Sep
22
It used to be that when I returned from a week away, I’d have thousands of emails to work my way through - even after deleting spam. I’d also have a few web sites to visit to catch up on news.
These days it’s reversed. I was pretty much done with my mail in an hour [...]
Sep
22
Da Men Are Back In Town
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I should mention that, for the first time in my life, I managed to go into the Ladies bathroom to relieve myself. You see, of all the words I looked up and learned before I set foot here, I forgot “Man” and “Woman”. I now know that Damen is not German for “men”.
What Casey neglects [...]
Sep
22
How fast can you type?
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Whenever I teach a Dreamweaver or JavaScript class, few of the students can type. I usually spend a minute or two trying to convince them that being able to type will not only save them time and improve their accuracy, but will totally alter their relationship with the computer, giving them control and confidence that [...]