After numerous attempts, I took the plunge this year and have returned to school. Since I am currently a full time employee in a job position that requires frequent travel, I have registered with Baker College to seek a Bachelor of Computer Science degree. This not only allows me to take classes on my schedule from any location that has Internet access, but also allows me to gain a four-year degree in something I have always been interested in learning. Now if only more schools would come into the 21st century and open up their four-year programs to online learners.
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Computer Science
Friday, July 6th, 2007Genetics and Google
Friday, July 6th, 2007I am not sure how many of you follow Google’s research, acquisitions, and partnerships but wife of Sergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki, is a cofounder of 23andMe a software start-up dealing in genetics and personalized medicine. Google also has financial investments in the company. (Davies, 2007)
Davies, K. (2007, June). 23andMe: The Google Genome Connection. Bio-IT World, 6(5), 6.
Programming (MCU)
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007I finally sat down the other day and programmed my first microcontroller (MCU) since my college days back in the ’90s. I had purchased the Olimex PIC-PG1 ICSP Microchip PIC programmer and the Olimex PG1B Atmel AVR ICSP programmer a little over two years ago but had never gotten either to work successfully so both of them have sat on the shelf collecting dust.
Enter Sparkfun’s nifty PIC programming tutorial and a lazy Saturday afternoon and I finally had success programming the PIC16F628. Next up, I’ll be attempting the same process with an Atmel AVR MCU. Watch here for future MCU projects!
World of Warcraft
Friday, April 13th, 2007As some of you may remember, I gave up World of Warcraft around two months ago. This week, I decided to go back and check on how the game has progressed since the expansion was released. I can stop playing anytime I want….right? Yes, I’ve fallen off the wagon.
GRL L.A.S.E.R. system open sourced
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007Found over on the LED Thowies now present us with an even great project!
What does one get when a projecter, laser pointer, and computer are crossed? A light-based graffiti system to tag buildings. Watch the following video to get a better idea of what exactly this system does, then go download the how-to and source code for the project!
How-to page and source code link