I thought the SimSchool and VirtualU projects sounded fantastic for teaching new teachers. First of all, I never trained to be a college instructor! I was a product of an A.A.S. degree at the community college, and I went to work immediately – actually while still attending school full time! I saw that advancement in…
Month: March 2008
Starting a New Process in VB
The VB.NET LinkLabel System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(“http://visualbasic.about.com”) As part of my quest to consume the Amazon Web Service, I wanted to link to the amazon page where this was found. So…I made it so I could do just that! Found some other useful things here. The previously blogged Code Guru page by Karl Moore gave me the jumpstart…
Got My Developer ID
After signing the Agreement Terms of Service, I was emailed a welcome message that I am now able to access the Amazon Web Services. While they have both paid and free, I am going to access the free ones because I just want to play!!! 🙂 The email message sent me to a link that,…
Following Code Guru — Amazon Web Service
Amazon.com: Homepage: Amazon Web Services The link in the Code Guru to get an ID did not take me where I wanted to be so I did a search on “amazon developer” and found this. I am hoping this will be my answer to the next step in setting up this web service.
How about Consuming the Amazon.com Web Service?
CodeGuru: Querying the Amazon.com Web Service In my quest for finding that illusive weather web service that I can consume…I came across this. I also am using ScribeFire, the Firefox Add-in to process this blog entry. I really like Qumana for offline work, but this is great for when I am online and find something…
Installing a Program Created in Visual Studio 2008 – VB
I got this error when I was tring to install a VB application written in 2008 onto a machine that did not have the 2008 Visual Studio Application nor the .NET 3.5 Framework. I did find a link to download the ReportViewer, and I’ll try that next. What is frustrating is that I don’t…
Critical Friends
We had a unique experience last night in our weekly meeting in SL. After our group discussion, we broke into two groups. My group went off to discuss our projects using a technique called “Critical Friends.” In our group, one person “talked” (we used text chat so that we could log our discussion easily —…
Sewing With Nancy’s Favorite Hints
I have many Nancy Zieman books, but I refer to this one for reminders and inspiration. I have watched her PBS program for probably the 20 years that it has been on! This compilation takes you from an organized sewing room (do you have one of those?) through notions, embellishments, quilting, and machine embroidery. In…
10, 20, 30 Minutes to Sew for Your Home
In Nancy Zieman’s 10, 20, 30 Minutes to Sew for the Home, you’ll find many great projects for home dec. Her wonderful approach to sewing in short periods of time really does work!
Sew Gifts With Love
Looking for that perfect gift? This book takes you through many projects including some fun techniques including: paper piecing, punched suede, strip quilting, embroidery, and photo transfer. Create one-of-a-kind gifts for the special people in your life. Includes patterns and ideas for purses, pillowcases and pillows, wall hangings, serving tray, ornaments, napkins and tablecloths, towels,…