Blog - The Family Curator

Dow Jones: “Some days, it’s up, some days, it’s down”

By Denise May Levenick | February 13, 2009 |

Quilters have always used their art to reflect the culture and politics of their times. The names of quilt blocks and whole quilts speak for the times -- Burgoyne Surrounded, Rocky Road to California, and Log Cabin. This last design became especially popular in the 19th century because of its … [Read more...]

Tech Tuesday: A Student Wish List for Online Learning

By Denise May Levenick | February 10, 2009 |

You can take the teacher out of the classroom, but it's hard to keep a teacher from learning. Now that I am not teaching high schoolers, I have more time for my own educational pursuits, and the internet is bringing the classroom to me. At least it was, until our Southern California rain cut off … [Read more...]

Internet Down? Read a Book!

By Denise May Levenick | February 9, 2009 |

This past weekend I have enjoyed reconnecting with my ancestors' pre-bandwidth lives. Our DSL internet lines went down first. . . email came through and then an annoying message from Outlook Explorer "searching... searching... searching." Finally, it became obvious that this was a serious … [Read more...]

Tech Tuesday: Sometimes, Low-Tech is Just Fine

By Denise May Levenick | February 3, 2009 |

Okay, we all love the bells and whistles, the slick new gear, the cutting-edge idea . . . but, sometimes Low-Tech is just fine. This past weekend, I was reminded of the old Boy Scout maxim, KISS (Keep It Simple, Silly) when my 20-something son, Christian, was visibly excited by a gift of 3x5 … [Read more...]

Cheap! Family Memories For Sale

By Denise May Levenick | January 30, 2009 |

While searching for letterpress printing equipment (my other vice) this week on eBay I stumbled upon an auction for a bundle of family letters. Over one hundred letters from a young man at college in the 1930's written home to Mom. Letters asking about laundry, mending, and even breaking the news of … [Read more...]

Tech Tuesday: “Share Your Where” with Blip for Blackberry

By Denise May Levenick | January 27, 2009 |

Blackberry users might feel a bit jealous of all the cool tools for the iPhone, but some applications are still exclusively Blackberry, including the GPS tracking program, Blip by BlackLine GPS.I have been using Blip since last summer, mostly to find out if Mr. Curator has left work for home so that … [Read more...]

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