Karen's talk at Wake Forest tomorrow night
I'll be giving a talk at the Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology tomorrow night (Thur March 22; 7pm) with the title: Crooked Nails Standing Tall: Images and Stories of Disability and Mental...
View ArticleDigital audio recorders for interviews
One of my coworkers wanted a simple audio data recorder to do some interviews. Here was my response to her: Sorry to take a few days to get back to you on the audio recorders. I think you said you...
View ArticleKaren's talk at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City
Just a quick note that I'm giving a talk tomorrow afternoon at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Just landed here and it's truly like another planet. Having my own Jane Carter moment…....
View ArticleDeep brain stimulation using implanted electrodes to control depression
"Her depression controlled her life for the next 40 years -- until she decided to volunteer for an experimental treatment. A neurosurgeon would drill two holes in Guyton's skull and implant a pair of...
View ArticleMac Pro Early 2008 - SATA DVD Drive Install
My main machine is an early 2008 Mac Pro. It's hard to believe it's four years old already... In any case, the DVD drives fail about once a year due to dust build-up. I replaced the original one with a...
View ArticleGrad applications discussion forum
Found this site about applying to grad schools. Could be useful for advisees: http://forum.thegradcafe.com/forum/45-anthropology/
View ArticleVideo: Syncing two video tracks in Final Cut Pro
If you have two video cameras running at the same time in the field, syncing the video tracks in FCP can sometimes be a pain. My pal, filmmaker Harjant Gill, turned me onto Plural Eyes - which does...
View ArticleTips: Crashplan kept crashing… on Mountain Lion
I've been a fan of the backup service Crashplan (crashplan.com) but the service had been crashing on my Mac Book Pro when I upgraded to Mountain Lion (OSX 10.8). I wasn't sure what was going on and...
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Don't Feed the Animals
Seeing such an expensive lens being demolished like this is so painful to bare. According to the article, a woman was "trying to change lenses while standing at the edge of the enclosure, and...
View ArticleStop MS Word from opening up old files when starting up
In general, I like the new Mac OS versions but the one thing I don't like is that applications like MS Word open up all my old documents when they start up again. Here's how to stop it: Type the...
View ArticleInfo: Open Access doesn't mean free
Although there's strong interest in open access as the future of anthropological publishing, it isn't free. One of the best models for digital publishing is PLOS One but as their website indicates,...
View ArticleLink: Color blindness simulator
A Color Blindness Simulator (via my pal JL): http://www.etre.com/tools/colourblindsimulator/
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Meta: Had to block all traffic from China
With deep regret, I've had to implement a filter that block all IP traffic originating from Chinese internet service providers. This affects all of the websites and blogs under my control. The reason...
View ArticleLink: Improving your website's readability
I'm working with the AAA on one of their websites designed for public education. I wanted to figure out what the reading level of the site was. Here's an online calculator that I found:...
View ArticleTimeline for publication of Book #2
One of my colleagues asked me about the timeline for publishing my second book. It looked something like this: 2011.12.15 -> Proposal submitted (cover letter and draft ms) 2012.04.23 <- Reader...
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