October 10, 2011
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The Art Institute of Austin has asked me to teach three courses in Fall 2011: Advanced Web Scripting Portfolio I Project Management I’ve shared some resources for each class in the “Courses” section of the site, and I will be … Continue reading
February 21, 2011
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I first started using the Internet and World Wide Web in September, 1993. I was a freshman at Notre Dame. Some friends at Carnegie Mellon University encouraged me to start using a BBS called “ISCA” to keep in touch with … Continue reading
February 20, 2011
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I have spent some time over the past couple of days considering the final course project and the challenge of collecting digital artifacts, objects, and networks of information. The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) publishes a Framework of Guidance for … Continue reading
January 31, 2011
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One of the course readings this week in “Collecting New Media” dealt with the growth of Wunderkammern or “wonder cabinets” in the 17th century. The article, written by William Mueller in 2001, outlines the evolution of wonder alongside the evolution … Continue reading
January 28, 2011
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The world needs more artists. Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now), speaking to a group of students recently, suggests that filmmaking is art and should be pursued as an artistic rather than a commercial endeavor. He offers advice for … Continue reading
January 24, 2011
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The users of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter amass a significant amount of information about their own history within these services—what they’ve been doing, what they’ve been thinking, and where they have been. These services all seem to … Continue reading
January 21, 2011
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The site has been stagnant for a while. It’s time to make some fresh updates and to reëstablish a web presence. I’ll be updating the site with course resources for Art Institute students and enhancing my research links by incorporating … Continue reading
June 21, 2010
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Starting over, yet again, with a new instance of WordPress 3.0! Continue reading