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iPhone App Development Classes

My latest iPhone/iPod touch app, Whiteboard Lite, is now available in the iTunes App Store. This semester, I’m a Lab Assistant (also sometimes called a Teaching Assistant or TA) for the new ITP 499 iPhone App Development class here at … Continue reading

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The two parties don’t differ on the economy

Ralph Nader visited USC today. Unfortunately, I didn’t make it, but I hope someone got it on video and will post it. I’ll ask some friends about it sometime Here’s a letter by Ron Paul which again reminds me why … Continue reading

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USC in the 2008 Olympics

I ran into a thread called USC olympics at CollegeConfidential.com. I didn’t verify these facts, but they’re probably right: USC senior Rebecca Soni beat world record holder Australian Leisel Jones to win the gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke. To … Continue reading

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USC Top Ten Professors and Book List

Some time ago, USC removed the list of Top Ten Professors from the Senate Course Guide. It’s old, biased, and unfair, but I’ve archived it here anyway.

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Google Bus to take Road Trip to USC

Google is doing a Road Trip to showcase some of the universities using Google Apps. And guess which school is first on the list? That’s right: the University of Southern California. They announced the trip in this post. See the … Continue reading

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USC Blackboard Policy: Student access to old courses is being removed

One of the things I really liked about Blackboard was the fact that course materials from old courses were still available there. Unfortunately, this is being removed on September 1, 2008. Unavailable Courses A new policy has been instated by … Continue reading

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USC Blackboard, Google Apps Down

Today, USC’s Shibbloeth sign-on software wasn’t working for several hours. That meant blackboard, googleapps, my, and mywiki were down. I think they handled it well, though. They responded quickly to emails, and their phone system had a recording saying that … Continue reading

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USC Ranks as Top 10 Dream College by Princeton Review

Most importantly, we ranked above UCLA The schools students most named were: 1. Harvard 2. Stanford 3. Princeton 4. New York Univ. (previously #1 for 3 consecutive years) 5. Yale 6. Brown 7. Columbia 8. Cornell 9. Univ. of Southern … Continue reading

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Walmart’s Hours and a Lesson Learned

I am clumsy. I attempted to bring some delicious food to school in a tupperware, but it spilled in the trunk of my car. As I see it, about four things went wrong which caused this to happen. First, the … Continue reading

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