Category Archives: blog
Field of Study and my Reading and Research Project
I’m thrilled. My Field of Study application has been approved which means that when I am awarded the ALB, I’ll have a Computer Science “field of study” noted on my transcripts. Yay! Also, one of my previous professors has agreed … Continue reading
I Love My MacBook : MacFUSE
I just wanted to share with you another cool tool that I’ve been using: MacFuse and SSHFS. With this very neat program, you can use SSH as a means to mount a remote filesystem. In a lot of circumstances, the … Continue reading
I Applied For Financial Aid
Not that I think I’ll get any. As it turns out, my EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) is much higher than the Cost of Attendance at Harvard Extension. The main reason that I did it is because I then qualify to … Continue reading
Harvard’s Latin Salutatory Address at Commencement 2007
May the Harvard Force be With You! I actually understood some of that without looking at the subtitles. How nerdy is that?
Problems in Computer Science Education
A recent article discusses a worrisome trend in computer science education: It is all about programming! Over the last few years we have noticed worrisome trends in CS education. The following represents a summary of those trends: Mathematics requirements in … Continue reading
Harvard Extension Really is Harvard
As you might guess, there is a bit of confusion regarding the degree programs from the Harvard Extension School. I was in my first semester at HES when the following article was printed in the New York Times: Harvard, for … Continue reading
Justifications for Higher Education…
Just in case you were wondering if getting a degree would improve your job prospects: Man in Yellow Dog Mascot Suit I’m not trying to pick on the guy but that couldn’t have been his first career choice.
A Tool That Speeds Up Distance Learning
One suggestion that I received from another student when I told them of my plan to take classes online was to investigate a product called 2xAV by Enounce. In simple terms, what it does is speed up the playback of … Continue reading
Don’t Quit Work To Attend School
A recent submission on Reddit asked if it was better to quit a job to attend a top 20 CS program or to keep the job and commute part-time to a local school that’s ranked 60th or 70th. First, setting … Continue reading
The Trials and Tribulations of Finding A Proctor
It’s finals season for Harvard. Examinations for Harvard Extension run through Jan. 8–10 and Jan. 14–19. When everyone else is enjoying the holiday season, HES students are worrying about finals. One of the tough parts about being a distance student … Continue reading