Published in January 15th, 2010
Google is just the most darned amazing tutorial service in human history. A few years ago when I adopted WordPress for my blogging platform the WordPress forums for getting questions answered were so convoluted I just wanted to scream in frustration. Thank goodness, Google has expanded it’s indexing to cover pretty much every subject. And […]
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Published in December 3rd, 2009
Dude! A ton. I’m catching up on some important technical reading involving 3D digital lighting technique that I’m sure we’ll be using more of next quarter. It involves inserting the right types of lights into a scene to illuminate the characters and the set appropriately. The book also explains how to cast shadows correctly. I’m […]
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Published in October 29th, 2009
So your kid claims to want to be the world’s next great digital animator? Here are a few good packages they can practice with. These will give them a breadth of exposure to basic programming, game design and web applications.
Alice is a cinematic package custom designed for youngsters to get their feet wet with animation. […]
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Published in September 3rd, 2009
Just heard a commercial for Edutopia on NPR this morning and decided to look them up. It’s the cool informal title of The George Lucas Educational Foundation.
The site addresses technology in public education and has many good links for parents, teachers, and students. Many of them are informational videos. Others relate to technology in schools. […]
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Published in May 20th, 2009
If you know some basic scripting and database coding you’re well on your way to creating your own social networking game craze. The next time you’re on facebook go to the bottom of the screen and click on the Developers link, then under the Get Started heading click on How to Build an App for […]
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Published in April 18th, 2009
DePaul has a great summer program for Chicago area high school students interested in the art of computer science. The intensive one week long program is set for Monday July 27 to Friday, July 31, 2009 on the Loop campus downtown.
They will get a chance to work with some of the industry standard graphic software […]
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Published in August 20th, 2008
In my odyssey through computer science school I’ve learned that there are two foundational languages that are must haves. If you already know them walking into the collegiate computer lab from high school you will have a major leg up on your freshman class mates. If you are a high schooler or coding hobbyist learn […]
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Published in June 11th, 2008
I figured out a new trick! I feel like such a smart guy. Guess what? Did you know you could embed YouTube clips into your e-mails the same way you do on a blog? It’s just a code copy-and-paste. When you send the e-mail, your recipients will see the middle of the bracketed “object” embed […]
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Published in January 30th, 2008
If you see a video on somebody’s blog that you want to copy to your own, here’s an easy way to do it. Just click on the “menu” button at the bottm right corner of the video player. You’ll see a section on the next screen on the right side that reads “ embed”. Just […]
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Published in January 26th, 2008
Here’s my first test YouTube video. It was shot on the way to a Toastmasters Winter Club Officer Training meeting. By the way you can find your favorite local club here, find out what their meeting schedule is and sign up to begin improving your public speaking skills.
Until then check out the video and see […]
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