Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

Trippermap

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I found this Flash-based Flickr mashup.  It works more like the old flicker map did.  The nice thing is you can specify a tag and it will show all your photos for that tag.  Here is my “remarkableohio” set all … Continue reading →

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Copyright doesn’t protect your feelings

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

TechCrunch has a story where copyright law has gotten out of hand.  A guy does a parody video using a Billy Joel tune.  When I first saw the headline I thought the musician has ordered the take down because the … Continue reading →

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Detention for Firefox User

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Last week I ran across this scanned copy of a detention notice for an unnamed student.  According to the letter, the student was caught using “firefox.exe” and was given a detention because “firefox.exe” was not closed when the teacher spotted … Continue reading →

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Yale Open Courses

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Not to be outdone by MIT, Yale has created a set of free online courses.  The “Open Yale Courses” are seven introductory courses taught by distinguished professors.  The topics are Astronomy, English, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology and Religious Studies. … Continue reading →

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Flickr Fun

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I use Flickr every day.  It is one of those sites that has everything.  I like to browser through the most interesting pictures, but find the 10-at-a-time interface too time consuming.  FlickrLeech is a site that will show all 500 pictures … Continue reading →

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