Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

At the beginning of the school year, the entire College of Education moved into a new building.  We share the building with other departments.  Our building is large with more than a dozen classrooms.  We actually have more classrooms that … Continue reading →

For more than ten years, the most popular web server has been Apache. According to Netcraft, Apache has more than twice the market share of the next most popular web server IIS.  For dynamic content, Apache with MySQL and PHP … Continue reading →

I wanted an MP3 player with video, but I couldn’t find one that I really loved. Then I found the iRiver Clix. It’s a flash player (2 GB) so there are no moving hard drive parts. This extends the battery … Continue reading →

A young brain is better than an old brain. At least that is what the makers of this Nintendo-DS game think. I picked up a DS-Lite just to play Brain Age. I heard about the game on several podcasts. Everyone … Continue reading →

I’m away at a retreat and need to get back to my home computer. I’m sitting in a resort where the only Internet connection is wireless. From a security standpoint, this is as bad as it gets. By its very … Continue reading →