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By Ryan Joseph

The teaching process has changed quite a lot over the past centuries. In the ancient Roman society, children were simply taught by their parents and the boys were brought up learning the trade of their father. In colonial America, children were generally either taught at home or in small, one room schoolhouses. Public education as we know it today has only been around for the last century or so. Even today, education is undergoing rapid changes. Homeschooling is on the rise, as are alternative education options like online learning and small charter schools. What will it look like in another 100 years?

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By Ryan Joseph

I have a computer in my kitchen. That fact alone is not unusual, as placing computers in the kitchen is growing in popularity. Some are recommending that computer placement be taken into account in new construction just like telephones. In 2004, Microsoft wrote an article discussing the benefits of a computer in the kitchen.

And such benefits are numerous. There are the obvious ones, like being able to look up recipes, quickly Google a substitute for an ingredient you realize you don’t have, and listening to music. But there are quite a few benefits that you may not have considered, like using it as a digital picture frame when you’re not using it, creating shopping lists right in the kitchen, and even doing your every day email and Internet surfing while waiting for the water to boil.

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By Kyle Baxter

Paul Graham published an essay this week on why he thinks successful startups are ones that “be good,” and act more like non-profits than a profit-seeking organization. It’s a great piece, and one you should read if you haven’t already, but one subsection was particularly intriguing. Continue reading →

By Kyle Baxter

CMS platforms suck. Although powerful, most CMSs require developers to learn their system and model their site concept around it. Consequently, these systems are for mid to large-size sites, and thus smaller website designers are left with few options to turn to for a simple CMS.

That’s where CushyCMS comes in. CushyCMS, developed by Stateless Systems, aims to make content management for smaller websites simple to implement and use.

As a part-time freelance web designer, I got a little giddy when I first heard about it on TechCrunch. I wanted to learn a little bit more about CushyCMS and the five-man team from Australia that built it, and so I contacted Guy King, CEO of Stateless Systems. Continue reading →

By Ryan Joseph

We’ve all seen the time-lapse sequences in TV shows like Survivor where we watch clouds passing over the sky or a spider building a web sped up so it happens in a matter of seconds. These shots involve setting a camera up and filming for hours and then speeding it up considerably in an editing program. I am a big fan of this type of videography and so, we’re going to take a look at how to create this effect using popular video editing software. Continue reading →

By Ryan Joseph

The world of video is changing very quickly. It wasn’t that long ago that good equipment was too expensive for the average consumer. It’s been even more recently that HD cameras and editing software has become affordable. We now finally have the ability to film in HD, edit with quality software, and output to DVD or even Blu-Ray all from a standard home computer. And it’s only going to get better. Continue reading →