Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla : Biography of a Genius (paperback book) “A Man of the Future,” The Times (Richmond, VA), October 21,1894, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1-4“Strangest Man in New York,” The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), June 27, 1897, Page 17, Image 17, col. 4-6http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Teslahttp://www.teslasociety.com/biography.htmhttp://www.badassoftheweek.com/tesla.htmlhttp://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventions/a/Nikola_Tesla.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoY_7mbm5nghttp://www.pbs.org/teslahttp://www.howstuffworks.com/nikola-tesla.htm

These are my 10 references for my Networking video research paper:  http://techvario.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/MobileComputing.jpg http://www.digit.lk/mobile_computing_march2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_computing http://search.proquest.com.er.lib.k-state.edu/docview/232293395?accountid=11789 Mobile Computing for Dummies (book) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67URAoJuIg0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRY4dRx_diQ http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Brief-History-of-Mobile-Computing&id=505215 http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/25/tech/mobile/mobile-virtual-reality-android http://onlinelearningtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/future-mobile-computing.jpg

Objective: To understand how a web server is created. Equipment: Computer, WAMP, Apache, Text editor, Filezilla Server, Command prompt Notes and Observations: First, we downloaded the apache web server. This was found at http://httpd.apache.org. We made sure the downloaded version is without crypto. To configure the information page of the server we used a domain name of sal.ksu.edu, a server name […]

For my Digital Media 1 class, we were required to replicate a children’s book and put a pop culture twist on it. I altered the assignment a little by putting an inside joke in it. My friend has a Toyota Supra, and I think it is one of the coolest cars around. So I decided […]

Grumpy Cat invades your childhood! I re-did The Cat In The Hat’s book cover in Illustrator by placing the well known Grumpy Cat’s face on it, and changing the title.

Objectives: To use Apache to set up web servers and connect with other computers in the classroom and to alter the document root so the homepage for the server can be different from the default. Equipment list: Computer, apache software Notes and Observations: Downloaded Apache and installed. Used localhost to see the homepage after setting […]

DS106 Assignment: Mashup a children’s book based on another cultural artifact. For example, framing Dr. Who as a children’s book in the aesthetic of a Dr. Suess’s work. See example from College Humor here: http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1811404 http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/mashedup-childrens-book/ My Response: The Chronicles of Oz

Objectives: To capture packets using Wireshark and observe the different types of information the program presents depending on the activity being done while capturing.   Equipment list: laptop, wireshark program   Notes and Observations: This was hard to understand at first. It was interesting to see that TCP had sequence numbers and UTP didn’t. I […]

This week I learned about a program called Wireshark. It captures internet packet activity and provides information about what is sent and received while it is operating. There are different pieces of information provided depending on what activity you are doing. I looked at information sent and received when viewing/accessing a web page. The middle […]

Objectives: To configure a network of several computers using a switch, change the IP address of my workstation, and then to ping neighboring computers. Also, a goal was to configure a router.  Equipment list: Switch, several workstations, router, UTP cables  Notes and Observations: My group followed the lab and went through changing our IP addresses […]

The assignment is to reduce a movie, story, or event into its basic elements, then take those visuals and reduce them further to simple icons, four of them. Write your blog post up but do not give away the answer, let people guess! The challenge is to find the icons that suggest the story, but […]

Time to let out your inner Big Brother! Create a propaganda poster for ds106. Use your photo editing software of choice and write a message to inspire your fellow ds106ers. For example, I took a WW2 poster about increasing ammunition production, and turned it into a poster promoting tweeting. DS106 is all about creating so […]

3 avocados Half all 3 avocados Remove pit within Dice one tomato And dice half of an onion Add all to a bowl Roll and half lemon Squeeze lemon juice into bowl Mash all with a fork Add some salt to taste Open favorite bag of chips Dip in, munch away

My first experience with podcasts was in Hihgschool. I was playing around with itunes and I saw one of their free services. At the time I was really into Veronica Mars the Tv show. I noticed that itunes had a … Continue reading →

A podcast is a multimedia digital file made available on the internet for downloading to a portable media player, computer, etc. To create a Podcast you should first pick what kind of category you want to do. Some do it to promote there comedy career or there band. Others do it just so they can […]

Create a tv/movie poster that captures the essence of the story through the use of minimalist design/iconography. – here is my creation

Podcasts first started surfacing in 2004 when the iPod began getting popular, but have been around since the 80′s. A podcast is basically like a radio show, but is meant for people on the internet to download and listen to them. It’s actually really easy to create your own podcast. I think the hardest part […]

For the past few weeks, we have had an assignment called the “Design Safari.” We were supposed to navigate around ds106′s website and complete 15 stars worth of assignments. There were many different assignments to choose from that helped challenge our creativity. The two main tools I used for this assignment were Adobe Photoshop and […]

Someone please write this book.

Create a tv/movie poster that captures the essence of the story through the use of minimalist design/iconography. This second assignment is worth 3.5 stars bringing my total to 6.5/15 stars for the Design assignments. Who doesn’t like a good Avengers action? I know I love it, I almost like what I was able to come […]

Well, I’ve been busy lately… Really busy. So I’ve spent all morning attempting to get caught up on my 15 points worth of Design Assigments, and a few Daily Create’s on DS106′s site. You can go to http://ds106.us if you … Continue reading →

Biscuit, a toy poodle, normal picture and cartoonized picture

How would you tell your life’s story if you could only use six words? To answer this I’ve created an image including only 6 words, my 6-word memoir. This Assignment from the ds106 assignment bank is part of my 15 star requirements. This is my first one to be completed and is worth 3 stars. […]

For an assignment, I made an album cover for a fictitious band that I created. The album is “Expect the Unexpected” by Crazy Time.