It’s been a little while since I last posted to this blog. I am now maintaining our OpenUp! blog at work, plus I have been distracted on another blog-ish project I’m doing with my brother, computers.net. Anyway, so I login here only to find that now everyone needs to have…
Bookmooch: Web 2.0 in paperback
Every once in a while, the Internet makes a great idea possible. This is the case with Bookmooch and sharing used books. What is Bookmooch? This article from icommons.org explains the basics: “Bookmooch is an online community for exchanging used books. If you join as a member, you can ask…
Depressed about democracy
In the US, representative democracy just means that the more money you have, the more your special interest get represented. Is there still room for regular people to have a say? UPDATE: I understand that voting is important. But the problem goes beyond people not voting. At what point do…
Here we go again…
It’s time to put at little oil into the ol’ blogging machine, pull the cord a few times, and hope she starts up again. I’ve gotten so rusty at this I really don’t have anything to say. We released eduCommons 2.1.0 at work, and since then my brain has pretty…
Putting the “Pay” in PayPal
Have you ever stopped and wondered about how PayPal makes their money? Let’s review: With PayPal Personal you can send and receive money electronically to and from other PayPal accounts for free. You can also transfer money to and from your regular bank account at no charge. Sign me up!…