Technology and Tools

A couple of years ago I had wanted to do something fun for my roommate's birthday. I had pondered filling the room with balloons, arranging a surprise party, and a few other ideas. Eventually I decided it would be great to get him a lifesize poster...

I remember seeing my first light painting, and being amazed. It was this light painting by Picasso The technique goes by many names : Light Painting, Light Graffiti, Light Drawing, or Long Exposure Photography. The basic idea is that if you set your...

For those who don't know me I'll say this : I love making things and I love makers. I think being a maker is one of the highest callings. So whenever I see a small local business gearing up to make something, I get excited. Entrepreneurs Cameron...

I'm always surprised at the reactions I get when I talk about online music. Thoughts of pirates, the RIAA and trials seem to be conjured whenever I dare same "internet" and "music" in the same breadth. To me, the internet is a great way for bands to...

ValpoLife.com ValpoLife.com is a comprehensive new website that highlights all that is positive going on in Valpo. Across sports, business, community, health, entertainment, photos, blogs, and videos, we tell the stories of the great people,...

The radio broadcasting work of four students at Valparaiso University’s student-operated radio station has been honored by the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters. Click "Read More" to hear some examples of WVUR's work. Students working for...

I know I usually reserve this space for ranting about sports or legal gambling, but ValpoLife.com just completed its first week and a half of officially being a central source for Valparaiso's citizenry. What a crazy week it has been. We've had the...

Facebook is facing a new attack on its users. "Fbstarter" is a new thread going across the site, usually sent via the site's messenger service. The attack asks users to "Check out this site", with a link to fbstarter.com. There, a faux-Facebook login...

The tremendous growth technology has provided us with some incredible gadgets in the past years. We've got handheld projectors,  pocket sized devices that browse the web, and so much more.But this growth comes hand in hand with it's fair share of...

Yesterday, I went to go check on the wonderfully robust ValpoLife Facebook page (Become a fan!). On my way there, as most Facebook users will be familiar with, I checked on my “News Feed”. I used quotations there on purpose. The top, most recent...