Category Archives: edtech

Pligg

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

John had a post yesterday about Digg.  I have been waiting for a good time to install my own personal version of Digg on my server.  Last night I did it. http://www.trustyetc.com/news I used a set of PHP scripts called Pligg.  … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #39 – Batch

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

If you have used computers for more than twenty years, this one will make perfect sense.  Otherwise, stay with me on this. I talked about running the Command Prompt back in #13.  To get there we used the Windows-R shortcut … Continue reading →

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Lumosity – Brain Games

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I am a big fan a brain games.  It’s probably because my brain is getting old and I am constantly trying to keep it from “thinking” it is getting any older.  I talked about the Brain Age game last year.  … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #38 – Pin Things

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

The first tip I gave you was to use the Windows key to open the Start menu.  The top area of the Start menu is customizable and it is called the Pin area.  You can “pin” any application there giving you quick … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #37 – Empty Cache

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Back in the day, when most people only had dial-up access to the Internet, it was important for your browser to “remember” as much as possible about the sites you visited on a regular basis. This “browser memory” is called … Continue reading →

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