Tag Archives: education

Does the OS Matter?

16 Dec

abandoned_computers

I’ve been using Linux (specifically Ubuntu 8.10) on my laptop faithfully for about two months now.  The only reasons I’ve had to revert to Windows is to use image editing and video editing software that I purchased.  I’m also using another Windows PC that I have to handle all my iTunes downloads and syncing.  Other [...]

Feed the Body AND the Mind

15 Oct

Feed the Body AND the Mind

Today is Blog Action Day and this year’s topic is poverty. An estimated 1.4 billion people in the developing world are in poverty while 36.5 million people are in poverty in the United States. I am no means an expert on poverty but I have certainly lived there. Many people equate poverty to hunger but [...]

What Inspires You?

5 Sep

Intel launched the site inspiredbyeducation.com to highlight what inspires as well as how to improve education.  Intel is asking regular folks to share their stories.  Check it out.  Hopefully the Intel site will influence a lot of folks to do something that will improve someone’s educational experience. Below is my submission. As a plus, MentorNet, one [...]