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AddThis

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I was looking for a way to make social bookmarking even easier when I found AddThis.  I downloaded the WordPress Plugin and added it to my blog.  Now you can click the Bookmark icon located in the right sidebar and … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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 →

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