Preparing an e-Poster for an Academic Conference

In “Preparing a Poster for an Academic Conference” I discussed how I went about preparing a poster for CCA-EDUCAUSE Australasia 2011. The final poster and notes are avialable online. I prepared the poster as a HTML web page, with two sets of additional CSS formatting, for the notes and for fine tuning the printed version.ARead… Read more »

E-books are worth it

Greetings from CCA-EDUCAUSE Australasia 2011 in Sydney, where Ksenija Mincic-Obradovic, University of Auckland Library talked on “E-books: how can we show they are worth it?”. Ksenija showed statistics on the borrowing of paper and e-book copies of the same works, showing the electronic versions are accessed far more often than the paper books. She pointedRead… Read more »

Navy Diver/Operations Specialist seeking federal intelligence/law enforcement/defense work, overseas pref.

Military/private security professional seeking intelligence/law enforcement/defense contractor employment pref. overseas. 2 degrees, 4 languages, 6 Ironmans, 10+ years in the Navy. Résumé at goo.gl/zvYU6 Highlights: 2 degrees (Georgetown University BSFS Economics and a TSU Master’s in National Security Studies) 4 languages (Swedish, English, French, German) 6-time IRONMAN triathlete & CrossFit trainer 10+ years of spot-freeRead… Read more »

McKenzie Wark Through the Looking Glass

Greetings from CCA-EDUCAUSE Australasia 2011 in Sydney, where McKenzie Wark is speaking on “Alice Through the Looking Glass”. He argued that there was no millennial generation of students who are comfortable with technology. Students producing a “newspaper” still want to see it in print.I tried to find where I first came across McKenzie, so IRead… Read more »

US State Department Considers Cloud Computing

(First posted on “Cloud Musings on Forbes“) Today I spent six hours in downtown DC at the first quarterly technology educational seminar and IT Expo to be held by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Information Resource Management. Keeping with the bureau’s mission “to empower diplomacy, consular services, and development, by providing access toRead… Read more »

Can Too Much Money Ruin a New Startup? (Yes)

Last week the new app Color launched, a service that lets you take pictures on your phone and share them with people in your immediate vicinity. Soon after the app debuted to mediocre reviews, it was discovered that the founders had managed to raise $41 million for their first, pre-launch round. Let’s leave aside forRead… Read more »

Reg Closes Today at Midnight ET/NY for Interactive Games & Mobile Apps for Public Engmt

Our mini-conference this Thursday, April 7 will be a fantastic conversation about how interactive games and mobile apps are being used today for public engagement. The day is chock full of practical, inspiring and insightful case studies and other presentations. You can participate as an individual registrant or you can convene a group of colleaguesRead… Read more »