Monthly Archives: August 2011
@author
Kindle is developing a feature allowing readers to query authors (@author). I have been attempting to get my past publisher to understand this possibility for years. Technology allows opportunities for blurring the lines among traditional roles – say student, teacher, … Continue reading
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Word (not microsoft) help in Docs
I spend huge quantities of time writing stuff in Google docs and I must admit I learned something new and helpful about docs I should have known this evening (yes my wife did bring this to my attention). There must … Continue reading
Opportunity to learn about and track hurricanes
Current interest in hurricane Irene offers a great opportunity to learn about hurricanes, remote sensing, a many educational topics.
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Google Plus as part of Apps for Schools?
THE Journal claims that Google is evaluating adding Google + to the Google apps for schools package. Seems like a good use of Circles to control sharing. Will the software then be modified in some ways so that the potential … Continue reading
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Does “Muse” signal a course reversal
For a while now, the trend in generating content online has been away from software on a computer owned by an author and toward online content creation sites. For example, you do not need to own software to blog. You … Continue reading
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Flickr is Dead or Dying
Blogger and photographer Thomas Hawk posted recently contended that Google + would soon provide the opportunity for Google to overtake Flickr as the digital photography destination of choice. Hawk provides two contrasting galleries of his own pictures in support of his … Continue reading
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