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There are instances on most web pages where it is desirable to apply a font-face other than the standard “web safe” default set to type on a page. Headlines, call-outs, titles … the list is extensive. Occasionally, you might even want to use a non-standard font for the text in the body of a web page, though it’s advisable to use your best judgment for body text because the wrong sort of font-face here could make the page very difficult to read.

But how can this be done?
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I’ve been surveying Learning Management Systems (LMSs) over the last couple of days for a work project. The LMSs that I’ve been looking at must be Open Source and preferably written in PHP.

It looks like they are pretty similar in most ways – though I am not an educator, so it’s difficult for me to gauge systems on the lesson planning front.

I’ve read some really long, verbose, blog banter back and forth between users of Moodle and Sakai. Most of that got really academic and a lot of that was pointless brand-bashing.   My criteria is pretty simple: ease of installation and deployment, stability, extendability and customization. This install won’t be for a TRULY academic implementation but more of a internal training tool for an organization.

So what Open Source LMS would work best for us? (more…)

Ubuntu? What the heck is Ubuntu?

Well, for those of you who don’t yet know, Ubuntu is the operating system analogue of “I’d like to buy the world a Coke” except that it’s even better than buying the world a Coke — it’s FREE!

Ubuntu is a free, open-source distribution of the Linux operating system. But what makes it really special is that it’s the first, and maybe only, Linux distribution that is this friendly, easy to use and familiar-feeling. Ubuntu uses the Gnome desktop user interface by default, which is very similar to the familiar Windows or Macintosh user-interfaces (desktop environments). Optionally, you can use the KDE desktop environment (called Kubuntu). Either one is well-developed and easy to transition to if you are familiar with Windows or Macintosh. (more…)

The Marine Corps is the main client that I work on at my job. Here is the new commercial that launches today. It and the Marines.com website are tied closely together.