Paul Dempsey, Dickinson College He asks the crowd, “Who has good maps/directions to your campus”. No one in the audience raises a hand… Google maps was launched in Feb. 2005. API released in June 2005. The “terms of use” mean that the service is available to both non-profit and commercial sites. However, they do reserve [...]

Back in March, I spoke about the the Ghost Chilies that I had planted. Like many peppers, these thrive best with a long, hot growing season. Unfortunately, this summer in Portland provided neither. Now, chilies will grown in the Pacific Northwest. You just have to plant them early and protect them from the frost. Last [...]

Last November, I read this article on BoingBoing about the crowning of a new capsasin king. At a 1,000,000 scoville units, the Bhut Jolokia from southern India is over 100 times hotter than any jalapeño. I soon found myself searching for seeds. The Bhut goes by several other names including “Ghost Chili” and “Poison Chili”. [...]

The Student Success and Retention Conference was held February 8-9, 2007 at Portland State University’s University Place, 310 SW Lincoln Street Portland, Oregon. The SSR Conference was sponsored by the Joint Boards Articulation Commission, Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, the Oregon University System, and Oregon’s community colleges.Together, Andrew Roessler and I were [...]

Looking over the schedule, I just realized that because of the additional post-session class, my flight back to Portland leaves on Thursday. I left a message on my machine that I would be back to work on Thursday. Someone from work want to drop me line about how to update my message remotely??? … Michael [...]

Freelance Project, www.AlyssaAndRobert.com. I was contracted to design and build an informational web site for a large upcoming wedding. The site provided an introduction to the Portland area, as well as contact information for services regarding the event. The domain has expired, but an archive of the site is still available.

www.Nagmay.com is the growing portfolio of Samantha Nagmay, a local Portland sculptor. The site contains biographical information and images of her many, many works. As of summer 2005, several of the section are still waiting for content to be provided.