http://brainfrieze.net/weblog.php The writings and assorted news on education, web design, politics and other topics from Kim Cavanaugh--teacher, author, and curious guy. The thoughts here are entirely my own and in no way reflect the views of my employer. en-us Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:38:59 GMT Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:38:59 GMT http://brainfrieze.net/weblog.php http://brainfrieze.net/weblog.php?id=P805 Well, *that* didn't take too long. OK, truth be told, the move towards having an official blog for our school district's Educational Technology Department has been more than just a little arduous. Between examining all of the platforms available, an aborted attempt using a system that turned out to be far too inflexible to use, and running the gauntlet of permissions and approvals that we needed, it sure seems like getting a real live blog up and running for your school district has... http://brainfrieze.net/weblog.php?id=P804 I've been working on a series for Community MX about <a href="http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=EBCAE" >Adobe's move towards online services</a> and just discovered that the <a href="http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/myfeedz/" >myFeedz service</a> appears to be dead in the water. Not only does the application not launch from Adobe Labs, but the developer's blog and online forums appear to be dead and gone as well. So, is this a... http://brainfrieze.net/weblog.php?id=P803 My buddy Tom Green has an excellent article, made all the better due to some pithy quotes from me, that is now online at Digital Web Magazine. In <a href="http://www.digital-web.com/articles/education_of_freaks_and_geeks/" >The Education of Geeks and Freaks</a> Tom takes on the pressing question of how post-secondary institutions <i>should</i> be addressing the needs of budding designers and programmers who will be taking the those 21st century jobs we've...