doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


January 2011

  • Qwiki Opens Up

    If you read my first thoughts about Qwiki earlier this week, I hope that you were inspired to give it a shot.  I’d be interested in your thoughts.  If you didn’t try it because it required an invite, there’s good news.  That requirement has been dropped.  Register and get your Qwiki account and check it… Continue reading

  • Minimalist Blogging

    Today’s entry actually appears on a different blogging service.  Please click here to read it on Quietwrite. Continue reading

  • links for 2011-01-25

    Hackers 'School' a New Jersey School Data System – PCWorld Users of the 4chan online message board managed to get access to the online student information system used by a New Jersey school district after the school's administrative password was posted to 4chan last week. (tags: school data hackers) Google Voice Blog: Port your existing… Continue reading

  • Kids and Technology

    I’ve got this little kid that drops by our house periodically.  He turned one year old the day before Christmas and a visit puts him in an environment with all kinds of stimulation.  There’s a toy box full of things.  Books, a hammer and plastic nails, a driving centre, a cow paddy, lots of balls,… Continue reading

  • links for 2011-01-24

    Kids Make Music Online Kids Make Music Online (tags: music kids make online) Web 2.0 is Dead! | Mark Brumley Web 2.0 is Dead! (tags: web2.0) NACLO This olympiad is a contest in which high-school students solve linguistic puzzles. In solving the problems, students learn about the diversity and consistency of language, while exercising logic… Continue reading