Originally posted May 10, 2010. This post was inspired by a recent conversation with The Big Guy. For some unexplained reason our conversation evolved or eroded to a discussion about our favorite search engine from back in the day (late 90's/early 2000s). #10: Your pet has a Facebook, MySpace, Twitter or blog page. #9: You … Continue reading TDZ Retrospective -Top 10: Signs You Might Be A Nerd
Virus Warning: DNS Changer
In case you haven't heard. Back in November the FBI intercepted a group of criminals posing as the company Rove Digital. On November 8, the FBI, the NASA-OIG and Estonian police arrested several cyber criminals in “Operation Ghost Click”. The criminals operated under the company name “Rove Digital”, and distributed DNS changing viruses, variously known … Continue reading Virus Warning: DNS Changer
My Top Three All-Time Favorite Video Games
The original question from Plinky was what is my all time Favorite Video Game. However, I decided to break it down to my favorite computer, console and arcade game. My favorite console game is Dr. Mario. It was a Tetras type game for the NES system. I didn't have very many games so I played … Continue reading My Top Three All-Time Favorite Video Games
My First Computer
My first computer that was a TRS (Radio Shack) Model 100 Laptop. According to Club 100 User support group, the model 100 was the first laptop dating back to 1983. I'm not sure if it was the first but I got one around 1984 or 1985. I was shocked to find out that some people … Continue reading My First Computer
How to Protect Your Child From Cyber-Bullying
Originally written for the Homeschool Network. Bullying has long been a problem that has plagued children. A cyber-bully is very different from a playground bully, in fact it can be even worse than the playground bully. Teens often are afraid to tell their parents about bullying incidents because they believe they will loose internet privileges. … Continue reading How to Protect Your Child From Cyber-Bullying
Using Excel in the Classroom
I taught computer in Christian school for about 8 years. I was responsible for teaching all grades. During that time I the standards being taught were changed greatly. The biggest change was on the Elementary level. Around 2000 our accrediting agency wanted elementary computer classes to focus on learning computer skills. This meant no games … Continue reading Using Excel in the Classroom
Live Blogging (Sort of) from FETC 2011
I was selected to attend the Florida Educational Technology Conference in Orlando this week. For a nerd it is almost as good as going to The Land of The Mouse. So, while I'm writing this on the spot it will be posted afterwords. Thought I would share some of the things I found interesting. The … Continue reading Live Blogging (Sort of) from FETC 2011
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