Sometimes a blog with thoughts and opinions by Dan Greene
I seem to be sticking with the attempt to revive this site longer than my previous attempts, probably because cleaning up my Twitter account gave me a goal. That and I remembered that it’s fun to have a site where I can do anything I want.…
To me X will always be Twitter. My first Twitter post, I really don’t remember if they were called tweets at that point, was April 9, 2007 and the content of that Tweet was “work”. Highly valuable words for posterity. Since that time I’ve posted:
Tweets – 863, Replies – 211, and Retweets – 419
With AI, ownership of content is getting very blurry.…
Added March 5, 2026: Surprisingly the article Dynamic Duo: The Web Developer and the Public Services Librarian at In the Library with the Lead Pipe still works. So it survived the move from Twitter. Years later, it is still an interesting read, and a good reminder that teamwork and collaboration are essential in any organization.…
Added March 6, 2026: Another link from my Twitter account, and part of the reason I’m doing this. Evernote, one of the companies referenced in this article, does still exist in 2026. That’s encouraging. Less encouraging? This article from 2012 is now behind a paywall.…
Added March 6, 2026: The article is from 2012, but the process and advice are evergreen. Tools, programming languages, vendors, and trends are always changing. But the question remains the same. What do your site’s users want? How do you find the answers?…
Added March 6, 2026: In 2026, these instructions aren’t useful unless you have the right combination of 15 year old hardware and software. But I’m keeping this post as a reminder that troubleshooting technology is a puzzle where you have to look for the missing pieces.…
Added March 6, 2026: And now voice recognition is everywhere. I first used Dragon Naturally Speaking at version 2.0 I think. I’ve never been great at typing, and in the second half of the 1990s this seemed like magic. But you were also dealing with 90s computing power.…
Added March 6, 2026: Remember Google+? Not everything Google tries takes off.
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My IT 566 class is over. I got an A in case anyone is curious. I haven’t decided if I’m going to take any more classes or not. There don’t seem to be any online classes this summer or fall.
The two classes I’ve taken in the Instructional Technology program so far have been interesting but not especially challenging.…
This one wasn’t specifically a challenge for IT 566 but I upgraded by Ubuntu machine to 11.04, Natty Narwhal. I’m not exactly sure what a natty narwhal looks like, but I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t want to meet one in a dark alley … errr… ocean.…