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		<title>Assembling Portfolio</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 01:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have something like three or four weeks until the end of the semester.  I&#8217;ve been working to assemble my project portfolio for Spatial Design.  As I flipped through all of the pictures and notes I&#8217;ve taken, I started feeling unsure of how to organize all of it into a neat package.  How do I sum up &#8220;me&#8221; or what &#8220;I&#8221; have to offer?</p>
<p>I started out searching for other ITP Spatial Design portfolios and ended up discovering <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_portfolio">e-Portfolios</a>.  I managed to restrain myself before diving headlong into the world of personal content management systems.  There is something about information storing, sorting, searching, and organization that grabs my attention.  As I was preparing to start classes at ITP I gave my then &#8220;old&#8221; (meaning several months) wikidpad system a shake for Evernote.  I tried out GoBinder, Windows Journal, and most recently OneNote.  This has almost been an obsession for me.  How do I store the information I collect each day.  How do I organize it so I can find it again.  How do I display it so others can get a sense of what I&#8217;ve been doing?</p>
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		<title>WeekZero</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I originally titled this entry &#8220;Historic First Post&#8221;, but decided against it for several reasons:<br />
- Silly sounding; no witty ring to it<br />
- Pretentious<br />
- Calling it &#8220;Historic&#8221; is in the same vein as William Golding (if memory serves) referring to <em>The Princess Bride</em> as classic</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been in and out of ITP orientation this week.  Next week is the first week of classes and also my part-time return to Crestron Electronics after an extended vacation.</p>
<p>It will be an interesting experiment to see how much I get into blogging.  I write frequently into my private electronic notebook(s), but I&#8217;m not sure how much of the stuff I write down there will be appropriate for such a public forum.</p>
<p>Meeting the rest of my ITP-ers has been cool &#8212; diversity, energy, expectation.</p>
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