January 2012
365 Challenge – 2011 Theme List « Inspiration,... →
Welcome to the 365 Challenge for 2011.   For detailed information check out the introductory post at Elements Village. Listed below is our list of themes for 2011. Photos should relate to one of…
Jan 3rd
Building the No English Words Translation Tool →
I’ve got an interest in beefing up my JavaScript tools in 2012- I’ve mildly dabbled on and off, but am far behind in the current state of the code. I started doing more trying to build more of the…
Jan 2nd
December 2011
Write the Script: My Dinner with Toska →
Here is yet another new ds106 assignment. There are not quite as many for the writing type, so I wanted to add to the bucket. This builds off of the Photo Translation one (I am stoked to see folks…
Dec 31st
Dec 31st
Iconic [Animated] Moi →
Dog on a laptop. It’s time to warm up the ds106 assignment muscles, given that it is almost 2012, and things are already ramping up as evidenced by actual posts going on over at…
Dec 29th
Dec 28th
Now Available! CogDog Road Odyssey T-Shirts! →
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog It was during my visit to Calgary that Doug Symington and D’Arcy Norman suggested I make some tour t-shirts for my 2011 Road…
Dec 26th
Dec 26th
Dec 22nd
jmathai/twitter-async - GitHub →
Twitter-async is a high performance wrapper for Twitter’s OAuth API which provides parallel/asynchronous calls.
Dec 22nd
Even a Dog Can Teach ds106 →
cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo shared by greenkozi Jim has already been dropping teasers but if he blogs, then it’s official. It’s been a year since the first open course…
Dec 22nd
Dec 20th
Hanging Out Playing Pechaflickr →
After seeing a few tweets today from @NancyWhite, @BryanAlexander, and @injeniuty about the ideas improv, I thought it was time to give a tryout to running PechaFlickr in a Google Hangout. Huh?
Dec 19th
Dec 18th
Dec 16th
Slice 005: Levels over the Top in Tasmania →
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog This multi-day slice touches on my week in Tasmania, starting Dec 7, 2011. IN accordance to Scottlo’s usual open self flagellation…
Dec 16th
Dec 14th
Regrets, Yes, →
I had not watched many TED Talks recently, but given large swaths of not having internet in Australia (once again, no thanks to Optus for screwing me out of my money and my data plan). I watched…
Dec 14th
LetterSchool : the coolest handwriting game for... →
An amazing, intuitive game to learn all about letters and numbers: writing, counting, phonics and more.
Dec 12th
No Wild Turkey Surprise →
A fantastic visit today the residents of Trowunna Wildlife Park near Mole Creek Tasmania. Let the media tell the story. cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog
Dec 12th
2011 Internet Memes: The 50 Funniest Memes of the... →
A lot happened on the internet in 2011. Memes ruled the internet more than ever, and even started to crossover into the mainstream media. Rebecca Black became a superstar, advice animals dominated…
Dec 11th
Jim’s Grooming →
Spotted this truck on the streets of Hobart- you always need to know where you can call for some good grooming: (click for full glory sized image) In honor of Tom Woodward’s deft…
Dec 10th
our story | sugru | Hack Things Better →
The exciting new air-curing rubber for gadget lovers / outdoor types / designer-makers / car enthusiasts / photographers / home improvers and anyone who wants to improve or repair their stuff.
Dec 9th
Paging Twitter: Stomp Spam Before It Eats You →
cc licensed ( BY ND ) flickr photo shared by gurms Hello, @twitter. A little spam is treatable. Block, report. But it keeps coming back, like pesky roaches. I agree with…
Dec 9th
Dec 7th
Slices of Life 004: I Give You These 12… um… 8... →
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog This SLices of Life comes to from the beach, in view of one of the key places I wanted to see in person, the Twelve Apostles along…
Dec 7th
Art.sy - Discover fine art →
Art.sy is a new way to discover art you’ll love, featuring work from leading galleries, museums and private collections around the world. Art.sy is powered by The Art Genome Project, an ongoing study…
Dec 6th
Dec 5th
Why Does Google Obscure Searches for Content... →
Not unlike the scared question of how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, I just counted six clicks needed to do a Google Image search for content that is licensed for…
Dec 4th
idevice stories - A look at digital storytelling... →
A look at digital storytelling with mobile devices
Dec 3rd
Dec 1st
November 2011
Just Say No to Yes Optus →
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by TFDuesing I must admit that when I come across other people’s flaming #FAIL tweets I experience a wave of “hey- over reaction, eh?”– until it…
Nov 30th
Move Your Photography To The Next Level - Be A... →
All I really want you take away from this article is the fact that it’s a good thing to think like a storyteller rather than a picture taker. Everything else is secondary. Start thinking in terms of…
Nov 29th
Nov 28th
Wandering to the Giant Theremin →
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog It’s my first day here in Melbourne, a glorious sunny one, and my energy is good given a good long sleep on the 14.5 hours jaunt…
Nov 28th
Nov 26th
Flickr Tag Request →
cc licensed ( BY NC ) flickr photo shared by confidence, comely. Here’s my call/plea for some flickr photo tagging help. You won’t have to think too much. If so, go back and have more…
Nov 26th
An Appreciation of the Animated GIF and Gif Shop |... →
“Animated GIFs are the web’s vinyl records,” wrote Jamie Zawinski on Twitter a few months ago. It’s a sly but accurate observation. In the face of Flash and streaming video, the animated GIF,…
Nov 25th
Slice 001: Under the Big Sky →
Okay Scottlo, I am on track to follow your lead of Always Be Reflecting. Scottlo, aka Scott Lockman, is one of my friends i have never met, an educator in Japan who connected via the…
Nov 24th
Nov 23rd
The CUNY Academic Commons Announces The Commons in... →
The CUNY Academic Commons is proud to announce the establishment of The Commons in a Box, a new open-source project that will help other organizations quickly and easily install and customize their…
Nov 23rd
Michael Branson Smith: The Horror →
How are mere mortals going to motivate themselves to produce videos given the epic quality of the ones by Michael Branson Smith? Must we shave heads and show dark ominous videos in the…
Nov 22nd
Nov 21st
Nov 19th
The Long Last Stretch →
cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo shared by Hambo The travel is wearing on me. I am not complaining (much). This whole experience is wrapped up in the gift of my god mother’s…
Nov 18th
Nov 17th
Book Report: On The Road with On The Road →
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog What could be more appropriate for this trip than Kerouac? I picked this book up… on the road? and started reading it on a beach…
Nov 15th
Nov 14th
Remixed Album Art →
I can hardly resist the ds106 call to Remix and Album Cover: Find an iconic album cover and remix it to represent a something different. It can be a play on the title, the image, the aesthetic,…
Nov 14th
Nov 12th