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Welcome to my website!Hi! Education is all about student and instructor interaction. It
is my intent for this website to provide a mechanism allowing me to
communicate with you - Spend a little time here and see if you find something interesting. I'd hope to make this a place I can share some of my views on technological interactions and some of the interesting "treasures" I find in my daily surfing of the Internet. We live in a fantastic time - aptly called the "information age." Computers and access to various types of data processing technology is changing the way we live, communicate, interact, and learn about important things in life and each other. As students, you will continually be challenged to integrate new technologies (computers and others) into your life. As an educator (and an old guy), I will continually be challenged to stay current with a dynamic technology as I prepare the lessons we will work through together. I teach classes related to computers, networks, programming, and various applications. So, welcome to my world and, thank you for letting me a part of yours. Working together, we can make learning fun, challenging, and mutually rewarding. |
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“There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” Ken Olson, President, Chairman and Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977 “If I had thought about it, I wouldn’t have done
the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can’t do
this.” Spencer Silver, on the work that led to the unique adhesives on 3–M Post–It notepads “640k ought to be enough for anybody.” Bill Gates, Co–Founder and CEO of Microsoft, 1981 “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943 "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." Popular Mechanics, 1949 "Indeed, it would not be an exaggeration to describe the history of the computer industry for the past decade as a massive effort to keep up with Apple." Byte, December 1994 "I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957 "Everything that can be invented has been invented." Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899 Don't forget to visit tab2 for a little bit of entertainment. |
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“Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter? ” Stephen Wright "My grandmother's 90; she's dating a man 93. They never argue: they can't hear each other. " Cathy Ladman "Who discovered we could get milk from cows, and what did he THINK he was doing at the time? " Billy Connolly "If it's the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?" Robin Williams |
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my students. It is designed to provide access to relevant information
about the courses I teach, and allow me to exercise a little creativity
in my life. If you have some suggestions for making it better, please
let me know!
