Category Archives: edtech

All Hard Drives Will Fail

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Disk Storage View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. From 2004 to 2008 I was lucky. During that time I didn’t have a single hard drive failure at home. The law of averages caught up with me this past summer. … Continue reading →

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Meet Taffy

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Here is the newest member of the family.  Taffy is a Corgi.  She spends her days herding the neighborhood kids around the yard.  The rest of the time she is sacked out on the floor.  You can reach her at … Continue reading →

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The problem with politics

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Take a look at the Federal Election Commission‘s web site. That’s 124 million dollars from the state of California.  Add all the states together and more than ONE BILLION DOLLARS has been donated and spent on the 2008 Presidential Election.  … Continue reading →

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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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