Author Archives: Granger Meador

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About Granger Meador

I am retired from employment and enjoy reading, technology, day hikes, art museums, and photography. My wife Wendy works in the Bartlesville Public Schools in northeast Oklahoma, but this blog is outside the scope of any employment.

Going Solid State

August 17, 2014 When I was a small child, I would climb up onto the top of the RCA Victor black-and-white television in our living room. It was warm up there, and I would peer through the vents down into … Continue reading →

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Slimming Down Before Speeding Up

August 17, 2014 I’ve been working with personal computers for over 35 years, so I’ve endured seven types of long-term computer data recording and storage: cassette tapes floppy disks hard drives ZIP drives tape drives optical discs solid state Each … Continue reading →

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Art Civi et Reipublicae

August 6, 2014 Recently I was in Norman on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, where I earned my bachelor’s degree over 25 years ago. I’ve been drawn to Norman on school-related business a few times over the years, but … Continue reading →

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Mobile site design tips

August 1, 2014 In the previous series of posts, I have outlined why the increasing number of mobile browsers being used on our school district websites led me to develop a new mobile website for the district. My next target … Continue reading →

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Our district’s multiple personalities on the web

July 31, 2014 In a previous post I outlined how the visitors to one of our high school websites showed a dramatic shift away from large screen PCs to small-screen mobile devices. That led me to build a new mobile … Continue reading →

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