Mac 128K

Amazing how far we have come, isn't it?

I actually bought one of these in 1984, shortly after they first came out. I sold it 9 months later and bought a Mac 512 in order to be able to use the LaserWriter printer to do something referred to then as Desktop Publishing.

Words Alive

I will be a panelist at Words Alive in Brandon on Saturday.Pop by if you get the chance and listen to our discussion on online publishing and blogging.

First Day of School 2007

Welcome back to second year and welcome to all first year students!

Code Monkey

If you haven't seen this video yet then you really haven't been paying attention. Jonathan Coulton is his name.



Code Monkey get up get coffee
Code Monkey go to job
Code Monkey have boring meeting
With boring manager Rob
Rob say Code Monkey very diligent
But his output stink
His code not “functional” or “elegant”
What do Code Monkey think?
Code Monkey think maybe manager want to write god damned login page himself
Code Monkey not say it out loud
Code Monkey not crazy, just proud

Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
With big warm fuzzy secret heart:
Code Monkey like you

Code Monkey hang around at front desk
Tell you sweater look nice
Code Monkey offer buy you soda
Bring you cup, bring you ice
You say no thank you for the soda cause
Soda make you fat
Anyway you busy with the telephone
No time for chat
Code Monkey have long walk back to cubicle he sit down pretend to work
Code Monkey not thinking so straight
Code Monkey not feeling so great

Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
With big warm fuzzy secret heart:
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you a lot

Code Monkey have every reason
To get out this place
Code Monkey just keep on working
See your soft pretty face
Much rather wake up, eat a coffee cake
Take bath, take nap
This job “fulfilling in creative way”
Such a load of crap
Code Monkey think someday he have everything even pretty girl like you
Code Monkey just waiting for now
Code Monkey say someday, somehow

Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
With big warm fuzzy secret heart:
Code Monkey like you

The Photo Gallery

I have added a gallery of photography. So far the pictures are from activities involving the Web Design program. This may change.

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College Starts in Just Over a Week!

"Spike" spent the summer sleeping in the gardens and rolling in the grass. The Fall term starts in a little over a week and he isn't the least concerned.

How was you summer? Did you spend it like Spike?

FITC

Back from FITC in Toronto for the last week and a bit before the end of the term. An interesting range of presentations this year. Adobe's takeover of Macromedia was evident in more than just the signage.

Most interesting, from my perspective, was the number of presenters who had something to say about the takeover. Not everyone was entirely positive.

The students had fun though, and that is one of the reasons that we attend.