Working in the Cloud
It has truly been a while since I last posted something not related to news or NaNoWriMo (which is going quite well) so here is something a little different. I am sure many of you are very aware of the shift in how we are using our computers and our time these days. Social media is all the rage and people are connecting to more people via the internet than ever before. I am pretty sure my dad...
Read MoreGoogle Wave: First Impressions
“Google Wave? Never heard of it.” You may be saying this so let me give a brief explanation. Google Wave is the newest web application from, you guessed it, Google. In short, Google Wave is a new communication tool that combines the best of email, instant messaging, and other collaboration tools like wikis into one, powerful communication package. Since I first heard about it I have...
Read MoreThe Wonderful World of Twitter
I just wanted to give a quick plug to the (not so new, but new to me) service, Twitter. I have had an account there for a while (brian_casey if you want to follow me) but I haven’t really used it much until recently. Before I was just using it to broadcast that I had a new blog post, but if you know anything about Twitter, it doesn’t really work well in that capacity unless you...
Read MoreWolfram Alpha
I discovered something incredible yesterday and it’s name is Wolfram Alpha. Some of you may already know about this website (it officially opened in April of this year) so I might be late to the party. Nonetheless, it is quite the party. I am sure everyone reading this is familiar with Google. You want to find something on the web, you go to Google. But one thing Google...
Read MoreiGoogle and a Few Quotes I like
I have an iGoogle account. For those of you who do not know what this is I would recommend that you find out. It is a great start page for your internet browser since it brings together all kinds of your favorite content from around the internet into one place. Very handy! One of the pieces of information that my iGoogle page brings to me is random quotes. Today there were a few good...
Read MoreCatan Histories: The Struggle For Rome
I love a good board game. I guess it is because of all of the interaction you get to have with the people with which you play. I particularly like a good strategy game. I found a game a while back called Settlers of Catan and it became an immediate favorite for me, my wife and many of our friends. Catan Histories is a very fresh take on the Catan-style games. Add in a bit of history and...
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