Archive for November, 2007
Excuse Me, Sir - Can I Help You Find Something?
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With plastic surgery all the rage these days, the ASU Directory service got a big face lift yesterday. The scars have healed nicely, and it’s ready for a night on the town at the swankiest Scottsdale clubs. With this [...]
Sad To See Him Go
It’s a sad day at my house. A friend of mine is really sick. We’ve been friends for about 3 years, so it’s tough to see him go through such a rough time. Other than my wife, he’s probably the best friend anyone could ever ask for. He doesn’t talk back. He does what I [...]
Using ASU’s Google Apps: Spreadsheets 101
Next in the lineup of incredible (free!) tools available to ASU students and faculty is Google’s Spreadsheets application. If you’ve ever used Microsoft Excel, you’ll feel right at home. The interface is similar, but users will appreciate the clean lines and easy-to-understand prompts for tools. In this post, I would like to point out a [...]
Using ASU’s Google Apps: Documents 101
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past 20 years, nearly every single one of you have no doubt used Microsoft Word on more than one occasion. Whether it be to write a report or create a “Keep Out” sign for your teenage bedroom, you can poke your way around and make [...]
Hey - Remember When Phone Books Were Useful?
Let’s face it kids, it’s just not very practical anymore to search through a massive yellow book for information about local businesses. And with the release of two very cool (and very affordable) services by Google, it doesn’t make sense to ever consult the phone book again. That being said, I can only think [...]
