doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


February 2015

  • Exploring and Wasting Time

    For me, it started yesterday by checking my Facebook timeline.  A high school friend had posted this article “What Color Is This Goddamn Dress?”  (Choice of words theirs…) I looked at it – yellow and white, what’s the deal – and then moved on to do other reading.  I flipped on the morning news as… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 02/28/2015

    vhf/free-programming-books · GitHub Free Programming Books https://t.co/er3IqWXk2Y via @Firefox — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) February 28, 2015 Free Programming Books https://t.co/er3IqWXk2Y via @Firefox tags: via:packrati.us IFTTT Twitter Bill Sienkiewicz on Twitter: “The world just got a little less logical today. R.I.P. @TheRealNimoy http://t.co/aWOdCDnZ8k” RT @sinKEVitch: The world just got a little less logical today. R.I.P. @TheRealNimoy… Continue reading

  • This Week in Ontario Edublogs

    It’s another Friday and an opportunity for me to celebrate some of the wonderful pieces shared by Ontario Educators recently. 3 Ways I’ve Used Google Apps to Help my School Run a Bit Smoother As I mentioned in my post last week, the Google Apps community is great for sharing the good things that they’re… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 02/27/2015

    Mac OS X Isn’t Safe Anymore: The Crapware / Malware Epidemic Has Begun Mac OS X Isn’t Safe Anymore: The Crapware / Malware Epidemic Has Begun – http://t.co/WKq2rmU7yj — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) February 27, 2015 tags:IFTTT Twitter Jon Stewart Pulls Out The Big Guns, Unveils ’50 Fox News Lies In 6 Seconds’ – http://t.co/6Ze0h03yd5 via… Continue reading

  • In Case You Missed It

    Unlike certain of my family members, I don’t sleep with my phone.  That saves me from the onerous task of turning the sound down or off if you leave it in your bedroom.  I can’t imagine a smartphone disrupting a good sleep. A couple of days ago, I installed the Twitter client and told it… Continue reading