Comments for Brent Sordyl's blog http://www.sordyl.info Daily links to e-Learning and Web Technology resources Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:28:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on ProtoShare: Create Clickable Wireframes by Andrea Fidel http://www.sordyl.info/2009/09/16/links1/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Andrea Fidel Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:34:30 +0000 #comment-650 Hi Brent, Thanks for sharing this information! At this point, <a href="http://www.protoshare.com" rel="nofollow">ProtoShare</a> is more than just clickable wireframes. With our latest release (Aug 23, 09), you can now test out multiple wireframe layouts per page, upload design comps for discussion or to add functionality, and pull in live sites for discussion and review as well. These new additions are great for brainstorming and evaluating the project even while it's being developed. We are always open to feedback, so if you are using the product, feel free to contact me with your thoughts. Cheers, Andrea @ProtoShare Hi Brent,

Thanks for sharing this information! At this point, ProtoShare is more than just clickable wireframes. With our latest release (Aug 23, 09), you can now test out multiple wireframe layouts per page, upload design comps for discussion or to add functionality, and pull in live sites for discussion and review as well. These new additions are great for brainstorming and evaluating the project even while it’s being developed.

We are always open to feedback, so if you are using the product, feel free to contact me with your thoughts.

Cheers,
Andrea
@ProtoShare

]]> Comment on Heckle: Tortures Your Tests For Revealing Confessions by Ryan Davis http://www.sordyl.info/2009/09/12/links3/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Ryan Davis Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:45:13 +0000 #comment-649 I don't think that is an accurate description. It is a mutation tester, not a fuzz tester. A fuzz tester would call your methods with random values to ensure it dealt with crap in a reasonable manner. A mutation tester actually changes your code's internals to ensure your tests will fail a second time around. Essentially, it tests your tests. I don’t think that is an accurate description. It is a mutation tester, not a fuzz tester. A fuzz tester would call your methods with random values to ensure it dealt with crap in a reasonable manner. A mutation tester actually changes your code’s internals to ensure your tests will fail a second time around. Essentially, it tests your tests.

]]> Comment on Ronin: Online invoicing and time tracking by John http://www.sordyl.info/2009/08/31/links1/comment-page-1/#comment-645 John Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:49:33 +0000 #comment-645 If you have time, also check out <a href="http://www.myintervals.com" rel="nofollow">Intervals</a> for time tracking, task management and project management. If you have time, also check out Intervals for time tracking, task management and project management.

]]> Comment on Onyaka – Staff Scheduling Software | Roster Software | Employee Scheduling by appointment scheduling software http://www.sordyl.info/2009/05/14/links5/comment-page-1/#comment-641 appointment scheduling software Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:08:21 +0000 #comment-641 Then as my needs grow the appointment software can expand and be customized to handle whatever may come down the road. So when I’m as big as Pepsi I will still have the same software. Then as my needs grow the appointment software can expand and be customized to handle whatever may come down the road. So when I’m as big as Pepsi I will still have the same software.

]]> Comment on A New Web Site for Tweets From Colleges – The Choice Blog – NYTimes.com by E-learning solutions http://www.sordyl.info/2009/09/01/links1/comment-page-1/#comment-640 E-learning solutions Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:58:11 +0000 #comment-640 Thanks for sharing the link. Keep it up. GlobalQuad.com is dope! Thanks for sharing the link. Keep it up. GlobalQuad.com is dope!

]]> Comment on AcceptEdge | What’s your edge? by Katherine Perrine http://www.sordyl.info/2009/08/26/links8/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Katherine Perrine Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:21:08 +0000 #comment-611 So my daughter actually tried this website out. I'd say it's a little rough. She had also tried out collegedata.com and mychances.net She felt that acceptedge.com was about equal to collegedata.com but not as good as mychances.net. Acceptedge.com's chances seemed way off. She's sticking to mychances.net to see where she can get in, but it's good to have a variety of websites for the different tools they offer. So my daughter actually tried this website out. I’d say it’s a little rough. She had also tried out collegedata.com and mychances.net She felt that acceptedge.com was about equal to collegedata.com but not as good as mychances.net. Acceptedge.com’s chances seemed way off.

She’s sticking to mychances.net to see where she can get in, but it’s good to have a variety of websites for the different tools they offer.

]]> Comment on In the Future, the Cost of Education will be Zero – mashable by Ken Riley http://www.sordyl.info/2009/07/27/links2/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Ken Riley Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:05:33 +0000 #comment-519 Stumbled on your blog this evening when Googling for an answer to a Rails question. Great stuff! I've spent a lot of time in the educational technology/for-profit education world, first at Princeton Review where I ran their software development team until 1999, then at Thinkwell where I was CTO so your blog covers a lot of things I find quite interesting. I do disagree with the claim made here, however. While "knowledge" may not be a non-rival good, one of the most effective forms of knowledge-transfer, teaching, is. First, there are a finite number of people who have the requisite knowledge to transfer, and the more esoteric the knowledge, the fewer. Second, there are a finite number of people that the teacher can teach effectively. Note, I take it as a given that effective teaching requires interaction with students to assess whether each has grasped the material and if not to try to present that material in a way that might be more accessible to that student. Current technology can dramatically increase a teacher's efficiency by both making it possible to reach larger audiences and by allowing asynchronous interaction with students, but it doesn't eliminate the scarcity of the teacher's time. To achieve that, we're going to need much better, AI-based instructional software. --Ken Riley Stumbled on your blog this evening when Googling for an answer to a Rails question. Great stuff! I’ve spent a lot of time in the educational technology/for-profit education world, first at Princeton Review where I ran their software development team until 1999, then at Thinkwell where I was CTO so your blog covers a lot of things I find quite interesting.

I do disagree with the claim made here, however.

While “knowledge” may not be a non-rival good, one of the most effective forms of knowledge-transfer, teaching, is. First, there are a finite number of people who have the requisite knowledge to transfer, and the more esoteric the knowledge, the fewer. Second, there are a finite number of people that the teacher can teach effectively.

Note, I take it as a given that effective teaching requires interaction with students to assess whether each has grasped the material and if not to try to present that material in a way that might be more accessible to that student. Current technology can dramatically increase a teacher’s efficiency by both making it possible to reach larger audiences and by allowing asynchronous interaction with students, but it doesn’t eliminate the scarcity of the teacher’s time. To achieve that, we’re going to need much better, AI-based instructional software.

–Ken Riley

]]> Comment on Introducing CancelAds – model to remove ads for subscribers by converter http://www.sordyl.info/2009/07/10/links2/comment-page-1/#comment-474 converter Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:39:32 +0000 #comment-474 RT Introducing The JacketCase™ A Stylish Affordable Case For Your iPhone 2G 3G or 3GS. 9 Colors. Get Yours For Only $9.99. http://lo.ly/51f RT Introducing The JacketCase™ A Stylish Affordable Case For Your iPhone 2G 3G or 3GS. 9 Colors. Get Yours For Only $9.99. http://lo.ly/51f

]]> Comment on Superfeedr : Real-time feed parsing in the cloud for web-developers by Julien http://www.sordyl.info/2009/06/29/links2/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Julien Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:40:19 +0000 #comment-456 Thanks for the article ;) Thanks for the article ;)

]]> Comment on Jakob Nielsen – Stop Password Masking by Yoav M. http://www.sordyl.info/2009/06/24/links6/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Yoav M. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:45:42 +0000 #comment-448 I don't agree with the summary. I agree that the usability of masked passwords is low, but we can't just unmask them. Jakob Nielsen states that most og the time no-one looks over your shoulder. That's right - but what about the times that someone does? He says that the "culprit" can see what you click on the keyboard - that's right, but most of the time the one looking over the shoulder is not a criminal - merely a work colleague or a friend, and they are looking not because they search for my passwords, but just because they are there and something happens on screen. I don't want my work colleagues to see my passwords. Another usability thing: let's say that you login to a site with unmasked password. As you type it and see the letters - don't you feel insecure? If the site doesn't take the effort to hide the letters now - why would it encript it in the net? By masking the letters, the site says to the user: "I'm aware this is a password and I'll keep it a secret for you.". I don’t agree with the summary. I agree that the usability of masked passwords is low, but we can’t just unmask them.
Jakob Nielsen states that most og the time no-one looks over your shoulder. That’s right – but what about the times that someone does? He says that the “culprit” can see what you click on the keyboard – that’s right, but most of the time the one looking over the shoulder is not a criminal – merely a work colleague or a friend, and they are looking not because they search for my passwords, but just because they are there and something happens on screen. I don’t want my work colleagues to see my passwords.
Another usability thing: let’s say that you login to a site with unmasked password. As you type it and see the letters – don’t you feel insecure? If the site doesn’t take the effort to hide the letters now – why would it encript it in the net? By masking the letters, the site says to the user: “I’m aware this is a password and I’ll keep it a secret for you.”.

]]> Comment on Jakob Nielsen – Stop Password Masking by Klaus Johannes Rusch http://www.sordyl.info/2009/06/24/links6/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Klaus Johannes Rusch Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:20:34 +0000 #comment-447 I would argue that Nielsen's recommendation actually lower security and usability for most users: http://www.atmedia.net/KlausRusch/blog/2009/06/disagreeing-with-jakob-nielsen-on.html I would argue that Nielsen’s recommendation actually lower security and usability for most users: http://www.atmedia.net/KlausRusch/blog/2009/06/disagreeing-with-jakob-nielsen-on.html

]]> Comment on The Best iPhone Apps for Kids – Gadgetwise Blog – NYTimes.com by Sue Thurman http://www.sordyl.info/2009/06/12/links6/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Sue Thurman Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:26:59 +0000 #comment-443 Maybe We Are Flamingos, is a delightful book for kids. The App by iKids Play includes: Rub ‘n Color, Touch ‘n Color, iFinger Paint, iRead Aloud to record your child’s voice reading the story, or listen to Storytime read by author/children’s entertainer, Safari Sue This is for ages 2 and up. It will keep children occupied for hours and ignite their imaginations, while they experience the magic of reading. www.safarisue.com Maybe We Are Flamingos, is a delightful book for kids. The App by iKids Play includes: Rub ‘n Color, Touch ‘n Color, iFinger Paint, iRead Aloud to record your child’s voice reading the story, or listen to Storytime read by author/children’s entertainer, Safari Sue

This is for ages 2 and up. It will keep children occupied for hours and ignite their imaginations, while they experience the magic of reading.

http://www.safarisue.com

]]> Comment on Twitter / United Airlines tweets a discounted tware by Mike http://www.sordyl.info/2009/05/20/links1/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Mike Sat, 23 May 2009 20:29:49 +0000 #comment-391 Hi, nice posts there :-) thank's for the interesting information Hi, nice posts there :-) thank’s for the interesting information

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]]> Comment on Open Applicant – a free open source applicant tracking system (ATS) by Asim Baig http://www.sordyl.info/2009/04/21/links4/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Asim Baig Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:32:57 +0000 #comment-343 this is very good news. I tried building an open source ATS a few years ago known as CATS (http://www.catsone.com) . We didn't quite succeed in the venture and had to stop supporting the project. We have since gone commercial. Its good to see others going down the open source route! Asim this is very good news. I tried building an open source ATS a few years ago known as CATS (http://www.catsone.com) . We didn’t quite succeed in the venture and had to stop supporting the project. We have since gone commercial.

Its good to see others going down the open source route!

Asim

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