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How to Build a Simple Small Marshmallow Catapult

To change things up from my regular posts, I decided to write instructions on how to make a simple catapult. I’m a Den Leader for my local Webelos cub scouts group and we are working on the engineering activity badge. One of the requirements of the activity badge is to built a catapult. This catapult [...]

Is Hulu Plus and Netflix the End of Cable Companies?

With the latest drop in price for Hulu Plus this month, I’m wondering if these online streaming services are getting to be the last straw for consumers to drop their cable subscription and use Internet streaming. So why hasn’t it already won the hearts of consumers? Here’s a few reasons: Bundles – Most cable companies [...]

AITP Conference 2009

Our team from BYU recently attended the AITP National Conference held in downtown Oklahoma City, OK at the Cox Convention Center. We competed in Java, database, application development, business intelligence, office solutions, and systems design. Here are some highlights of our trip: For more pictures, check out the official flickr album.

What does the “xi” in 2605dnxi and 1100xi mean?

I was approached and asked about an HP Color LaserJet 2605dnxi and what exactly the “xi” means. I honestly didn’t know off hand but suspected that it had something to do with where the printer could be purchased (in this case it was Costco). First off, here’s a brief list of letters HP uses to [...]

Computer’s and Printers I’ve Owned

Have you ever made a list of computers or electronics that you’ve own in your life. I started making this list (which is still not compete) and was very surprise as to how many different computers and printers I’ve purchased, used, and sold in my life. Computers Apple //e – $50 Apple Macintosh Plus – [...]

Smartest Professor Ever

Recently, there has been a small debate as to who is “the smartest professor ever”. A simple search query in any search engine reveals many ideal candidates; each one incorporates high levels of education, long lists of valid credentials, and a general collaboration of being smart. The level of intelligence is not only “book smart”, [...]

Smartest Professor Ever – Dr. Conan C. Albrecht

In my Information System class, our group has been asked by the smartest professor ever to share a little about Search Engine Optimization. We decided to post the many reasons why our Information Systems BYU professor is the greatest teacher ever to help illustrate how powerful correct optimization of a blog or webpage can be. [...]