LearnByDoingIT

Author: John

  • The Monstrous Cost of Work Failure

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    Sort of simplistic.  I will replace it with a better one when I find it.  Feel free to send me one.

  • Use Chrome’s Kiosk Mode to Limit Access–SortOf

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    Chrome: When you let someone use your computer, you’d probably prefer they stick to the web browser. With kiosk mode, you can (sort of) enforce that.P By enabling kiosk mode and creating a secondary user profile, you can provide a guest with a full-screen browser devoid of any of your personal data. Here’s how:P Open…

  • Google’s Coder Project for Raspberry Pi

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      This is from TheVerge, I am pondering it for my Raspberry Pi, which I have to get around to ordering. Hackers and educators love the Raspberry Pi, and at least a few people at Google do too. For a year, Google has provided funding to a UK program that trains teachers on how to…

  • f.lux™ Better lighting…for your computer

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    Ever notice how people texting at night have that eerie blue glow? Or wake up ready to write down the Next Great Idea, and get blinded by your computer screen? During the day, computer screens look good—they’re designed to look like the sun. But, at 9PM, 10PM, or 3AM, you probably shouldn’t be looking at…

  • Github for Non-Programmers

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    The popular service could become the web’s de facto home for open data according to The Atlantic.  Note:  Read the article on their website for complete quotes and pictures.  I am putting a small copy of a reduced set her for archival purposes as this speaks to one of my annual resolutions. I am playing…