I know I'm a geek. I was looking for online education for Universal Design degrees and couldn't find them! The ones that exist have dates from 2 years ago, or are add-on courses to Industrial Design degrees.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Cool new books!
I just received new books I ordered in the mail "Thoughtless acts?" by Jane Fulton Suri and "Geometry of Design" by Kimberly Elam. They seem a nice edition to my other favorite "Universal Principles of Design" by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler.
I know I'm a geek. I was looking for online education for Universal Design degrees and couldn't find them! The ones that exist have dates from 2 years ago, or are add-on courses to Industrial Design degrees. Guess I may have to get an industrial design degree, but I'm really more interested in the universal accessibility as it relates to disability.
I know I'm a geek. I was looking for online education for Universal Design degrees and couldn't find them! The ones that exist have dates from 2 years ago, or are add-on courses to Industrial Design degrees.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Happy, Happy, Joy, Oh Fu...
Well, dear reader, I'm glad I got that bit about my geeky happiness out before I updated you with my downer.
Actually, it isn't a downer as much as a larger challenge. I just today, a week and a half after classes started, received my college textbooks. English Creative Writing and World History before 1650. Now I can begin to catch up on classwork. Unfortunately, beyond posting 'hello' in to the online discussion boards there was squat I could do in advance. So now I'll be really busy with college, trying to catch up.
So apologies in advance if you don't see me for awhile. I'll be trying hard to be a good student and pass my courses with good grades.
I hope I'll get a chance to goof off, play games, drink, and kiss & hug the cute ones, soon. I suppose if there is enough drinking involved I might kiss & hug the ugly ones too...
Actually, it isn't a downer as much as a larger challenge. I just today, a week and a half after classes started, received my college textbooks. English Creative Writing and World History before 1650. Now I can begin to catch up on classwork. Unfortunately, beyond posting 'hello' in to the online discussion boards there was squat I could do in advance. So now I'll be really busy with college, trying to catch up.
So apologies in advance if you don't see me for awhile. I'll be trying hard to be a good student and pass my courses with good grades.
I hope I'll get a chance to goof off, play games, drink, and kiss & hug the cute ones, soon. I suppose if there is enough drinking involved I might kiss & hug the ugly ones too...
Christmas Squee!
The stork is on the way...
a new baby for me! Squee! I love me!
BLACK With the following configuration:
* Processor 065-6699 2.00GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* Memory 065-6726 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM-2x1GB
* Hard Drive 065-6768 200GB Serial ATA @ 4200 rpm
* Optical Drive 065-6704 Superdrive 6x
Ships by: Dec 14 - Dec 16
Delivers by: Dec 18 - Dec 21
I already mentioned I purchased the developer kit for OS X. I'm hopeful to make some comparisons of it versus accessibility on other platforms. I'm just filled with geek joy to learn yet another operating system! Am I sick or what?
Well, that and I don't always like hauling my mobile gaming monster (Inspiron 9100) about all the time. I'm into weightlifting but the power brick is large enough to replace exercising with dumbells.
a new baby for me! Squee! I love me!
BLACK With the following configuration:
* Processor 065-6699 2.00GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* Memory 065-6726 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM-2x1GB
* Hard Drive 065-6768 200GB Serial ATA @ 4200 rpm
* Optical Drive 065-6704 Superdrive 6x
Ships by: Dec 14 - Dec 16
Delivers by: Dec 18 - Dec 21
I already mentioned I purchased the developer kit for OS X. I'm hopeful to make some comparisons of it versus accessibility on other platforms. I'm just filled with geek joy to learn yet another operating system! Am I sick or what?
Well, that and I don't always like hauling my mobile gaming monster (Inspiron 9100) about all the time. I'm into weightlifting but the power brick is large enough to replace exercising with dumbells.
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Wood You Could You?
On the floor?
I just finished installing Gaby's wooden floor. What a p^h^h^hleasure it was to have it finished. Well mostly - we still need to put down the edging and finish it all off with a fresh prime and paint.
The cutting was a pain - I'm no carpenter - but actually the vacuum was the hardest part; lots of dust. Still, not bad for my first install of a floating wood floor. :)
I just finished installing Gaby's wooden floor. What a p^h^h^hleasure it was to have it finished. Well mostly - we still need to put down the edging and finish it all off with a fresh prime and paint.
The cutting was a pain - I'm no carpenter - but actually the vacuum was the hardest part; lots of dust. Still, not bad for my first install of a floating wood floor. :)
El Oper
Well, I've been wanting to play with OS X for awhile now (for it's unixy goodness & when friends asked me for help) as it has some interesting accessibility features. So I haven't decided what hardware to purchase, but I did just register to be an Apple Student Developer (note I just started back to school) and get an Apple discount for one selection of hardware. So, I'm waiting for the developer package to arrive sometime next week, have to fax in my school registration info. for verification, then I'll be even geekier ever! (Linux, Windows and now OS X!)
Actually, I hope to use it for some comparative analysis of modern operating systems implementations. Primarily in the usability and accessibility arena.
Actually, I hope to use it for some comparative analysis of modern operating systems implementations. Primarily in the usability and accessibility arena.
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Yesterday I couldn't Speal Edumakated...
Today I paid for two classed for college at AMU. So I'm back to school, taking two classes. Work was supposedly paying for it but I went ahead and did so as they still haven't approved it - I started it a month ago!
A good friend asked when I would be done. I don't really know. I don't think in those terms - it doesn't work well for me. What does work is taking the classes, inching to the goal. Progress in the immediate sense lets me better deal with when I judge myself too harshly that I should have completed it long ago. I won't give up, so I won't inspect my progress in too much detail.
A good friend asked when I would be done. I don't really know. I don't think in those terms - it doesn't work well for me. What does work is taking the classes, inching to the goal. Progress in the immediate sense lets me better deal with when I judge myself too harshly that I should have completed it long ago. I won't give up, so I won't inspect my progress in too much detail.
Saturday, December 2, 2006
Consumer Hoar...
Well, I did it. I finally broke down and purchased a television! 32" of LCD flatness!
Not that I expect much to change in the entertainment section of my life; no cable, just DVDs and now I can watch them with someone else in the room (before I used the computer and the screen and setup wasn't conducive to more than watching from the computer chair).
"I am a consumer hoar", "boy and how!" (thanks Don)
Not that I expect much to change in the entertainment section of my life; no cable, just DVDs and now I can watch them with someone else in the room (before I used the computer and the screen and setup wasn't conducive to more than watching from the computer chair).
"I am a consumer hoar", "boy and how!" (thanks Don)
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