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Houston TechFest 2015 – Saturday, 9/12

The 9th annual Houston Tech Fest will be held at NRG Center on Saturday, 9/12. This is an all-day, free Internet and Technology based conference that offers a broad range of topical discussions and presentations. Presentation tracks include: … [Continue reading]

A New Course for Fall – ITSE 1302 (Computer Programming)

I'm really looking forward to this Fall semester at Lone Star College and one of the big reasons for this is that I am teaching a new course: ?ITSE 1302 (Computer Programming). ?I've taught other programming classes but this is the first time I've … [Continue reading]

Time for Summer Working Connections 2015

I?m currently packing up for a trip up to Collin County Community College where I?m attending the Intro to Python Scripting . This is one of several week-long courses offered for IT Faculty Development. I?ve tinkered with Python off and on but I … [Continue reading]

COSC 1301 Syllabus is now ready

For those who are looking to get a head start, here's the COSC 1301 Summer 2015 Syllabus for my Summer I COSC 1301 class. … [Continue reading]

Summer Classes start Monday – Are you Ready?

Summer I classes start in just a few days. ?I'm giving?our?syllabus for COSC1301 one last review. ?I will?have that?ready for you by?tomorrow (Friday, 5/29). ?You will be able to access that document here or from from the myLoneStar course details … [Continue reading]

Quick SEO Checklist

From a discussion in last night's SEO class, here's the quick SEO check list that we covered in the final hour: Check #1:? Page Titles Make sure that each page of your site has a <title> element. <title>About Us | mysite.com … [Continue reading]

WordCamp Austin update

For my WordPress II students, I need to correct something we discussed?during the last week of class.?This?year's WordCamp Austin (2015) is still in the planning stages. ?What we were apparently looking at, specifically the schedule of speakers, was … [Continue reading]

IE is done!

With recent rumors and yesterday's official notice, Microsoft is retiring the IE (Internet Explorer) brand. For many web developers (and users), this is welcome news. Especially for developers, who spent many wasted hours - many as in millions - as … [Continue reading]

Paper app for iPad (re)discovered

Paper app for iPad (re)discovered Nice illustration of "Why I Tweet" using the Paper app by David Hopkins. Appreciate his eye catching graphic as it helped me rediscover the Paper app. A nice app that you can use to quickly sketch … [Continue reading]

Updated Web Certificate Program Map

We recently switched a couple of classes in our program - placing the first HTML I and WordPress I classes in the first semester and moving HTML II into the second semester. Here's updated Web Certificate Map 10-02-2014. Please contact me if you … [Continue reading]