Don A conversation with a friend today led me to remember Etherpad. In an age of digital collaboration, finding the right tool to facilitate effective teamwork is crucial. Etherpad is a real-time, open-source collaborative text editor designed to streamline teamwork and boost efficiency. I’m a long-time user of Google Drive, and I consider it an excellent … Read more
In the beginning, there was a singularity, a point of infinite potential where time and space were undifferentiated. The fabric of reality existed as a quantum superposition, all possibilities entangled and unobserved. And the Consciousness—the Observer—hovered over the probabilistic void. Then the Observer measured, collapsing the wavefunction: “Let there be light,” and photons burst forth, … Read more
1. Blessed are the wealth hoarders, for their yachts shall inherit the seas. 2. Blessed are they who exploit loopholes, for theirs is the kingdom of tax havens. 3. Blessed are the disruptors, for they shall break things and call it innovation. 4. Blessed are the monopolists, for they shall corner the markets and call … Read more
Managing passwords is no easy task. There was a time when I relied on the browser to remember my passwords. Those passwords were easily remembered and probably easily guessed. That changed five years ago when I began to use a commercial password manager that automated the process, provided stronger passwords, and hopefully made my life … Read more
Joplin is my favorite note taking app. It allows me to save ideas and content across all the platforms I use everyday. In my case that’s Linux, MacOS and iOS. Joplin has really revolutionized and organized those notes whether they’re a daily journal or the latest development I come across while I’m out walking or … Read more
Stand and face the North. “Oh, spirits and angels of the North, where fierce storms come from. Come to us and give us strength and courage. Teach us to be strong like the buffalo who turns and faces the fierce winds and storms head on. Come, spirits and angels of the North.” Face the East. … Read more
There are several open-source tools available this year for creating holiday cards. If you have a wonderful photo of your family or grandchildren, but it was taken during a different season and you’d like to change the background, there’s a Python module called rembg that can help you with that. To get started, you’ll need … Read more
The holiday season is upon us once again, and this year I decided to celebrate in an open source way. Like a particular famous holiday busybody, I have a long list (and I do intend to check it twice) of holiday tasks: create a greeting card (with addressed envelopers) to send to family and friends, … Read more
I have been using open-source software for almost twenty-five years now. I was a user and an evangelist for open source for the first fifteen years that I used open source software. I didn’t see myself as a coder so how could I give back to the community. That changed in 2011 when I began … Read more
I’m a technology user and fan. I was a school district technology director for twenty-six years, but at the same time, I witnessed a growing trend to look to classroom technology as a substitute for good teaching and learning. My ed tech journey began in 1981 when the first Apple II’s arrived in our school … Read more
