Yeh yeh, I know, I should know better but I’m a Windows user… like most people… and y’know sometimes it can be quite cool. For example, this has got to be the easiest batch image resizing app (.exe) I’ve come across, and it’s free, and did I mention it’s easy. Just select your files, right …
Category Archives: General
Edublogging Antarctica
[cross-posted from the edublogs blog, ‘cos it’s important] On November 3rd 2007, 4 teachers from the UK will be heading off to Antarctica on a scientific expedition. They will spend four weeks camping in Antarctica, hiking through areas deep in the Antarctic interior that have not previously been subject to scientific research. The expedition has …
Be quiet, listen to me, I know what you need…
Wow, what a gripping read from Gary Stager on the history of Logo and that of the web, and yet, how utterly disappointing that he follows it up with what is, unfortunately, best described as an absolute pile of crap. I should redirect you at this point to a much more detailed (and considered) response …
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Edublogs blocked in China
Sigh – it’s one thing getting blocked by a district – and another entirely to be locked out of the most populous country in the World! Basically it appears that not just edublogs, but the whole series of IP addresses we use, have been well and truly put on the banned list in the PRC. …
Australian blogging conference
Tarnation, I can’t make it to the ABC! Still, if you can, I encourage you to do so: “This will not be a conference in the traditional sense. It will be relatively informal. Instead of lengthy presentations, people will be invited lead discussions on various topics throughout the day – some practical, such as how …
Dining with GrandMaster Flash in Melbourne
Thoroughly enjoyed meeting up with Will and the family on Friday in Melbourne, and begad, a photo has emerged in which I don’t look like a deranged psycho: Well, not much!
Introduction to edublogs video
Don’t think I ever mentioned that I made a ‘one minute introduction to edublogs’ video… well, I did, and here it is: Do you reckon it’ll go viral ;)
WordPress.com is two
Congrats guys, here’s to another year of taking WordPress from strength to strength.
An interview with me around all things edublogs
Alice Mercer interviewed me yesterday, thought it went pretty well… good stuff Alice!
Dearie dearie me
Interesting developments in the world of newspaper blogging down here in Oz, as Fairfax (my ex-employers) just gave their best online writer the heave ho. For a pretty tame reason, and pretty tamely done to boot. They should roll through the archives if they want to find some really full on (and brilliant) stuff. They …