Boarding Pass Innovation
In the what will they think of next category:Here's the headline:Cellphones ring up a quick way for fliers to check inTravelers receive a special bar code that acts as a boarding passHere's the link to...
View ArticleAnother Way to Lower Textbook Costs - Rent Them
Today's Wall Street Journal had an interesting article by Peter King, entitled "A Textbook Case of Renting Books". I'd heard of similar schemes before, but most were offered by some of the major...
View ArticleThe Kindle has certain shortcomings for textbooks (in my opinion)
Amazon announced its new version of the Kindle today. Bigger screen (9.7 inches). More expensive ($489). Touted to be the salvation of newspapers and textbooks. Maybe newspapers (but doubtful)....
View ArticleMore on CBMS. Can you believe it?
Ta Da. Deloitte Consulting is riding to the rescue of CBMS (for only $44 million more than who knows how much has been spent already on this incredible fiasco).Here's the story from the front page of...
View ArticleThe Denver Post's Editorial Page Chimes in on CBMS
An editorial in the Denver post on May 16 called attention to the weirdness of the way a solution to the CBMS fiasco is being pursued.“Call us mystified by a report from The Denver Post's Allison...
View ArticleColorado beats Guam with CBMS!
Sherry Allison does a nice job of summing it up in her story which ran in the May 31 issue of the Denver Post, entitled "Glitch drains aid to needy". I'll just quote from it, although I'm inclined to...
View ArticleA Wonderful Article on Global Text from the Times (UK) Higher Education
Published on May 28, 2009, it sums up the project's status very well. Here's the first paragraph:"Expensive textbooks put the brakes on higher education for many students in developing nations. But a...
View ArticleLots of options for lower cost classroom materials
As classes get ready to start up again I couldn’t help but notice the plethora of alternatives to traditional textbooks that have hit my radar screen. For example, I received an email from my...
View ArticleIt's 2010
I can't believe that I have not posted anything since August. I thought it was going to be a busy quarter and it was. Time passed by quickly in a very satisfying way and now it's time for a New...
View ArticleA Few Things You Shouldn't Plan to Buy in 2010
The Wall Street Journal Sunday had a story today covering things you shouldn't plan to buy in 2010. Among them were DVDs, Home phone service, and external hard drives.The one that caught my eye,...
View ArticleColorado Benefits Management System - Stlll Broken Going on Six Years
This has got to be a record for a screwed up computer system. Absolutely shameful!The Denver Post published this article on the system's status on Feb 1, 2010:COLORADO STILL FAILS ON FOOD STAMPS,...
View ArticleThe Post's Editors Chime in on CBMS
Here's what they said in the lead editorial on February 3, 2010:EDITORIALStill lagging on state welfare systemFive years after Colorado launched an expensive computerized benefits system, the state is...
View ArticleThe Saddest Colorado Benefits Management Systems Story Yet
Denver boy, 9, died after state-benefits error denied him asthma medicationBy Allison SherryThe Denver PostZuton Lucero, with her daughter Ashantay, 8, holds a picture of her 9-year-old son, Zumante,...
View ArticleIs Amazon Evil?
Well, Mike Littwin the Denver Post columnist thinks they are. See http://www.denverpost.com/littwin/ci_14644174?source=rsshomecol, and maybe they are. At the very least, I think they showed poor...
View ArticleMore on CBMS
Under Allison Sherry's byline, the following story appeared in the March 3 issue of the Denver Post:"Paperwork maze endangering Colorado Medicaid patients" You can access the full story at...
View ArticleShould Textbook Authors Keep Royalties from Books Sold to Their Own Students?
Well, maybe. But according to this article by Jack Stripling from Inside Higher Ed on April 7, 2010, a number of universities say it's an ethical breach or at least a conflict of interest. Here's a...
View ArticleCBMS on National Public Radio
An NPR piece was broadcast Friday morning, April 23 about food stamps and CBMS. It's worth a listen:...
View ArticleInternational News
Wow. I can't believe I haven't posted anything since April 28th. Shows you how busy I've been. Classes are finished and after winding down I've been chilling out a wee bit. Feels good. Here's a...
View ArticleNo Wonder We're Sick
Sorry to have been gone for awhile. It's summer (and the livin' is easy..........as the old song goes). I'll try get more active from now on. There's a lot going on.But first, I have been watching a...
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Well, OK, it's been awhile, but CBMS is still a disaster!
I know, I know, I haven't posted in awhile, but I promise to get back at it. In preparing for class tomorrow, I wanted to retrieve a news story on the current status of CBMS. I give my undergraduate...
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