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New Podcasting Gig!

Brian Brugger — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:22:47 +0100

Well, it's official. I'm have joined the Tightwad Teacher podcast as their new co-host. The Tightwad Teacher podcast is produced by Element Opie Productions & covers educational technology topics with a spin towards those low on funding....so pretty much everyone!

Teacher John Mikulski and his co-host Brian Brugger discuss tips and techniques for the cash-strapped classroom teacher in the Tightwad Teacher podcast.

Be sure to like us on Facebook as well!

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Guest appearance on Tightwad Teacher Podcast

Brian Brugger — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:49:34 +0100

Prepping to be a guest on my 1st podcast tonight. Pretty excited, but yet not sure what to expect. http://bit.ly/pz195b

Live feed: http://elementopie.com/?q=live-stream

A Life Without Xmarks?

Brian Brugger — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:38:15 +0100

Update: Xmarks was picked up by the owners of LastPass, a great & secure tool for password management across platforms. It is defenitaly worth checking out both of these products if you have a moment.

LastPass: https://lastpass.com
Xmarks: http://www.xmarks.com

I received the email below from Xmarks yesterday. Perhaps I'm too emotional about this loss, but this one hurts. I use Xmarks to sync bookmarks between 3 seperate Macs & 1 WindowRead More...

Power User's Guide to Google Apps

Brian Brugger — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:55:24 +0100

So you love using Google Apps, & who doesn't, but you'd like to get a bit more out of them. Well, here is a great start. The Power User's Guide to Google Apps. Topics include;

Add local color to Maps
Save time on formatting with templates in Docs
Conduct Surveys with Forms in Docs
Storing files in Docs
Collaboration made easy in Wave
Weather forecasts in Calendar
& much more

The State of the Internet

Brian Brugger — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:07:49 +0100

[video:http://vimeo.com/9641036 400x300]

The Move to Gmail...Why? & How?

Brian Brugger — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:37:15 +0100

For some time now I have been growing increasingly frustrated with my vast number of email addresses and the time it takes to keep up with all of them. In a desperate search for what to do about my frustration, I have contemplated everything from deleting email accounts to giving up and admitting defeat to the grip of technology. I settled on the move to Gmail.

Why Gmail? A very simple, yet profound, answer. It just works with everything! The collaboration toolsRead More...

Walk Through Robert Sweet's Drumkit

Brian Brugger — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:37:16 +0100

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZtvu5hZ-TQ&feature=player_embedded 425x300]

Detroit Lions - Enough to make Lions fans cry

Brian Brugger — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:20:13 +0100

[video:http://www.theonion.com/content/video/nfl_players_mentor_troubled?utm_source=videoembed 480x430]

Audix "Mic It Up!" video on how to mic a guitar

Brian Brugger — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:31:14 +0100

Here is a basic video produced by Audix covering how to mic guitar cabinets. It includes theory & audio samples.

Learn how to mic up your guitar-- This video shows you how to locate your speaker, different miking techniques and positions and what each mic position sounds like. Used in this video is the Audix i5, Audix CX112 and the Audix Cabgrabber(TM) for mic placement.

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcD9-yQjDfM&feature=player_embedded 425x344]

Tagged.com... is it worth it?

Brian Brugger — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:57:37 +0100

Over the past couple of days the school where I serve as Director of Technology has received many emails that originated from the TAGGED.COM or TAGGEDMAIL.COM website. This is a social network site for sharing photos that seems harmless on the surface. However if you read their terms of service it clearly says;
E) Notice Regarding Commercial Email
MEMBERS CONSENT TO RECEIVE COMMERCIAL E-MAIL MESSAGES FROM TAGGED, AND ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THEIR EMAIL ADDRESSES AND OTHERead More...

New term added to english language

Brian Brugger — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:57:36 +0100

Rhett&Link - TacoBell Video

Brian Brugger — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:46:53 +0100

Check out more videos at http://rhettandlink.com

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uwY3sjqYX0&feature=player_embedded 425x344]

Delivery of information past, present, & future

Brian Brugger — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:10:32 +0100

Take a look at this fantastic article on the delivery of information over the past 210 years, as well as 10 yrs into the future.

From Baekdal.com;

"These days, everyone is trying to figure out how to connect with other people. It used to be simply, you just placed some ads in whatever newspaper that was most suited to your product, but now that world is becoming ever more irrelevant. So how do you connect with other people today? And more importantly, how do you do it tomorrow?

WolframAlpha search engine

Brian Brugger — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:11:11 +0100

Here is a video that demonstrates a new search engine coming out later this month. I won't say this is a 'Google killer', but man, it sure might make things interesting:

http://www.wolframalpha.com/screencast/introducingwolframalpha.html

Primary site http://www.wolframalpha.com

Can you imagine the uses of this in the classroom? Infinite facts at your finger tips....wow!

Welcome to the new site

Brian Brugger — Sat, 09 May 2009 20:11:31 +0100

I'm still working on the new site today. Getting closer and hopefully making the site more useful than it has been. My plan is to make this a landing site for resources, support, & conversations. I look forward to having it complete and for the opportunity to connect & work with all of you.