I’m a Jr High tech teacher, Mac user and general geek. I like my martini shaken, not stirred. day job | contact me | facebook Skype: verticalpark Twitter @d_laing Tumblr (3.0; @verticalpark)http://denislaing.com/<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-P2PGGeTOA4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-P2PGGeTOA4&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P2PGGeTOA4"><b>An Open Letter to Educators</b></a><b> (via </b><a href="http://youtube.com/user/pogobat"><b>pogobat</b></a><b>)</b></p>http://denislaing.com/post/415540510http://denislaing.com/post/415540510Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:07:48 -0700<a href="http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/thegoldenstar/olympics/78249062.html"> Golden Star (Golden B.C.) - Olympic Torchbearer</a>: <p>I’m so proud of my big sister!</p> <p><img height="600" width="400" alt="Carmen" src="http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/400*600/23362goldenstarcoszust2.jpg"/></p>http://denislaing.com/post/409924599http://denislaing.com/post/409924599Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:55:17 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyd5kdgApt1qz549eo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1358.html">The Joy of Tech comic … Defensive Tweeting</a></p>http://denislaing.com/post/409597987http://denislaing.com/post/409597987Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:43:25 -0700<a href="http://mashable.com/2010/02/23/curt-smith-interview/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29">Tears for Fears' Curt Smith Talks Twitter and Solo Career [INTERVIEW]</a>: <p><img height="189" width="260" alt="curt smith" src="http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/curt-best-260.jpg"/></p>http://denislaing.com/post/408008953http://denislaing.com/post/408008953Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:21:16 -0700<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="431" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/1813626064?isVid=1&publisherID=1564549380" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=66775419001&playerID=1813626064&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/1813626064?isVid=1&publisherID=1564549380" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=66775419001&playerID=1813626064&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="431" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>The future of reading magazines :: digital publishing:</p> <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/02/the-wired-ipad-app-a-video-demonstration/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29">The Wired Tablet App: A Video Demonstration | Epicenter | Wired.com</a></p>http://denislaing.com/post/393273636http://denislaing.com/post/393273636Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:38:00 -0700<a href="http://www.earthsky.org/interviewpost/energy/stefanie-held-advocates-carbon-capture-and-storage">Stefanie Held advocates carbon capture and storage | EarthSky</a>: <p><img height="199" width="300" alt="factory" src="http://www.earthsky.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/pollution_factory_earth_300.jpg" align="middle"/></p>http://denislaing.com/post/391025877http://denislaing.com/post/391025877Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:09:05 -0700<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2010/02/12/calgary-schools-facebook-technology.html?ref=rss">CBC News - Calgary - Students can soon 'Tweet' in class</a>: <blockquote> <blockquote><img height="128" width="190" alt="tweet" src="http://www.cbc.ca/morningedition/images/twitter-thumb.gif"/></blockquote> </blockquote> <p>CBE is years ahead of Calgary Catholic schools when it comes to technology. Good for you CBE!</p> <p>Our students (at Calgary Catholic Schools) don’t even have access to email! CBE has had student email for quite some time. Come on Calgary Catholic! Really?!? The world is using Web 3.0 and we are still in the 1990’s!</p>http://denislaing.com/post/387435534http://denislaing.com/post/387435534Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:12:02 -0700<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2010/02/02/calgary-rcmp-distracted-driver.html?ref=rss">RCMP target distracted drivers - CBC</a>: <p>I think that a law specific to cell phones or texting is not the answer; I think cracking down on ALL distractions makes more sense.</p>http://denislaing.com/post/367372091http://denislaing.com/post/367372091Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:17:39 -0700<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5461485/ipad-snivelers-put-up-or-shut-up">iPad Snivelers: Put Up or Shut Up - Engineers - Gizmodo</a>: <p><ul> <li>Stop trembling, start creating</li> <li>Fix the law</li> <li>Fix your product</li> </ul></p>http://denislaing.com/post/365569993http://denislaing.com/post/365569993Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:39:11 -0700<a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2010/01/html5-is-great-for-mobile.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29">HTML5 is Great for Mobile, Developers Say - ReadWriteStart </a>: <p><img height="87" width="150" alt="iPad" src="http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/images/ipad_150_jan10.jpg"/></p>http://denislaing.com/post/363678644http://denislaing.com/post/363678644Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:22:19 -0700<a href="http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2010/01/28/ipad-impressions-people-whove/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheIphoneBlog+%28The+iPhone+Blog%29">iPad Impressions from People Who’ve Actually Used It | The iPhone Blog</a>: <p><img height="347" width="618" alt="steve" src="http://www.theiphoneblog.com/images/stories/2010/01/Screen-shot-2010-01-28-at-5.26.04-PM.png"/></p>http://denislaing.com/post/358973250http://denislaing.com/post/358973250Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:32:02 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwsblbLnVc1qz549eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This event is going to be amazing!</p> <p>website: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.yyc4haiti.com">yyc4haiti.com</a></p>http://denislaing.com/post/351974765http://denislaing.com/post/351974765Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:10:00 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwk3mzWWM21qz549eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2010/01/20/social-media-lessons-haiti/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29">5 Social Media Lessons From the Haiti Earthquake Relief Effort</a></p>http://denislaing.com/post/344551474http://denislaing.com/post/344551474Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:37:47 -0700<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/were-flocking-to-smart-phones/article1427941/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-Technology+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+Technology+News%29">Consumers are shifting away from land-line phones to wireless - The Globe and Mail</a>: <p>As of today, Cristy and I cancelled our land-line. We are completely wireless.</p>http://denislaing.com/post/330792349http://denislaing.com/post/330792349Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:16:53 -0700<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2009/12/05/sk-street-view-google-maps-musician-picture-fear-salesman.html">Saskatchewan - Sask. musician promoted via Google Street View</a>: <p>Brilliant and geeky!</p>http://denislaing.com/post/275687444http://denislaing.com/post/275687444Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:12:59 -0700<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2009/12/02/calgary-pesticide-bylaw-rejected.html?ref=rss">Calgary - City committee kills pesticide bylaw</a>: <p>It is a sad day here in Calgary</p>http://denislaing.com/post/266890148http://denislaing.com/post/266890148Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:26:13 -0700<a href="http://blogs.computerworld.com/15135/chromes_mission_making_windows_obsolete">Google Chrome's mission: Making Windows obsolete - Computerworld Blogs</a>http://denislaing.com/post/254670516http://denislaing.com/post/254670516Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:33:42 -0700<a href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/02/apple-says-jailbreaking-illegal">Apple Says iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal | Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>: <p>I know this is old, (Feb 2009) but it is a clear explanation why jail-breaking  your iPhone is not illegal. It’s not for everybody, but if you want to ‘open up’ your phone and make use of some cool features, then go for it!</p>http://denislaing.com/post/249195598http://denislaing.com/post/249195598Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:43:08 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/37wR_TWdVy0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/37wR_TWdVy0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Procrastination - by John Kelly - beautifully done animation</p>http://denislaing.com/post/240844579http://denislaing.com/post/240844579Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:30:46 -0700<a href="http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htm">Int'l Space Station: Visual Timeline</a>: <p>I didn’t realize how big it was getting</p>http://denislaing.com/post/240378208http://denislaing.com/post/240378208Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:01:43 -0700