Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

reCaptcha

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

I have been getting a lot of comment spam on my blog.  I don’t want to restrict posting only to those that have gone through the (sometimes tedious) process of setting up an account on my server.  There is a … Continue reading →

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BeFunky

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Here is a fun site. http://www.befunky.com Upload a picture to the site and the web-based application turns the photo into a cartoon. becomes There are options that control how “cartoony” the picture becomes, how much color saturation is carried over … Continue reading →

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Cost of Dinner

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

I talked about the five minute rule last year, but here is one that deals with the cost of technology. If there is a technology you need (USB flash drive, head phones, software upgrade) that costs about as much as dinner at … Continue reading →

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TWEP

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Rappold has posted the first episode of The Web Edtech Podcast.  The topic is Learning Management Systems.  You should recognize a couple of the people participating.

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Crayon Physics

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Years ago I remember a computer game which involved creating a Rube Goldberg sort of contraption to complete an assigned task.  I can’t remember the name of this game.  It was something like The Machine… it’s been a long time. Today … Continue reading →

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