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general topics about almost anything, along with some of my projects

really going paperless…

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July 13, 2010

I am in the process of making the jump to becoming as paperless as is possible…I have been using some tools like EverNote and Read it Later (along with a longer list of others…) to get to the place where I only had books as a potential paper source in my life. This is changing. [...]


I try out some Wikis

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July 9, 2010

I have looked over the free Wikis out there and have come to the conclusion that there are two reasonable candidates for review. The first site I found (wikispaces.com) is one of the larger Wiki hosting sites. The other is Google Sites, and is a great place to create a Wiki…if you have some sort [...]


Wikis…

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July 5, 2010

I wrote a number of posts covering how to set up a blog (using three of the most common (free) services out there). From the standpoint of being a teacher, I decided to continue with this method…into the world of Wikis. First off, I need to come up with a modern, valid definition of what [...]


blogging, the taste test!

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June 24, 2010

For today, I can finally take a little time to evaluate and compare the free blogs I have set up in the last week. I have sites at WordPress.com, Blogger, and Windows Live Spaces. TO make this ‘taste test’ as fair as possible, I posted to all three blogs using the same software (Windows Live [...]


blogging, part III (Windows Live Spaces)

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June 23, 2010

Finally we are the final of the three blogging platforms I will be trying out. I should mention here that has been my intention to cover the most obvious free blogging platform for those who would like something beyond having to use Facebook as a sole means to connect with friends. There are a number [...]


blogging, part II (Blogger extras…)

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June 22, 2010

Once you finish the five minute job of getting your blog (via Blogger…), there are plenty of things you can do to make your new home a bit more to your liking. Here is the blog I put up on Blogger (here); I’ve already made a few changes…  


blogging, part II (Blogger)

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June 21, 2010

Last week, I covered some of what it takes to create a free blog on WordPress.com, today I will present similar information about how to set up and run a free blog using Blogger. This blogging platform is from Google, and as such allows for some simple integration with any number of other Google services. [...]


blogging, part I (widgets)

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June 16, 2010

There are still a few things you can add to, or do with your blog. The average reader checks out more than just posts on a blog, you can add some widgets which add to your blog’s functionality. There are also a few housekeeping actions to consider.  


blogging, part I (posting)

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June 15, 2010

If you have been following my posts this week, and have a nascent blog already set up, the only thing left would be to write some posts… This is a good time to consider a very important accessory, that of an offline editor for your writing. I have had some small problems when I first [...]


blogging, part I (backstage)

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June 14, 2010

From yesterday’s post you can see that it only takes a few minutes to get a free WordPress.com blog up and running. At this point, it is really worth your time to look over all of the things which you can modify and customize for your blog…from the Dashboard.Wordpress.com comes with a lot of the [...]


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