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Apparently you can get there from here…
One of our students in the lab mentioned today that Google Maps provides “driving” directions to Hawaii. My ADD kicked in and I, of course, had to try it out for myself. A search from Rochester to Honolulu gives me clear directions from somewhere on Main Street in Rochester to Beretania Street in Honolulu, by [...]
Post Number 100
As I was doing some long-needed work on this blog, I noticed that the last post I made was number 99. So I decided I needed to post a celebratory 100th post. The first post on this blog occurred on July 18, 2003. That means I’ve been blogging for just under 6 years. For the [...]
Making Ubuntu “Pretty”
Since I started college, I’ve been a fan of Linux, at least for servers. The basic multiuser setup of the Unix environment (from which Linux is designed) has numerous advantages in a server environment and using Apache for web hosting allows for a lot more flexibility than most Windows-based hosting solutions. When it comes to [...]
Welcome Back tayhouse.org
Several years ago I became connected with Tay House and, shortly after, found myself developing the troop’s website. At that time, we had the domain name tayhouse.org. Through my work, the troop was able to develop a new communications mechanism and gained highly favorable search engine placements rather quickly. We got lots of great comments [...]
ImagineRIT Festival This Saturday
The ImagineRIT Festival is this Saturday, May 2. Come check out all the cool stuff that happens behind the scenes on the RIT campus. Check out this cool promotional video that University Publications created: ImagineRIT Festival official site