Blogs as ResearchI’ve been playing around with Google Reader and just noticed an interesting thread between the first two posts that I shared to my public page. First, David Weinberger:I came away realizing why media literacy programs often bother me. Frequently, the idea even is that we have to teach our children how to recognize […]
COPYING A CONTROVERSY (Updated)Note: This post has been updated several times since publication yesterday afternoon. Scroll to end of story to read Updates. - HA, 11/16 2nd Note: Here’s a follow-up to this story. - HA, 11/26 If the earliest days of Second…SLHamlet
Links for Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Cool Tools: Mr. McGroovy’s Box Rivets - “he common way to assemble projects with cardboard boxes is to slap pieces together with duct tape. But tape is clumsy, expensive, will unpeel outdoors in weather, looks clunky, and won’t take paint. A cool alternative are these Kevlar-like rivets specially designed for […]
I Don?t Own a PrinterYesterday, I found myself on a Skype call with a colleague of mine and we were editing a Google document on the fly preparing for another three way Skype call that we’re having today. I was sitting there watching the document screen refresh every time my collaborator stopped typing, watching his […]
Get Philips in Your Pants Contest EntriesThanks to all of those that attended the live taping of SecondCast Episode 35 last night. The party lasted nearly six hours!!Special thanks to Koz Farina for giving us a great interview AND for giving all of those in attendance a free […]
Secondcast #27: Influential Ass Johnny and the Secondcasters interview Oz Spade who recently participated in a Linden Lab focus group in order to provide feedback on Second Life.Download SecondCast Episode 27
SecondCast #45 - Honorary Viking Happy Thanksgiving everybody! It’s great to be back! Here’s the weekly installment…Secondcasters get together to trip on their Tryptophan left overs and cold medicine to bring you *cough* the latest audible news echoing through the Metaverse. Walker recounts his trip to […]
How to add animations to your Animation Override in Second Life!I’ve done an instructional video with steps on how to add animations to your AO (animaton override) in Second Life. This can become complicated and I felt it might be easier if broken down into steps with a visual.By: TorridTorrid
Save the Children sells Virtual Yaks
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Milk a yak for the children. No, seriously!
Save the Children with the help of Aimee Weber Studio has started a fun new project in Second Life affectionately called The Yak Shack! This may seem completely random but in reality, yaks can be a lifesaver for children […]
Computer Training in Seattle
Earlier this week I attended an all-day training event for a top-secret pre-release software product.
The event was conducted in a very nice training facility in Kirkland, operated by Computer Classrooms in Seattle. There was a very professional central reception facility and a nice kitchen. The training rooms were equipped with high […]