Jul-Dec 2003 Overview

finished!

I'm done! Finished! The defense was yesterday, a fantastic day. I'm a doctor! There's stories, pictures, poems. Memories. But later. Now,...

(12 Dec 2003 17:42)

soon and very soon

In 24 hours, my defense will be over

(10 Dec 2003 14:36)

different look

This is different. Apple's holiday store has the title line in the middle of the page, like a ribbon. Like titles...

(5 Dec 2003 13:13)

networked writing

Networked writing is bound to have an impact, even on how my lecture is created.

(4 Dec 2003 11:35)

clip art

It's not the quality of the clip art images that make people use them. It's just better with a clip art picture than no picture.

(3 Dec 2003 13:40)

peeking

A thought: do you think my opponents are reading this blog? ...

(3 Dec 2003 10:25)

Print, industrialism, and images

Manuscripts of all kinds use images freely. But after Gutenberg, they were rarely published this way.

(3 Dec 2003 10:25)

press release and info

The University has set up an info page on my defense, including a press release. It's in Norwegian. ...

(3 Dec 2003 09:45)

Is the Web important?

If not, it may be hard to see why educational institutions need to change at all.

(3 Dec 2003 09:41)

comments

Be the first one on your block to comment my blog!

(1 Dec 2003 13:35)

research writing

Universities face a special obstacle in turning to a multimodal literacy, as the written text is the very basis of scientific...

(30 Nov 2003 12:08)

Writing elite

In Literacy in the New Media Age, Gunther Kress reminds us (p.1) that the writing élite will oppose a transition to...

(30 Nov 2003 12:07)

what is special about the Web

Anyone can become a publisher. It's global. It has links. You can search it. It's live. It's an archive. It's editable....

(28 Nov 2003 11:34)

Wording of topic

What do they mean by this?

(28 Nov 2003 11:29)

Jill's story

Dr. Jill has written a long, bright story about her disputation and the following party.

(28 Nov 2003 09:29)

set topic set

My test lecture is on Web literacy and education. Suggestions are welcome!

(27 Nov 2003 09:28)

dr. Jill/txt

Jill has defended, and renamed her blog.

(25 Nov 2003 15:03)

Panther and iApps

Apple has removed Mail and Web from the Internet Prefs panel. This is not user friendly.

(25 Nov 2003 13:08)

vivaldi weather

When the trees are heavy with snow, I listen to Vivaldi.

(24 Nov 2003 15:21)

so...much...to...blog...can't...decide

Before I allow myself to blog, I have to start writing my thesis presentation.

(21 Nov 2003 10:51)

syndicate this site

http://fagerjord.no/blog/surftrail.rss

(14 Nov 2003 11:18)

if mom finds out

Blogger has published its official stance on "what to do if mom discovers your blog."

(14 Nov 2003 09:58)

new paper out

My paper "Four Axes of Rhetorical Convergence" is in the latest issue of Dichtung Digital.

(13 Nov 2003 14:53)

errata done

It's done. 186 typos in the thesis identified, corrected, and documented. The long, horrible list is delivered in quadruplcate to the...

(13 Nov 2003 14:47)

unanimously and without doubt

the committee finds the dissertation worthy to be defended in public at a disputation

(10 Nov 2003 13:09)

still being commented

Two months later, I still receive comments.

(10 Nov 2003 11:46)

errata

I'm finished reading through the thesis.

(10 Nov 2003 11:39)

feeling quality

Mark has noted the pleasure of the iPod's weight and surface feel. Doug Miller continues the thread: "Texture, 'feel,' appearance, and...

(10 Nov 2003 11:27)

mechanic wonder

He tapped an electric part, and presto! The car started.

(10 Nov 2003 11:19)

screw art

Würth has opened a gallery, showing a Picasso exhibit

(10 Nov 2003 10:59)

Doug Miller's blog

Doug Miller's redesigned blog resembles this one, only better.

(3 Nov 2003 11:50)

Ragnhild's finished

Ragnhild has finished her thesis

(3 Nov 2003 11:30)

worthy

My thesis is accepted for defense!

(3 Nov 2003 11:24)

here I am again

I'm back, but my computer is still acting up.

(3 Nov 2003 11:21)

online course in web design

I've written an online course (In Norwegian) on Web design

(16 Oct 2003 13:53)

note to editors

What's wrong with APA, Chicago or MLA?

(16 Oct 2003 13:31)

woes of a blog reader

Blogs are like TV. When it's gone, it's gone.

(14 Oct 2003 16:49)

how norwegians look

Rune Johansen photographs ordinary people in faraway places.

(14 Oct 2003 09:44)

organizing screenshots

To organize screenshots, I simply use Finder

(14 Oct 2003 09:25)

where do ideas come from

I am finalizing a paper for an anthology Lisbeth is co-editing, and stuck with an excellent question Lisbeth (I think) wrote...

(10 Oct 2003 11:55)

shelving, not architecture

To me, organizing a Web site is more like organizing a grocery store.

(30 Sep 2003 11:19)

2,500 men for two years made nothing

A new version of Office is out. I'm unimpressed.

(29 Sep 2003 10:39)

norwegian physicians

Norwegian physicians never fail to disappoint me. I can remember more than twenty doctors I've seen, and every single one of...

(29 Sep 2003 10:13)

puppet tool

Oh, this is just awesome. The puppet tool by LeCielEstBleu. It's an animation engine. Choose a photograph of an animal (including...

(26 Sep 2003 13:20)

unicorns, rhinos, and platypuses

The whale doesn't care if its fish or mammal. The only trouble is with our precious categories.

(26 Sep 2003 09:41)

ice on the windshield

It was freezing last night. This morning, I had to scrape the ice of the windows of my car before...

(24 Sep 2003 12:14)

struggling with technology

My faulty blog design slows down the blogging process, which is to kill it.

(18 Sep 2003 09:49)

homepage triptych

I replaced my old homepage with a menu where you have to choose one of the three template created homepages

(18 Sep 2003 09:47)

wiki engines

Bill Seitz says Wiki Engines can create a blog like mine

(18 Sep 2003 09:39)

thanks

Several people have mailed me nice comments on my new blog design; some have even linked to it. Thank you!...

(16 Sep 2003 16:22)

new vog

Adrian aptly demonstrates how writing may be contained within a movie.

(10 Sep 2003 14:55)

airport closed for traffic

My airport base station just stopped working.

(8 Sep 2003 12:11)

Apple's strategy

Apple's strategies to keep a hold of the users aren't much more innocent than Microsoft's

(8 Sep 2003 11:53)

hypertext blogging

With each blog post on a separate page, I can make it good old-fashioned hypertext.

(3 Sep 2003 14:51)

say it BIG

Typography matters. When each post is a separate page, I can vary the typography.

(3 Sep 2003 12:17)

new URI

In case you haven't noticed, this blog has moved to another URI. The old address will redirect to this place, fagerjord.no/blog. ...

(3 Sep 2003 12:11)

blog stalker?

I've got a fan. Whenever I post something, I immediately get an ecstatic comment.

(3 Sep 2003 10:35)

Jehova's Witnesses

Two Jehova's Witnesses just arrived at our door. Two women this time, in identical beige trenchcoats, with leather shoulderbags. Luckily, Mona...

(1 Sep 2003 11:22)

aaargggh!

I just deleted the whole blog.

(1 Sep 2003 09:00)

new blog design

As each note now is a separate page, some people may not want to call this a blog anymore. Fine with me, I don't care.

(25 Aug 2003 16:54)

renovating, excuse the mess

Please excuse variations in look and feel the next few days.

(14 Aug 2003 12:39)

web design lecture

In October, I will repeat my yearly "Visual Web Design" lecture for the beginning Media Studies Bachelor students. In just two...

(14 Aug 2003 11:35)

good-looking blogs

I want to collect fine examples of blogging. Not good writing this time, but fine layout and features

(14 Aug 2003 11:12)

typepad

TypePad's specifications list is an inventory of a standard blog these days.

(14 Aug 2003 11:06)

bliss

It went well! I don't think I could have played better than I did at Espen and Susanne's wedding ceremony....

(11 Aug 2003 12:21)

more blues

Things keep disappearing from my Tinderbox document. I had to reenter the four posts below by cutting and pasting from the...

(11 Aug 2003 11:02)

upgrade blues

As I am moving into my new computer, I make discoveries. Safari is my browser of choice, as it can do...

(11 Aug 2003 10:55)

new photo blog

When leaving for our summer house at Hvaler, I googled for some nice pictures to decorate the "summer edition" of this...

(11 Aug 2003 10:54)

the wedding tubist

I just can't believe it. Two good friends asked me earlier this week to play tuba solo at their wedding reception...

(11 Aug 2003 10:54)

new term new tool

First day at the office after my summer vacation I found that an angel had landed on my desk, carrying...

(11 Aug 2003 10:53)

summer edition

I'm on summer vacation at the Hvaler archipelago. No updates until I'm back. Have a nice summer!...

(3 Jul 2003 11:20)

scott mccloud's right number

I just took a quick peek on the free preview of Scott McCloud's new Flash comic The Right Number (via Mark)....

(3 Jul 2003 09:41)

google hegemony

Jakob Nielsen believes that "sticky sites" is a thing of the past. Google and broadband makes people faster on the Web....

(1 Jul 2003 11:23)

summer music

Bach's cello suites are the perfect summer music for me. Probably because of some extra-musical fantasies of mine, but still. Several...

(1 Jul 2003 11:10)

blog project begun

Today is the real start of my project under the larger "small media" research umbrella at our department. I will focus...

(1 Jul 2003 11:09)