Because I can...

This post is brought to you via email that was sent from an iPod. I
recently added an iPod Touch to the list of devices I use at work as a
communication device (as well as a media player). I am a bit sad to
find that it is not possible to author a post directly from the Safari
browser on the iPod, but I haven't given up just yet. I think I can do
it if I create the post using the HTML option instead of the WYSIWYG
editor.

I have posted several comments to other blogging friend's blogs using
this device (great way to check on all the blogs I frequent when I
have a moment, and there is WiFi), so there should be a way to create
your own posts directly from here. Fear not, I will figure a way, or
start a movement to make it possible.

In the mean time, I like the fact that you can email posts to your
blog if needed. I am impressed with how well I have done with the
keyboard on the iPod (same as an iPhone- which I would love to get if
AT&T's coverage was better than it is in this area "more bars
everywhere but here").

So it begins. . .

My wonderful wife (Gigi) started a blog a while back that covers the happenings of our family. I have authored posts to that blog on occasion, and have offered up more than my fair share of comments, and will continue to do so, but have been meaning to start my own blog. I am working on getting into the habit of blogging for work on our department blog, but that will be geared towards the needs of the department I head up at work (Media Services @ Gustavus Adolphus College), but I hope that by having my own blog, I will develop the habit of blogging which will enhance the frequency and content for that blog (or I am just creating an insane level of expectation and work for myself- but that's nothing new). This way I have an outlet for my thoughts, ideas, observations and musings without "hijacking" the family blog (which is really Gigi's blog, which is centered around our family, and things she finds important in her life- which includes me) or being limited on what is appropriate topic wise for a work blog.

Ta Da, here it is.

I am still in the process of tweaking settings and elements (yes blogging friends, I picked a style sheet that is a color variant on the one Gigi used for the family blog- as I have always liked the one that she picked and I haven't taken the time to learn CSS, but when I do, the look might change), so don't expect anything spectacular any time soon. Keep in mind that this is the insanely busy time of the year for me at my job working at Gustavus Adolphus College as the Spring semester is wrapping up and we prepare for Summer (yes I know what you are thinking, but as an Educational Technologist, summer is traditionally very busy as it is the only time of the year where we can do major overhauls and upgrades to systems, and not have a constant bombardment of needs from faculty and students or worry about ripping something apart and not having it working within an hour or two).

Warning- there may be some posts that might not make a whole lot of sense at times, as I am working on finishing my Masters in Educational Technology, and all I have left is my APP (alternate plan paper- like a thesis, but not) which I intend to finish this summer, and I can already see that this might be an outlet for notes, thoughts etc as they need a place to go so I can process and expand on them. If "potential educational applications of high quality video transmission utilizing multicast enabled computer networks" is your thing, you have come to the right place, and I look forward to your comments and ideas that will help me finish up this project and my MS degree. It won't all be academic in nature (good God, I hope I have a life beyond work), but I can foresee a definite lean towards technology related things.

Thanks for stopping and reading, see you back soon.