in which I write about stuff
today I rented a car and drove around Rochester for a bit by myself. I got lost. twice. it’s an interesting-looking town; I got to see Lake Ontario, the Kodak plant, lots of cemeteries, and a park where Frederick Douglass used to live. didn’t get as many photos as I’d want, because I was driving. [...]
this week is the first time that I’ve had access to always-on wifi ‘net access, and while I hang out waiting to go to the airport (just to pick up a rental car, I’m not leaving until tomorrow), I thought I might muse about the experience. it’s not good for my hands/arms, that’s for sure, [...]
came in a bit late. 2 guys from URochester. I can see why this did so well in the reviews: they have a good presentation style, maybe one of the best I’ve seen all week. establish unity, provide communication, basic resource. URL sent with admittance letter. content added as needed. first done for class of [...]
Daniel from UWisconsin Platt http://www.uwplatt.edu/web/webstandards talk about changes in methodology, along with concepts, reasons to make the switch. zen thing: is standards, aren’t standards. if you think of the W3C as the UN… if the countries in the UN don’t want to play well, they don’t. but the UN at least has an army; maybe [...]
[written in my room, so when no net access] Just got back from going out on the evening excursion. Started out at an art place in Rochester, with little snacks and cool art. Interesting conversation with a woman from UMichigan and a guy from Albert Einstein Medical. Then ran into some younger (my age) folks [...]
instead of going to session #10, I went up to my room to get a nap. best thing I could’ve done, even though some of the presentations sounded quite interesting. now I feel like a real live human being again, even with just an hour’s sleep, washing my face, and putting up my hair. I [...]
asking who’s using a CMS, satisfaction. wacky graphics showing a messed up navigation system. slide with teeny tiny font. she’s lost her microphone, and she’s not not quite loud enough. hey, she’s asking and now holding the mic…I can hear her! what it can’t do: write the content (sounds silly, but…. ah, it sounds like [...]
sometime in the last 6 years (after Elizabeth graduated), our old high school became an International Baccalaureate school. WTF? (when I went there, it was a pretty rough school; we had a gang riot during my senior year.) I wonder if people who went to my college alma mater have the same reaction to its [...]
I’m sitting out on the patio in the middle of the hotel, and yes, the wifi reaches out here. the laptop is a little hard to read, but it’s worth it just to get some sun & fresh air. Susan & I went for a quick walk around the hotel during one of the breaks [...]
gotta take good notes this time: Susan asked me to fill her in while she’s in the XML forms presentation. it’s a panel (3 women, including the last presenter I saw, and one guy, for those paying attention), 4 web people from new york state. they’re hoping for answers from us, too. almost everybody here [...]