by Jim Stitzel | Aug 15, 2013 | General
I was helping the girls with their Algebra II homework last night, specifically with a Challenge question that was stumping them. It looked something like this (actual values changed so as to avoid giving away the textbook solution): CHALLENGE: For any three distinct...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 6, 2013 | General
Yesterday, I completed my thirty-fourth trip around Sol. The day was marked by the annual explosion of my Facebook profile — and my inbox (because I have Facebook set to email me whenever someone posts on my profile since I don’t generally check it...
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 24, 2013 | General
Ok, kids, Basic Web Design 101. First, if you’re going to run a blog-type website, it needs to have a search bar — that works! If you neglect to include a way for readers to easily search for and locate content on your site, then don’t be too...
by Jim Stitzel | May 20, 2013 | General
I closed and deleted my LinkedIn account today. Why? In the five (six? seven? more? I’ve actually lost track) years I’ve had my account, I’ve never once used it to make a professional reference or connection. Not. Once. I had people on my contacts...
by Jim Stitzel | May 3, 2013 | General
So, Twitter just announced that TweetDeck is soon to be effectively crippled. They’re turning off and removing their mobile versions of the app and discontinuing integration with Facebook, which was one of the major selling points of the service for me. From...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 26, 2013 | General
Ever since Google announced that it’s closing the doors on Reader, I’ve been running Feedly and The Old Reader side-by-side, trying to decide which one I like better. Today, I’ve decided to go with The Old Reader, and I figured it might be helpful to...
