On the way out the door today (running some errands), I got a letter from AT&T. Something I’ve been wanting for over a year is finally available in my area: an AT&T 3G microcell. Essentially, it takes a feed from my broadband connection and broadcasts 3G (full bars) throughout my house. Prior, we had terrrrrrrrible [...]
I’ve got a loaner iPad that I will be living from for the next few days. The challenge is that I teach online, so I need to make sure that I have access and I don’t spend all my time playing games. Also, I need to trash all of my iPhone apps that are not [...]
I think the most frightening aspect has to be “autonomous.”
A little different than I remember as a child… yeah. I know. I need to get one of these things…
I love tools that work with me, when I need them to – take, for example, Evernote (a wonderful collection tool). Not only does this work as a plugin for my Safari browser, allowing me to clip web snippets, it also functions as a standalone app on my MacBook Pro that I can use for [...]
These days, days filled with partisan political bickering and rancor, the phrase “Two Americas” gets a lot of play. While I am certainly interested in bridging this divide down the road, I would like to focus on a different America (actually, world, but I live in America, so I’ll start there) for this post. Since [...]
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad recently, I thought that it was a tool that could revolutionize the way we interacted with machines. After watching these videos, I can really see the potential for a tool like this. Maybe not a complete world-changer with version 1, but just wait until software designers completely embrace the [...]
Recently, I was made aware of a very special website/company. Do you know http://www.donorschoose.org/? DonorsChoose allows teachers to create projects, that are funded by external donors (like, us for example). Visitors can browse projects and determine which projects merit their hard earned dollars (there are a TON of projects for you to choose from) and [...]
Actually, this post is primarily directed inward, but I think it could apply to others as well. If you have expertise of any kind, I think that it is your obligation to share said expertise with others. For example, I recently attended a conference on Christian Distance Education as a presenter. (Disclaimer: any claims of [...]
A couple days ago, Steve Jobs had a press event where he presented the iPad, Apple’s new tablet. I’m going to be honest, at first I felt what many other Apple fans have already expressed: it’s just an iPod on roids. But then, I took some time to actually consider the device (and its potential), [...]