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No more Twitter blog posts

John Martin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:36:41 +0000

This may come as a relief to some but I’ve decided that since I can’t make my Twitter blog posts private by default that I am no longer going to be posting them here. I’m not sure how much they contribute to my readership, although I enjoy having a record of my daily activities.

For those who are actually interested though, I’m not dumping the idea entirely. I’ve moved my Twitter posts to a new blog, johnericmartin.com/Twitter.

I do plan to keep on Twittering though. I really do like the stream of consciousness brain dump outlet it provides.

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Twitter Updates: 2007-04-23

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

@elsua: Hey Luis, probably doing a lot of post-winter clean-up, and a bunch of time with my kids! Hope you’re feeling better! #
@elsua: Good night Luis, catch you later. #
@davecormier: So how did tonight’s EdTechWeekly show go? #
Go BoSox! Back to back to back home runs to tie the game at 3. Manny, J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell. I almost feel bad for their pitcher, NOT! #
NO WAY – Back to back to back to back home runs! Varitek was not to be denied! #
4-3 Sox over the hated Yankees on 4, count ‘em 1…2…3…4, back to back homers. I have never seen that! #
@coolcatteacher: Don’t get me started on IT sabotaging pedagogical uses of tech in learning. My wife is running into that in her school too. #
OMG I am sooo tired of listening to the ESPN Yankee fanboyz. Give me RemDawg! #
Enjoying the rest of the Sox-Yankees rivalry, then hitting the rack. G’night all… #
Sox SWEEP the Yanks!!! #
Ok, now going to bed. #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-22

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

Sox over the Yanks 7-5. w00t! #
@jutecht: Howzit bruddah? How’s your rescuee? #
@jutecht: Yeah, that’s how we ended up with our fish, and our rabbit, and our mouse, and our ball python. Good luck with that! #
@jutecht: I’m very sorry to hear about the kitten Jeff. At least she was knew love before the end. #
Minor scare this morning – our short tail ball python escaped from her cage and was MIA. Found her in the kids toys. Hunting maybe? #
Starting vacation – a whole week. What am I going to do? #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-21

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

2800 hits yesterday – Holy smoke! More than double my best day ever. #
Good morning to my Twitter friends! It’s glorious mornings like these that I wish our conversations were real rather than virtual. #
@jutecht: Rock on Jeff, that’s one lucky kitten. Still trying to convince our rescued ball python she wants to eat! #
70+ degrees and I’m still shoveling snow! Only in New England… But at least I can sit on my deck again! #
Summer is coming – Beach volleyball on the tube, Sox v. Yanks this afternoon. My first sunburn at yesterday’s media support event. Oh joy! #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-20

John — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

Getting prepped for an off-site media setup – big fundraising effort for campus PE center. Lots of big mucky-mucks. Oh boy! #
@crafty184: Firefox baby! If only to have a backup browser! #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-20

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

Getting prepped for an off-site media setup – big fundraising effort for campus PE center. Lots of big mucky-mucks. Oh boy! #
@crafty184: Firefox baby! If only to have a backup browser! #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-19

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

At home after school concert, watching the Sox and trying to relax. I don’t think I’m succeeding. #
Coming out of a great meeting with a faculty member. We’re working on getting two of their courses online for the summer term. #
Bb dev phone conference in 15 minutes. #
Heading to hold a faculty workshop on Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 #
None of our faculty apparently care about new OS’s or versions of Office. Wonder if they will care in the fall? #
Back from a WebCT workshop on the Assignment tool. #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-18

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

Made it home, thank god for the kindness of neighbors. Ours spent a lot of his time plowing our drive (or attempting) and in a suit no less! #
In to work after doing the vehicle shuffle. Road is now passable for high clearance 2WD vehicles but my poor Matrix would be wrecked! #
@coolcatteacher: I missed breakfast, any more waffles? #
@jutecht: Check out some of the Skype add-ons. There’s a Pamela call recorder that might work. Check out Jeff Lebow’s WebCast Academy. #
@jutecht: http://tinyurl.com/yrwsxk #
@jutecht: Regarding posting your Twit log to your blog, I use Twitter Tools. http://alexking.org/projects/wordpress #
@coolcatteacher: That’s the one thing I miss about living down south, the incredible food! Yes, I even miss the grits with honey not cheese! #
In a Portal Content Committee meeting prepping for Luminis 4 rollout. #
Back from Portal Content Committee meeting, touching down in my office before lunch with a faculty member. Busy afternoon ahead! #
Off to lunch with faculty member to discuss a library technology plan. #
At ITS Managers meeting #
Finished classroom tech walkthrough, now in a Techology Advisory Group meeting talking about outsourcing campus email. #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-17

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

Well it was a long walk in on what is left of my driveway! Not sure if I’ll be going anywhere tomorrow if the brooks keep rising… #
In MIS meeting but at least I could get out albeit via 4WD. #
Making the trek home and wondering how the roads are… #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-16

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

Barely made it into work – three near misses and two different roads to get the kids to school. What was I thinking? #
Off to a Teaching & Learning Technologies (TLT) meeting. #
Eating lunch, dodging falling debris and whether my road will be passable enough to get home tonight! #
w00t! Podcasting gear is in! Time to go play, I mean learn, no I mean play. Oh c’mon, is there really any difference? #
Oh boy, sounds like our road is flooded. Should be an adventure getting home tonight! #
Virginia Tech – WTF?! Going home to hug my wife and kids. #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-15

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

Watching the snow come down, wondering if the Sox will play and wondering where my life is headed. Am I thinking too small? #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-14

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

Hitting the rack after the Sox beat LAA thanks to Doug Mirabelli! #
Finished shoveling snow…AGAIN. Another foot of heavy wet stuff. Oh and guess what? A Nor’easter due on Sunday – this is spring? #
Finished shoveling snow…AGAIN. Another foot of heavy wet stuff. Oh and guess what? A Nor’easter due on Sunday – this is spring? #
@budtheteacher: Good luck! #
@timwilson: Wishing I was in San Fran with you. Had some good times there! Grab a sourdough soup bowl for me! #
@dnorman: Ok, that’s TOO cool! #
Ok, this is ridiculous. Up to 2+ FEET of snow possible? I may actually get out to go snowboarding this season yet! #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-13

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

@librarianmer: Glad to hear you arrived safely. Good luck in NY! #
Trying to figure out YackPack on my PBwiki #
It looks like I’ve got a message but I can’t see how to play it back. Scratch, scratch, scratch??? #
Have I mentioned how much I HATE dial-up!!! #
Um ok, I’m getting it now. Turns out that little number in the bottom right is just identifying that someone else is on the page with me. #
Wondering how useful a sync tool like the YackPack widget would actually be in a collaborative environment… #
At TLC Meeting to kick off the morning. #
Just got back from planning our summer classroom tech upgrades – it’s gonna be a busy time! #
Upgraded Skype to 3.1 and installed TalkAndWrite Extra for whiteboard augmentation. #
Prepping for a PBwiki presentation after lunch. #
Listening to the first part of the wiki workshop #
Back from wiki workshop – low turnout #
Exploring BlogBridge Feed Library and having a bear of a time editing folders. #
Turns out there is a FeedLibrary bug on this hosted site. Techs are investigating. #
Still playing with FeedLibrary. It’s got a lot of potential to open up RSS to my faculty! #
Heading home for the weekend. Got a test run of BlogBridge’s Feed Library up at http://plymouth.blogbridge.com #

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Twitter Updates: 2007-04-12

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

Ok jutecht your Mariners are beating my Sox 3-0 #
@jutecht: What is the time differential for you and I? It’s 8:30 EST here. I think -5 GMT but with Daylight savings it’s hard to remember. #
Ack… Sox losing in a no-hitter thru 6. #
@dnorman: Does BlogBridge have an autofind function or do you have to manually add all your feeds? #
At Cafe Monte Alto grabbing my double-decaf cap with a shot of coconut and a touch of cocoa. Mmmmm…. #
Exploring YackPack (http://yackpack.com) to create new communication channels #
@elsua: I’m not tracking Johnt, what’s the scoop? #
@librarianmer: May I add my best wishes on a safe flight – I’m not looking forward to the commute back home tonight from Plymouth, NH! #
In a Distance Ed Planning meeting #
In a phone conference with Blackboard #
Done with the Bb phone conference, thinking about heading home soon due to weather conditions. #
Working with PBwiki for a faculty workshop tomorrow. #
Heading home on slippery roads, wish me luck! #
@coolcatteacher: Vicki I’m so sorry to hear about your dog, will Butterfinger be ok? #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-11

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

Still sick but at work – stuffy head, can’t think but probably not all the different from any other day… #
@jutecht: Sorry about your M’s but go BoSox! Dice-K throwing tonight against Hernandez. #
WebCT support with faculty member #
Lunch then ITS Manager’s Meeting #
Back from meetings. Podcasting gear starting to come in. Mic stand and pop filter are in the house! #
Still working on that Moodle book review. #
@dnorman: I’d be interested in seeing how you are coming along with BlogBridge’s Feed Library. Trying to generate some buzz around it here. #
@dnorman: Just saw your posted link, looks good! #

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Twitter Updates: 2007-04-10

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

Fighting a cold. Ick. #
At MIS meeting #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-09

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

@jutecht: Hey man, how goes the WPMU battle? Any progress? #
@jutecht: Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help. I’ve got some folks at PSU who might have some ideas tomorrow morning our time. #
@grahamwegner: Glad to hear you’re all feeling better. At least you still have the chocolate waiting for you #
Catching the BoSox at Texas, but suffering thru the ESPN commentators. YUK!!! Thanks for the reminder timlauer! #
Joe Morgan ain’t no RemDawg that’s for sure! #
@jutecht: Congrats J! Glad to hear you got it worked thru! #
Dates for the 2007 K-12 Online Conference: 8-27 October. I can’t wait! #
Off to Registrar interview and then to meet with the Uni. Pres and VP for Finance on fund raiser tech support. #
CIO running interference with the Pres, so I’m at lunch! #
Writing a review of Moodle: A complete guide to successful learning using Moodle by William H. Rice IV, May 2006 Packt Publishing. #

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Twitter Updates: 2007-04-08

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

@jutecht: Man J, that’s rough. These are WordPress MU blogs, yah? Is it the link access to them or is it a DB access issue? #
@jutecht: I was trying to get WPMU set up on my Dreamhost site. Turns out that it wouldn’t create the domains without a tweak on their end. #
Watching BBC America’s Robin Hood #
Grrr… Watching Sox devolve #
Dreamhost FTL?
No access to my account, to Panel or to dreamhost.com
Grrr…. #
Chaos reigns supreme – Easter Bunny has come and gone, egg-hunting done and so am I – it’s only 7 a.m. EST – uh oh #
Dreamhost suffering major DNS attack #
Yah, I know, John, it’s Easter, why are you online – um… no idea #
Dreamhost dDOS seems to be resolved – WMTS back online #
@grahamwegner: Major bummer, here’s hoping everyone recovers from that nasty bug quickly! #
Putting together a new crested gecko habitat with my son #
We’re debating on whether to go with a bio-substrate or a carpeted base. Looks like carpet for now as we need a standoff for the bio-base. #
Hmm….. Jaiku a Twitter-killer? We’ll see. #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-07

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

@jutecht: G’morning! #
@edtechtalk: Rock on in NYC Jeff! #
@jutecht: Yah, I’ve been following your Moodle efforts. Sounds like a PITA! #
@elsua: Yah, I was added by Forecast and some other Twitter zombies. Grr…. #
@elsua: Hunter and Ethan say thank you. Off to take them to a Reptile Expo in Manchester. #

Twitter Updates: 2007-04-06

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:59:59 +0000

@jutecht: Mornin’ Jeff #
@jutecht: I’m still recovering from shoveling nasty wet snow – wishing I was somewhere warmer right now #
Hitting the rack and looking for inspiration somewhere… #
Working with a faculty member on a Student Response System pilot. Anyone else using these and have an opinion? #
Back in my office #
Working on a review of PacktPub’s Moodle – A complete guide to successful learning using Moodle. #
@jefflebow: Wish I could head down there with you, PodcampNYC sounds like a blast. #
@elsua: The problem with snow days is that work in addition to snow accumulate!!! Now I’m shoveling virtual snow #
@elsua: I’m ready for spring! Waiting for the rock to dry so I can go climbing! #
Ok, so the new My Google Maps tool – ROCKS! Here’s to the death of boring history classes! #
Check out the C-Net vid – http://urltea.com/3xu #
@elsua: So where are you at geographically these days? #
Filling out course proposal for #
Grad course: Teaching & Learning in the 21st-century classroom #
Heading to lunch #
Wes Fryer’s podcasts 142 and 143 have thoughts spinning about evolving the model of education we use – it’s broken – how do we fix it? #
Education leapfrog – abandon an evolution in education in favor of a radical leap forward. #
Think cell phones in developing nations, they bypassed landlines almost entirely. #
Education leapfrog – abandon an evolution in education in favor of a radical leap forward. #
Testing VoIP on campus #
Turned in winterim course proposal, yea! #
Dreamhost mySQL FTL? #
Dreamhost mySQL back #
Upgrading my WP blogs to 2.1.3 #
@brlamb, @dnorman: Yah, brag about shorts, we got nuthin’ but snow here.
http://flickr.com/photos/63586135@N00/448631253 #
Correct snowfall pic link: http://flickr.com/photos/edventures/448631253/ #
Heading home to celebrate Hunter’s 7th & Ethan’s 3rd birthdays tomorrow. Yup, you got it same day three years apart. #

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