I’ve just come back from a road trip – 3404 miles from Boston to Albany (via Atlanta, New Orleans, and Toledo, among others). I haven’t had time to put up much of a description but I did get some pictures posted and experiment with MyMaps on Google.
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Earlier tonight, I went to the BostonCHI meeting, which was held at the Microsoft New England Research and Development (NERD) Center in Cambridge, Mass. Tonight’s topic was about moving from “eBooks to Learning Books,” and the talk was given by Dr. Boris Goldowsky and Lisa Spitz of the Center of Applied Technology (CAST). If the topic sounds interesting, I’d check out their video, when it is posted, from the BostonCHI video library.
Their talk got me thinking about a few other topics, including the use of technology in a classroom environment. Although it hasn’t been that long since I was in ..read more
While social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter have become increasingly popular, it seems that all these tiny “connected” devices are leading us to be less social. We can check email, read articles, and even watch TV on the go, but not all of these activities help us stay connected.
The Google Reader team has been increasing the social features of the site, allowing users to share and like items from anywhere on the web, as well as post their comments about the content. Sharing only works with those members of your chat list who “follow” you, while liking ..read more
I ran into an interesting error today when I was signing up for a Coroflot portfolio. I had recently read the FastCompany post about how typography choice made a huge difference in readability for Al Gore’s new book, and so the thought was fresh in my mind when I got to the bottom of my Coroflot registration page.
There, they had one of those images of letters that I’m supposed to be able to read, while a computer cannot. Unlike many of the images these days, this one was actually fairly readable – it was just some normal letters, really, on ..read more
My first exposure to bookmarklets was through Google Bookmarks. I started using Google Bookmarks because I was trying to back-up the bookmarks I use in Chrome, as well as keep track of some things I wanted to check out later but weren’t worth a (seemingly) more permanent bookmark in my browser. Things that I intend to read, or things that require actions, like a job posting.
Shortly after I started using the site, I found the bookmarklet, which was great. The bookmarklet lets you name, tag, and capture notes without ever leaving the page in question. I tag things with topics ..read more
