Monthly Archives: January 2008

I owe a lot of money in student loans. A lot. I’ll take nearly any help I can get paying them down. Upromise to the rescue! Because I have some loans serviced by Sallie Mae, I can transfer my Upromise account monies to my loans. I’m pretty sure it works like this: Open an Upromise Read more...

I want a MacBook Air. I don’t need it, and I can’t afford it, but I want it. Badly. So, I got myself some new toys for my MacBook instead. Free toys (well, toys with free trials). The first is Tangerine. Those of you who have seen me in person lately know that I’ve been Read more...

Maybe it’s not really that Google Analytics gives me too much information but that I am prone to getting lost in small multiples. I guess technically GA’s interface isn’t small multiples, but it does have a lot of information. For example, I’m fascinated by the “click overlay” feature which shows me where people clicked on Read more...

Sean Munson and I will be hosting a roundtable discussion at the iConference at UCLA in February. The preconference wiki is up and ready for your contributions. Here’s the description of the roundtable: ——————— Professional students, whether undergraduates or masters’ students, represent a significant portion of the iSchool community. How do iSchools effectively educate those Read more...

It’s time again for me to write a statement of teaching philosophy. My limit is one page. My brain is not working as well as one might hope. Here’s what I have for the middle. I’m still working on the intro and conclusion, which obviously will require edits to the middle. What do you think? Read more...