I’ve discovered a new application that is so simple I thought it was stupid and overpriced. Once again, I was wrong. The application is WriteRoom by Hog Bay Software. This software specializes in creating a full-screen writing environment. Importantly, it plays well with several other software programs. Read More ...

It’s been a long time since I’ve really given my attention to this website. One big reason is that most of my energy has been focused on the websites I develop and maintain for my courses. Those need to be maintained, and are. (No, there’s no link to them here. They have a semi-secret address.) Read More ...

If you're a Mac-user, and you want to dive into website design, then a wonderful program to use is RapidWeaver 3.5. The software is inexpensive for educators ($35), simple to use, yet very powerful. Over the past year the power and flexibility of RapidWeaver has been extended through the development of third-party plugins and themes. One plugin developer in particular, Isaiah at YourHead, has been developing some very creative plugins. Read More ...