Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

Picasa on the iPod Touch

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I was playing around with my Picasa account on the iPod Touch and suddenly everything looked different.  I thought I had adjusted the browser somehow to make Picasa look better on the Touch.  As it turned out, Google did an upgrade to the site and … Continue reading →

Posted in leisure | Tagged , | Comments Off on Picasa on the iPod Touch

Google Charts

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Need to create a chart and embed it in a web page?  Now with the Google Chart API, you can add a chart using simple HTML image code.  Here’s an example.  The URL for the chart is below. http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=p3&chd=t:0.5,36,5&chs=460×250&chl=Florida|Ohio|Arizona&chtt=Where%20Alvin%20Has%20Lived

Posted in edtech | Tagged | Comments Off on Google Charts

Wii Multi-Touch Whiteboard

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Last month, I saw Johnny Chung Lee’s video that showed how to detect finger movement using a Wii remote.  He summed it up best at the end of the video when he said it was cool, but he couldn’t really … Continue reading →

Posted in edtech, leisure | Tagged , | Comments Off on Wii Multi-Touch Whiteboard

Mary was inspecting a child

Posted on December 9, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Tonight was the Christmas program at church.  You can always count on a slip of the tongue here or there.  This year Mary was “inspecting” a child.  Kids in the Christmas performance are always so genuine.  This year was no exception.

Posted in leisure | Tagged , | Comments Off on Mary was inspecting a child

Flickr Maps Change… not for the better

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

If you have watched the growth of photos tagged with remarkableohio on the Flickr map, you should have noticed a fundamental change in the way it works. My original plan was to have one page that showed every marker tagged with … Continue reading →

Posted in edtech | Tagged , , | 2 Comments