Welcome to the Decades Radio.  Our broadcast will take you back in time to the 1940s, 1970s, the 2000s and then into the future 2030s.  What better way to recall all the important celebrity gossip, world news, hit songs and entertainment reviews then through a witty banter by college students? For an exclusive preview of ...

I can’t believe how quickly this semester has gone by.  Google Reader, while extremely helpful, has been at times overwhelming to log in and see a few hundred unread posts….and it’ll have only been a day since the last time I looked.  But it is fascinating to see what everyone has been creating.  This class ...

The ds106 “Bitch and Design” discussion via radio was quite interesting.  And while I voiced my complaint, I thought I’d go a little more in depth with my own version of “10 Things I Hate About You.”  I recorded it using Audacity – click on the link (twice) to listen!!!   10 Things I Hate About ...

The newly titled “Enough to Know Better” by the jazz group Ectosinum hits stores this Tuesday!  Look for it wherever CDs are sold. I enjoyed working on creating an album cover by following the different links.  The randomness really adds to the creativity.  An Ectosinum by the way, “is a genus of predatory sea snails, ...

When working on this assignment by Tim Owens, I was surprised by the images at the Big Picture.  From the examples I looked at, everyone seemed to achieve an element of humor.  Unfortunately for me, I had trouble adding that bit of humor because I was so appalled by some of the situations.  (Attempt number ...

Go to the “Design” option in Submitting an Assignment on ds106 to see my new idea .  Or continue reading here…. It is called “On this day”.  Description:  Create your own Google-esque image of either your first or last name.  Use the Google colors for your letters.  To pick your topic search “on this day ...

In class last week we had the opportunity to hear from Bryan Alexander and Alan Levine, the authors of the article Web 2.0 Storytelling.   They spoke about what “web 2.0″ actually means for storytelling, thinking through identities, creating interpretations, and how the internet is much more than a “tool.” Image from flickr, Sistine Chapel, ...

Not only has snow swept across much of the northern states all the way down to Virginia, though only dusting Fredericksburg, so has a desire for ice cream.  Zach Burroughs, pictured on the front page of the Washington Post during the recent snowstorm, is the new sensation griping the nation with the compelling question of ...

What domain name should I use?  What Username should I pick? How do I want people to know me as?  Do I use the same password for all my new accounts or do I make them all different?  What if my random password contains a word found in the dictionary and so cannot be used? ...