Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

FlickLeech now with Creative Commons

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

I have been a big fan of Flickrleech for more than a year.  The site uses the Flickr API to search photos on the Flickr site.  The draw is the interface.  Instead of showing ten pictures per page, Flickrleech shows … Continue reading →

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Things are about to change.

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Today eSchool News published an article about the nation’s first tech-literacy exam.  In four years, the Nation’s Report Card will include technological literacy of students.  This means schools will be forced to assess student technology competencies.  If it is being … Continue reading →

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Excel Exercise

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

I needed a picture to explain this to one of the kids, and Excel worked out perfect. Can you see that one piece of the pizza on the left is the same amount as two pieces from the pizza on … Continue reading →

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Nailed by Digital Photo

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Coming back from lunch today, I noticed a campus security guard taking a picture of the car parked next to me.  I had to ask why. The car was registered in the computer system, but there was no parking pass … Continue reading →

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Legitimate Takedown and Fair Use

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

If you haven’t seen the Sarah Palin parody on Saturday Night Live, don’t go to YouTube. Here is the YouTube page where the video was. As you might expect, content created on Saturday is still protected by copyright on Sunday. … Continue reading →

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