I want to apologize for not posting in the past couple of weeks. It seems that my life as a retail superstar has interfered with my ability to act as an academic, let alone a public academic. So, I might as well attempt to write something before the end of...
As a grad student, I often have a ton of books spread out throughout three to six locations. I can never remember where they are and I always have a tough time organizing them. Therefore, when I heard about Library from Delicious Monster, it seemed that I could finally have...
It was hard for me to start writing this week. Suffering from a combination of writer's block and a series of allergies made it tough to put words on the screen. However, there came from the Internet a significant amount of chatter that the writer's block or sickness didn't matter...
I just wanted to use this post to highlight some of the key points from the first day/day zero of the National Communication Association 94th Annual Convention in San Diego. 1.) Follow the Boy Scout rule, "Be Prepared": I had every intention to keep a hardcore Twitter stream with the...
I talked with one of my friends, and I found out something shocking. I've had many computers. The majority of them have simply died on me (5 out of 9, what can I say? I'm hard on computers). However, another point that has come to light is that it was...
I went back home after teaching on Monday. My wife looked angry. This is never a good sign. We had some small talk. Then, she asks me a question that shocked me… "why are you listed as single on Facebook?" Huh?!? I rush to my laptop to check my status ,...
Ping.fm is just one example of a "modular distributed conversation" application designed to work with multiple social media services. (illustration/Courtney Engle Robertson) I've been using Ping.fm for almost a month and what I noticed that the service allows me to form my thoughts without worrying about how it may fit...
Many times I am forced to use a locked computer that has limited access online and zero ability to add software that I need for other projects. This point of frustration is why I believe initiatives such as the Open Source project and, more importantly, Portable Apps will be a vital...
It seems that Apple, Microsoft, and Google are shying away from rigid, structured operating systems as the future of their respective companies. Apple and Microsoft have essentially spelled out that their next version of their OS (Snow Leopard and 7) would be the last traditional OS they would offer. Both...
One of my friends (Drew) has a fantastic blog that presents the critical issues of politics. The "Pseudo Body Politic" has the right balance of analysis, insight, and humor. Mainly, I'm jealous of his ability to write every day. So, I've been inspired by his work. Since the election is...
