Category: Technology

The First Post from White House.gov

The First Post from White House.gov

This is the first post from the new and improved WhiteHouse.gov . Change has come to WhiteHouse.gov Welcome to the new WhiteHouse.gov. I’m Macon Phillips, the Director of New Media for the White House and one of the people who will be contributing to the blog. A short time ago,...

Live Blog: Dallas South to host DNC Convention Brainstorming Session

Live Blog: Dallas South to host DNC Convention Brainstorming Session

On Tuesday August 12, 2008, Dallas South will convene a live blog to discuss the upcoming Democratic National Convention. This will be a brainstorming session that is open to all. Dallas South is one of 125 blogs that have been granted credentials for this historic event. The live blog’s primary...

Blogging While Brown Conference in Atlanta a huge success in inaugural year

Blogging While Brown Conference in Atlanta a huge success in inaugural year

If there was a blogging conference and no one from the mainstream media covered it, did it really happen? Of course it did. This weekend, 60 bloggers gathered in Atlanta for the inaugural Blogging While Brown International Conference of Bloggers of Color. The event was produced by Executive Director Gina...

Window Snyder, Mozilla security executive helping to keep Firefox users safe

Window Snyder, Mozilla security executive helping to keep Firefox users safe

For months I’ve championed Mozilla’s Firefox as my internet browser of choice. So you can imagine how excited I was when I read an article in USA Today touting Window Snyder’s role in the release of Mozilla’s Firefox 3 Web Browser. Read “Geek” girl helps keep Mozilla safe in scary...

MICHAEL WILLIAMS VIDEO GAME DESIGN SUMMER CAMP CELEBRATES INAUGURAL GRADUATES

MICHAEL WILLIAMS VIDEO GAME DESIGN SUMMER CAMP CELEBRATES INAUGURAL GRADUATES

WHEN: Thursday July 3, 2008, 10:00 a.m. WHERE: Cornerstone Baptist Church; 5415 Matlock Road Arlington, TX (817) 468-0083 WHO: Michael Williams, Chairman, Texas Railroad Commission WHAT: “Williams Innovators” Summer Camp Graduation WHY: “William Innovators” is a summer camp that promotes young people’s interest in math and science through the teaching...

Dallas South up to #79 in Black Blog Rankings

Dallas South up to #79 in Black Blog Rankings

This month Dallas South has again moved up in the black blog rankings, coming in at #79.  This months rankings compiled by Electronic Village tracked 1,237 sites.    Last month Dallas South ranked #86 of 1,173. June Black Blog Rankings Below are the Top 10 Black Blogs ranked by Villager...

Enhance your blog/internet experience with feed readers

Enhance your blog/internet experience with feed readers

Though I’m on the web quite often, I’m far from where I want to be on the technology tip. It wasn’t until a few months ago that I really understood the value of web feeds and how they could make my internet experience a lot more efficient. In the past...

Dallas South’s NPR News and Notes Appearance

Dallas South’s NPR News and Notes Appearance

 Click on the banner below to hear my appearance on NPR’s News and Notes today.  Thanks to host Farai Chideya and producers Ernest Campbell and Devin Robbins, as well as the folks at Cakemix Studios for making things run so smoothly. I didn’t really say all that I wanted to...

Download Mozilla’s Firefox, Free yourself from Microsoft Explorer today!!!!

Download Mozilla’s Firefox, Free yourself from Microsoft Explorer today!!!!

I’ve been getting some complaints on how the site looks and there are two words for the problems I’m having:  Microsoft Explorer.  I suggest anyone who can read this message who can download the Firefox web browser to do so now.  Here’s the link to the Mozilla Firefox download page. ...

Dallas South moves up in Black Blog Rankings

Dallas South moves up in Black Blog Rankings

  This month Dallas South has made a move up the black blog rankings, coming in at #86.  This months rankings compiled by Electronic Village tracked 1,173 sites.    Last month Dallas South ranked #105 of 1,046. May Black Blog Rankings Below are the Top 10 Black Blogs ranked by...