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Breaking the Google Addiction

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Several events over the past week, including a campus visit and presentation by Alec Couros, got me thinking about how dependent I am upon Google’s search engine and suite of applications. iGoogle is my portal to the Internet; my searches, RSS feeds, online documents, and maps all seemingly begin and end at the Googleplex. [...]

The Last Day of School (As We Know It)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Although classes ended last Friday, today marks the final day of the 2007-2008 academic calendar for our faculty. This year’s “last day of school”, however, is different from those of the past; when we reconvene in August, we will officially be a 1:1 school. Granted, the implementation will take several years and ultimately [...]

Get More From Your Tablet PC: Annotating Documents

Monday, May 26th, 2008

While the Microsoft Packs and browsing tips I previously highlighted are certainly useful, the most commonly employed (and perhaps beneficial) feature of the Tablet PC is the ability to annotate documents. Any file that can be printed can be inked, and today we’ll examine four tools that make the process simple and easy: Windows [...]