Tumbling with Don: Archive

Twas the Night Before Travel...

It is Christmas day. Holiday lights are reflecting off my monitor in nice patterns and I have had more than three meals already. But tomorrow morning brings a long-dreamed-about adventure; a trip down Highway One from Santa Barbara to Rossmoor, California. It’s nothing more than an intermediate bike tour but it has everyone in the family behaving as if I’m out to run a marathon with...

Dec 26th

Dec 16th

Nov 3rd

Show this to Ed 173? →

Mar 1st

Graduate Student Life Office Examp. UMD.edu →

Feb 22nd

Mav POV →

Share with Wood Glen. Wow!

Feb 14th

Riding Old San Marcos on a Skateboard →

I am obsessed with this. It is astonishing. This used to be my daily commute to work every day. Artists take something like a good mountain road and turn it into something as amazing as a helicopter ski run, a giant, California wave, or a dance on a stage. I worry about Mr. Chin, but I thank him for this amazing art.

Feb 14th

Liked this. Straightforward! →

Dec 21st

Visit with Exec on 11-24

Intro. Unlike Mr. Gore UCSB invented the Internet. Also we invented Green. Our co-worker invented the White-emiting LED. What are we doing to leverage this? part one. Sweeping overview from an end-user viewpoint. How can we make the most out of this? How does it fit in with our mission, our careers, our productivity, and our collective goals? Part two. Present some research and local best...

Nov 24th

DavisMail -- the Cloud at the UC →

Wow.

Nov 24th

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Career TV →

The Career Video Project.

Nov 24th

UCSB EAP -- Example of Social Media →

Good and appropriate use of technology — I especially like the blogs.

Nov 24th

Guy Kawasaki on LinkedIN →

Guy Kawasaki. Gives yet another informative overview of new technology.

Nov 24th

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Mashable →

Fastest way to get up to speed on social media.

Nov 24th

Netbooks up to 20% of laptops now →

These are all over campus.

Nov 24th

Google Docs Templates →

Templates for student leaders. Wow

Nov 24th

21 Brilliant Productivity Tools Every College... →

Examples of what are students are using.

Nov 24th

Ask A Returnee: Breanna Jacobs - Spain, Córdoba... →

Great use of blog software linked with Facebook.

Nov 23rd

Audio Books (FREE) from our library →

Aug 1st

Quench Your Thirst for Knowledge -- Free Education →

Thanks to Shawn for this one!

Jul 30th

Jul 25th

Advise about scanning slides →

Our class reminded me that I’d better do some reading before I scan 100+ slides the WRONG way. I’m finding some good info.

Jul 18th

Steve's Digicams →

This and DP Review are great sites for comparing cameras.

Jul 18th

DPreview.com Camera Review Website →

Jul 18th

Helmet and dashboard cameras are an emerging... →

Not sure if this is a healthy trend — the new narcissism? But these cameras are very handy for bicyclists interacting with a lot of traffic. The surfers like them, too.

Jul 15th

Betsy Cramer's Pelican Project →

I’ll introduce you to Betsy at the first class. You’ll see how this modest attorney who is passionate about Pelicans has used digital photography to boost bird awareness and share her passion with others.

Jul 14th

How to Teach a Digital Photography Class →

This was helpful for me as I prepared for the July 18th session

Jul 13th

Watch

I sure we won’t have time on July 18th to get into where digital photography is headed. But if you get the chance, watch this 2007 video for one preview into the future. I find this absolutely amazing.

Jul 9th

Lynda.com Training site →

Our Ojai neighbor has what might be the world’s most robust training site. The free videos I’m linking to here give a GREAT overivew of digital photography.

Jul 9th

Group Critiques →

What a wonderful thing for those wishing to improve their picture-taking skills. Join a group like the one in this link, upload your pictures, and get comments on them from all over the world. Caution, comments on the Internet are often negative or even worse — but if you choose a moderated group (I think this TWIP group is moderated) then you’re less likely to be bothered by...

Jul 9th

Julia Child Wisdom →

These quotes remind me of why I loved (and continue to love) Julia. We need a Julia Child of Technology. I think Leo Laporte comes the closest.

Jul 9th

Flickr -- The ultimate photo album →

We’ll discuss Flickr during our digital photography overview on the 18th. For now, go here and see our home town through the eyes of hundreds and hundreds of eyes.

Jul 9th