#1 As a teacher I can see the possibilities with No Child Left Behind Act. However, it fails to create a fair way to judge failing schools from one state to another. It also fails to account for those schools that are made up of ESL (English Second Language) students from a wide variety of languages.
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Ah, the good old days of proofing! For those who work in or around the large-format printing industry and are thinking of moving away
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I am helping a new start-up, and unfortunately, it is not close to my house. So every day I HAVE to drive 50 miles
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Today I finally came to terms with some facts: a) I needed to refinance my home b) my penis, while perfectably serviceable for urinating,
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I was told a story the other day that I thought was worth sharing. The setting is the island of Okinawa at the end
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Until the “edit” functionality is restored to these blog posts, the only option is to repost. I left the brackets on the links to
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First of all, a BIG “Thank you!” to MyMac’s Jeffrey McPheeters for making it all possible. The whole episode is a brilliant example of
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This is all about my “GRACK!” Web column at JHFarr.com. I finally finished the latest self-published marvel, nn easy-going romp you will enjoy, safe
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I’ve sold my current residence, now I’m wondering where I’m gonna live. See, I’ve been busy watching the crews bust ass trying to get
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YEAH! My TV is broken. Granted, if it broke last night while the New England Patriots were beating the Tennessee Titans, I would be
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This is a last-minute alert, because in the press of Major Life Issues, I just forgot! I’m appearing today on a radio show called
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The headline ain’t no joke. That’s right. Tomorrow I make the rounds of local Web developers, graphics shops, galleries, publishers, tech firms, and any
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It looks as though Napster DRM for its new Music to Go service has been successfully cracked. Actually Napster is using a DRM scheme
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Hang onto your hats. If you’re out of the loop on this, there’s a huge storm brewing over the fact that the federally-mandated touch
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Yesterday Apple announced that anyone with an iPad, iPhone 4, or iPod touch (4th generation) that is running iOS 4.2 can sign up for
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I recently had the good fortune to attend this year’s annual STANYS (Science Teachers Association of New York State) Conference in Rochester, NY. Think
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Guy and Gaz talk about why in this day of digital downloads, there still needs to be CD insertion based copy protection. Apple’s new iOS 4.2 gets a stern talking to and how piracy affects the cost of the software you buy and how you use it.
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The most contentious episode of TechFan to date, as Tim Robertson, David Cohen, and special guest Owen Rubin discuss the role of government in Technology and the Internet. The debate then moves on to the music industry and the TSA, and hilarity ensues. The start of the show has Tim discussing a very odd iTunes problem, and maybe you have the answer!
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MacJournal is a popular application for the Mac that helps people chronicle their lives with words and pictures, update blogs, take notes in school, or just keep their lives more organized. To make sure users can get their thoughts down no matter where they are, Mariner Software recently released MacJournal for iPad.
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