Google Earth Plus PowerPoint Mash-up

In mid-March I will be heading to SCETV studios in Columbia for a week of workshops, teaching South Carolina teachers about Google Earth.

Hope and Copyright

I've been following with interest the news about artist Shepherd Fairey and the controversy surrounding his iconic HOPE poster used by the Obama campaign.

Two Disc Golf Courses in Two Weeks

After nearly a year of being out of the game, I've had the privilege of playing two different disc golf courses on consecutive Saturday mornings.

More Disc Golf Resources

I realized that in yesterday's post I didn't get any maps or locations to the two disc golf courses I'd played.

Grant Writing, Ganster Style

Imagine , if you will, the classic heist movie.

Adventures in Teleconferencing

Tuesday I took part in two different teleconferences, one where I was a participant and one where I was the session leader.

Google Releases Google Earth version 5

Today I found out from Frank Taylor's Google Earth Blog that Google has released version 5 of Google Earth.

A Declaration of Independence

Starting today, I'm doing something I should have done 10 years ago.

Geohashing - A Game Based on a Comic

The XKCD comic seen above came out around Christmas of 2006, and formed the basis for a new GPS activity - not necessarily going to a random location and making out, but using random numbers to generate latitude and longitude coordinates.

The Incomparable Weirdness of Twitter

As if there were any doubt, my true nerd nature is about to come through.

Goodbye to the Bahamas and Trip Reflections

I watched one last Bahamian sunrise, this time without a camera in sight.

Kayaking and Caves in Lucayan National Park

For our last full day in the Bahamas I had booked a kayaking tour and trip to the Lucayan National Park.

How to Kill Twitter (or Facebook)

One of the things I love about Twitter and Facebook is that you can update one from the other through various third party services.

A Geeky New President

There were ample opportunities for someone like me to really get their Geek on while watching the inauguration.

Island Time

Things are more relaxed. Nothing is rushed. Everyone has a good time and things get done when they get done. That's Island Time.

Even so, I was up at the crack of dawn, literally. Even on Island Time some habits are hard to break. However, I did have a purpose. I …

A New Day Dawns

What can I say? I have lived to see many presidential inaugurations, and none have inspired as much hope as this one. I am very proud that Barack Obama is now President of the United States.

As stated before, we didn't really plan to be out of the country during …

Bahamas - Day 3

As previously noted, most of the day was spent watching inauguration festivities.

Lazy Day at Lucaya

What did we do today?

Google Earth Censorship for DC

Frank Taylor's Google Earth Blog had an interesting post this morning about updated imagery for Washington D. C., what with the inauguration upon us and all.

From Greenville to Lucaya

The fact that we left the United States during Inauguration week should not be taken as a political statement. Quite the contrary. We brought our Obama pins with us and plan to wear them on Tuesday. No, it was an unfortunate bit of scheduling. We had planned this …