Our smartphones are supposed to help us with everything in our lives, but with twitter, facebook, and snapchat blowing them up they have become more of a distraction than anything. Here are 4 apps to help bring some practicality back to our handhelds. All these apps … [Read more...] about Bring the smart back to the phone
Test Driving the Monster MINI
Unlike my major I have known exactly what my first “new” Car will be for years, The MINI Cooper S John Cooper Works Edition. Most MINI models come in 3 variants, the 121 HP base model, the 181 HP turbo charged “S”, and the 208 HP “JCW” which is an “S” that has been … [Read more...] about Test Driving the Monster MINI
A place to be bright
When I first started my academic career here at Yuba College reconstruction of the library had just begun, which means the cafeteria/ library hybrid has been the place I go to not-so-quietly study. Starting next semester the seemingly endless construction of our new library will … [Read more...] about A place to be bright
Breaking Blackboard
Dealing with the pains of BlackBoard is just another aspect of life here at Yuba College, but what happened at the beginning of this semester was a far cry from the usual log in issues or missing messages. This rare system failure started Monday, August 12th; the entire system … [Read more...] about Breaking Blackboard
A fresh canvas
After almost losing our Learning Management System, or LMS (“Breaking Blackboard”), this will be the last semester we will be using WebCT after 7 years. Dean of Distance Education Martha Mills told me about the extensive 6 month selection process that was launched by a team of … [Read more...] about A fresh canvas