the only way and may not even be the best way to get me to blog about something but it sure doesn't hurt. What am I talking about? Well something called Windows Live for TV (code name Orbit) was announced as available as

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