I came across an interesting opinion by David Cole regarding the use of Internet connected laptops in the classrooms, during lectures. study found that laptop use was significantly and negatively related to class performance While I was reading the article, I kept nodding my head a lot. Yes, if I was back in college and … Continue reading On laptops in the classrooms
I just came back from the movies – watched “Max Payne” with a friend of mine. I wanted to see this film since I came across the trailer. I know a few people who were waiting quite a bit for this film, since there is a video game with the same title, and, if I … Continue reading Max Payne
WI’ve spent most of the last week getting into, around, and out of the issues related to interoperability of Oracle and PHP. Before you start laughing, cursing, and blaming, Oracle wasn’t my choice of the database for this specific project. It’s just the company already had it installed and working for the background, and there … Continue reading Oracle and PHP – the deadly mix
Being a huge fan of Flickr, I am always trying to bring more people to the service. Because more people = more images and more comments, which, of course, means more fun and inspiration. One of the most frequent reasons NOT to use Flickr that I’ve heard coming mostly from amateur and professional photographers was … Continue reading Flickr on black
Maxim and I went to the see the show of the famous Medrano Circus on Sunday. It was supposedely the last day of their tour, but gladly they decided to delay their departure and will be staying until Wednesday, October 29th.