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January 10, 2005
Webct Upgrades to Vista
In my prep for the upcoming start of this class, it appears that the learning system has been upgraded. We had been using a dated version of Webct. It now appears to have morphed to Vista
I had noticed some changes right away, as I usually logon daily. There was this new option....so I gave it a spin. It seemed to be working well. I couldn't wait for class to start. I even hoped that they may have gotten rid of those horrible frames.
Well my delight quickly turned to frustration on the first day of classes (today). The shit didn't work. At first I thought it was my browser, but after trying it wit WINXP IE6, I knew something was funky.
Nada. Nothing. A pretty screen, yes. But no content.
I sometimes lament at why software installs and migrations fail. It might very well be that WVU IT is understaffed. A migration like that could be big one.
I'll be sure to post when things work themselves out.
Posted by pgraber at 07:23 AM
January 09, 2005
Amazon's One-Click
I'm such a ecommerce novice sometimes. For the first time today, I used Amazon's One-Click. Five years ago the concept broke new ground in the world of ecommerce. Now I know why.
I used it to buy the textbook for this class. I handn't ever activated it. Simple setup, followed by KISS, the concept worked great.
Beautiful.
The only thing about the transaction that suprised my some was the cost of the book. I went with a used one. We'll see how it turns out.
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Well it seems like Alibris was out of the book and now I may be scrambling...Usually the online classes don't gear up until the later part of the first week. I should have time to get it.
What's more interesting about the class is that I am not seeing it in Webct. Usually the professors get things set up well in advanced. Hopefully there not a problem. Should know in a couple of days.
Posted by pgraber at 05:53 PM
January 04, 2005
Apple's 2004 stock performance
An article published on CNN/Money recapped Apple's 2004 performance, as well as something to look for in 2005.
CNN/Money's "Shiny Apple" got me thinking even more about what Apple will do in 2005.
The buzz about the iTunes compatible phone were interesting. That opens up a tremendous amount of doors. With iPhoto already in place, it could create an interesting concept...
Posted by pgraber at 03:37 PM