POW-PAK Blog

POW-PAK on the Tech Chicks Tips Podcast

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:48:49 -0000

POW-PAK got mentioned on another podcast this week. This time it was on the Tech Chicks Tips podcast.

The Tech Chicks Tips is a great podcast made by Anna and Helen, two educational tech folks from Texas. Every episode they cover ideas for using educational technology and a great list of resources including web sites, software, and hardware. Episodes typically come out every two weeks. I always find something useful and encourage you to check out their podcast if you have not already.

Their web site is: http://techchicktips.net/

Thanks to Anna and Helen for helping to spread the word about POW-PAK!

Eric

Maintenance Update "B"

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:45:30 -0000

A maintenance update was released today to address a few small bugs in version 07.02.24. With Maintenance Update "B" the current version of POW-PAK is now 07.02.24b.

If you downloaded POW-PAK prior to March 10th, 2007, you will need to download the newest update file and follow the Update Guide to install it. This latest update file is available for download on the Download Page.

Thanks to all the folks who identified bugs and let me know about them! Please continue to do so if you come across any other problems.

Eric

POW-PAK gets Geek!Ed!

Fri, 2 Mar 2007 03:15:15 -0000

Thanks to the great folks over at the Geek!Ed! podcast for mentioning POW-PAK in this week's episode. Geek!Ed! is a frequently-weekly podcast from Pinckney Community Schools in Michigan. The four hosts (Chris, Diane, Michael and Tom) are educators who discuss the latest in educational technology. If you have not heard their podcast, I strongly encourage you to check it out. You are guaranteed to pick up great technology ideas and have a big laugh each show.

In this week's episode (number 0063) they had very nice things to say about POW-PAK and even named it one of their "Geeks of the Week". You can check out the specific episode here.

Again, thanks to the Geek!Ed! crew for the kind words and the always great podcast!

(p.s. - I'll see what I can do about porting POW-PAK to the Commodore 64 )

Eric

New version released!

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:30:59 -0000

The latest version of POW-PAK has finally been released! This version (07.02.24) is available for download right now on the Download page. New features include:

School-safe blog pages with automatically generated RSS feeds.
Full-featured podcasting page that handles everything for you including the podcast episode file, the shownotes, the user comments, and even the RSS feed so users can easily subscribe to your podcast.
Online help guides with over 60 pages of detailed, easy-to-understand instructions on most every portion of POW-PAK.
New options for sorting links and files - Now you can sort either alphabetically or with a custom sort in which you control the order.
Improved use of categories, making it easy for you to categorize all the items you add to your site.
Expanded use of the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor to include many more pages on your web site.
New features in the WYSIWYG editor, such as support for special characters, subscripts, superscripts, and more.
Improved picture insert feature, to make it easier for you to add images to you pages.
Improved sports and activities pages, making it easier to organize your teams and delete old information.
Overall cosmetic improvements to make it easier to navigate and read the edit pages in POW-PAK.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments about this latest release. I look forward to seeing the great things people will create!

Introduction

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:22:02 -0000

Now that POW-PAK has a built-in blogging feature, it made sense to use my own program to share news about the program.

So, this blog will now replace the older static version of the News page. Here you will get all the latest information on POW-PAK, new features, bug fixes, conference presentations, and more.

Stop back frequently, or better yet, use the RSS link at the top of this blog to subscribe. That way you will be sure to never miss any new information.

Take care,

Eric