Categories: "Personal"
Return from UT Tyler
Much of my blogging ceased when I started back to school in 2008. There are some, but few, entries between 2008 and 2012. Now, I have a little more freedom to write, and with a much improved platform in b2evolution, writing will be easier to do.
To be continued..
The Hoot Cardbox
July 10th, 2018Hoot finally includes Cardbox quiz options. Similar to Zyzzyva's cardbox quizzes, Hoot adds the List feature where users are tested on a selected list of words, like 2 letter words or bingo stems. more »
Hoot Year End
December 15th, 2017This is a year end update on Hoot, the Scrabble™ and word game study tool I began developing in 2016. Version 2.0 of the program was released in May of this year, featuring a multiple document interface and Office style ribbon. Since I haven't really… more »
Apps for Scrabble Word Study
August 18th, 2017Update (7/20/21): When this was first posted Hoot was only available as a PC desktop program. Since 2019 Hoot has been available as an Android app. See my post for links or search Google Play. A description has been added at the bottom. I just posted… more »
Watch your Z's and Q's
August 12th, 2017Since the release of Version 2 of Hoot, I have been making only minor changes to the program. Instead, I've been focusing on two other projects; the development of a new lexicon (NAWL), and organizing notes for a study guide for Hoot. I am attempting to… more »
Images in b2evolution
August 11th, 2017Many years ago I started using b2evolution for my blog even though it was not the most popular platform. I'm still using it. Although it is complex, it gives me options that don't exist in other platforms. Now that it has expanded to include other types… more »
Sticky Disc?
August 10th, 2017If you've played disc golf for 20 years, you may have saved a few discs from long ago. If they were premium plastic such as Champion Edition, or Discraft's Z plastic and the discs have been in storage for some time, you might find that they have become… more »
Scrabble High Fives
August 8th, 2017What is a high five? While we usually start and end every round of disc golf with a high five, the high five I'm talking about here is a word that begins or ends with a high value tile in Scrabble. That is where the definition ends for now. I heard… more »