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GIGO
The reference Garbage In, Garbage Out is a staple when teaching computer science. It generately acknowledges that a processor or a processor might be considered as a black box where data goes in one side and information out the other. The black box essentially contains the ability to do whatever it is programmed to do;… Continue reading
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A Couple of Days with Ubuntu 13.04
I had a friend try to grind my gears over the weekend. If you’re such a fan of Ubuntu, why are you carrying around a Macintosh computer? It’s a valid observation but the reality is that I have both a Mac and a PC (Sony Vaio) and it’s the Vaio that’s running Ubuntu. At the… Continue reading
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Distance to Mars – A Study in Pixels
Reference to this resource came through on my “Infographics” feed. So, I checked it out and it’s a very interesting visualization. When you click start, Earth is visualized as 100 pixels wide. We all know what a pixel is so it’s an interesting and familiar reference. Click the arrow at the bottom of the screen… Continue reading
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So Smooooooth
There’s so much about Google Chrome that I like and it’s been my main browser for quite a while now. There was one annoyance that happened when I sat at my desk, using a full keyboard and a scroll mouse. The scroll action to the mouse just didn’t always seem right. It seemed slow and… Continue reading
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An Incredible Mathematics Application
This is an application that has me excited in so many ways that I think it’s a can’t miss for any mathematics teacher using a computer. Calling itself a dynamic geometery application, Sketchometry is really something to play around with. First – the geeky part. This is a perfect example of where I think… Continue reading
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