MediaBin http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/ Scales in Media en Copyright 2010 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mind Map 10
  • Basis Mind Map
  • MathTen Mind Map
    • The above are just samples, for displaying, no links at the moment. Glen]]>     http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/06/mind_map_10.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/06/mind_map_10.html Outside graphics mathml Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600     Display Mind Maps Welcome, now it is time, to release the Mind Maps. Stay Tuned http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/06/display_mind_maps.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/06/display_mind_maps.html Outside graphics mathml Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Paradigm Paradigm is an unusual word. It really isn’t understood, commonly said, yet sort of a mystery. When people want to impress or zing you, “they say – it’s a paradigm.” = Which, if you are listening? What do you mean, it’s a paradigm? Essentially, it is a just a loose term for a story, parable, fable, pattern of examples, and such. Interesting http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/06/paradigm.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/06/paradigm.html Big Picture words Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:00:00 -0600 Using Greader web sites who produce feeds - should realize.
    1. Don't assume people check it rigorously, every day.
    2. If you are posting more than three items a day? Make them similar. Group on common themes.
    3. Save the good stuff. Only reveal what is truly valuable. (ie, Don't report everything or spam on pointless dribble.)
    4. Like my Information Week (All Stories & Blogs) feed. = A 100 more stories a day is insane.
    Result: I just end up marking them, all read, after poorly reviewing, the titles. = I just don't have time to deal with this nonsense. More. When you return after a vacation. = Odds are, you are going to "just mark everything" all read!!! = You have to start over, at some point, and clear out the mess!!! Glen]]>     http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/using_greader.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/using_greader.html Internet Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 -0600     Bullet Lists in Word 2007
  • Insert Bullet List: Ctrl+Shift L
  • APPLY List Bullet: ??? Alt+Ctrl L
    • Forget #2: There doesn't seem to be a way, to automate it. Unless, you create, name, and make your own Macro for it. (Sure, the auto-recorder could do it. But, why do I have to bother? Plus, if you are on a very locked by Sys Admins system. You'll be blocked from saving to a default template or changing settings. Wtv) • Yes, it is far more improved than Word 95, my last purchase of it. Finally, the "auto-correction" technology doesn't interfere with your writing. No Clippy, no popping up junk, saying - I don't understand what you are saying! (You're not supposed to understand it. It is for a person, not a computer.) MS Reference Page Glen]]>     http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/bullet_lists_in_word_2007.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/bullet_lists_in_word_2007.html Keyboard Thu, 28 May 2009 23:00:00 -0600     Google Notebook No More CNet News: Google Killing Jaiku ... Notebook Projects]]> http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/google_notebook_no_more.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/google_notebook_no_more.html Internet writing Mon, 25 May 2009 23:00:00 -0600 Finding Deals
  • There are several great deals on the Internet.
  • Knowing if you can trust them, is another issue. = Although, questioning an incoming call, is the real first problem, too.
  • LifeHacker has a good running weekly page, like this one.
    • Glen]]>     http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/finding_deals.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/finding_deals.html Community urls Fri, 22 May 2009 23:00:00 -0600     Sign of the Times
  • Fast Food places "don't seem" to sell Chocolate Ice Cream, anymore.
  • Why is that? Chocolate costs "too much" to sell, at low prices?
  • Your laundry soap is all concentrated, now. This started last year, with $4 a gallon gas.
  • Nothing lasts, beyond 1--2 years. Everywhere you go, they try to push these plans on things with you. = Seems to be more a game, to see if you lose your receipts.
  • Even had one place, "claim I wasn't registered," and luckily, found a copy of all the original document. ie, No reason to register, just keep the documents safe!
  • Always look for coupons, especially online ones. This is a good thing, not dislike.
  • Even Wendys "dollar menu" items, several are "not a $1.00," anymore. Isn't that fraudulent advertising?
  • Try to drive as little as possible, comparing prices. However, "know what" is real high, average, and lower priced.
  • Avoid "any Business" whose name matches the thing, you would most likely buy from them. ie, Getting batteries from Interss. Battry, is not the cheapest / best value priced place, in town.
  • The opinions expressed are solely my own. If your company is mentioned, I have evidence, if you presume your pricing or Customer Service was wrongly represented. So there!
  • Be nice to "the people" working at Stores and Shops. They don't make a lot of money and regularly get "very strange people." Besides, being questioned in detail, why is this Binder $30 and that one an inch smaller is only $10. [Answer: I don't know. It sells at what, they tell us, it is to sell at.]
    • Glen]]>     http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/sign_of_the_times.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/sign_of_the_times.html Community social Thu, 14 May 2009 22:00:00 -0600     What is Proof There are many way to proofs. Here are some, I know.
    • Direct Statement
    • Defined by a Given
    • Contradiction
    • Assisted Contra-Positive
    • Improvable
    • Resolved by Cases
    The first one can be tricky. However, they usually tend to be obvious and just formalities of trivial examples. Glen]]>     http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/what_is_proof.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/what_is_proof.html Math math Sun, 10 May 2009 22:00:00 -0600     List of Math Blogs
  • URL Bundle of Math Blogs
    • Glen PS. Note: Over time, I'll add more to the page, above. So, be aware, just check in a year or so.]]>     http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/list_of_math_blogs.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/05/list_of_math_blogs.html Math linklist Sun, 03 May 2009 22:00:00 -0600     Bar Chart Demo Notebook on MaplePrimes of Barchart Demo. Testing display issues - you can look, if curious. Glen]]> http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/04/bar_chart_demo.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/04/bar_chart_demo.html Math math Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:00:00 -0600 Apples vs Oranges The MaplePrimes web site lets me publish my Notebooks, for everyone.
    This review is written in 2009. A lot is happening on the Scientific Processing front. Your average PC is faster, than ever. [Actually, most people are saying, computers are fast enough, even though Moore’s law is still climbing.) Multiple cores are now the new processor standard, with eight cores to occur, soon. Microsoft is switching us all to 64-bit systems, if we want it or not. (Don’t ask the average person about Vista. You will hear what I mean.) Math software, Wikipedia, the universe inside the Internet, computers with several monitors, advanced graphics for everyone, speech recognition getting closer – every day, videos as the new data stream, and visualization tools – capable to see everything, from our World (mapped and Satellite views) to anything we can name or tag. ]
    Full Apple vs Oranges Article Glen]]>     http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/03/apples_vs_oranges.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/03/apples_vs_oranges.html Math apps math Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:00:00 -0600     Semantic Context: MathML
  • Search for: cole thoughts publishing mathematics
  • Google Cache Link: (otherwise, you can download his PDF)
  • After following the above link; Find "digital" - this will take you to the section, mentioned.
    • A human reader viewing will ... immediately recognize that the entity “e” appearing in both has a semantically different meaning in the two contexts.
    Content from the Digital Mathematics Library of T. Cole's PDF. This is why, I am talking so much about MathML, and not just showing mini-images of x squared equations.
    However, look at this page. A conference of Mathematicians, about preserving Math, searching Math, cataloging Math, and paper to XML issues, besides concerns of Publishers. Yet, look at the date!!! It is over five years old, and there still is not a "known convention" / just how it is done, way to put an equation onto a Web Page. So, if you have an issue with how - I'm writing MathML content? I don't care, just doing it this way, until the W3C clears up the issue, and gets everyone to follow their ruling. This is the best working solution, I have found, and Google should scrap these math pages - fine. Glen]]>     http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/03/semantic_context_mathml.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/03/semantic_context_mathml.html Math documents Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:00:00 -0600     MathType: Design Science
  • Microsoft Word 2007 with the Insert Equation feature, does a fantastic job, of supporting, storing, writing, keeping, and printing Equations with MathType.
  • Next, yes, my hard core MathML pages on here, require the MathPlayer from Design Science.
  • Save MathML from Maple or Mathematica - forget it! Publish Math in MS Word without MathType - forget it. Too many Apps dump as invisible data in GIF graphics.
  • The whole purpose of why the W3C created the MathML standard was?
    • The whole story in my MathType article. Glen]]>     http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/02/mathtype_design_science.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/02/mathtype_design_science.html Math math Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:00:00 -0600     Problems MathML b crowell really nails it here. Ben's Home Page
    It's really a shame that mathml is so poorly supported in browsers. There's basically no practical, reasonable way to do write a single xhtml page that will do something reasonable in most browsers and display inline mathml. Firefox requires the file to have extension .xhtml, and standards say to serve it as application/xhtml+xml; but if you do this, a default install of IE will display a file download dialog, with a warning that "some files can harm your computer." IE wants it served as text/html, and will only display the mathml if the user has installed the MathPlayer plugin. The MathPlayer plugin also implements mathml in way that isn't standards-compliant. The bare minimum you really need is:
    • The majority of users, who have IE with no plugin, should see some kind of graceful degradation.
    • Firefox users should see the math displayed correctly.
    • The tiny minority of users who have MathPlayer+IE should see the math displayed correctly.
    Unfortunately, you just can't accomplish this by any reasonable technique. The technique I've ended up using for the web browser version of my own physics textbooks is to use mod_rewrite to serve mathml to Firefox 3+ users, and serve a version with bitmapped renderings of the equations to everyone else.
    Quote Slashdot More to follow in next Post. Glen]]>     http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/02/problems_mathml.html http://www.bspot.org/mediaExperiment/2009/02/problems_mathml.html Math documents Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:00:00 -0600