Monthly Archives: November 2011
Maybe no one cares but me – why did hypercard go away?
Loper OS provides an interesting analysis of why hypercard was discontinued. He acknowledges that hypercard was possibly the most loved software products of all time. This is kind of the opposite of those stupid efforts to explain how the world … Continue reading
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Dear photograph – there must be a class project here somewhere
Dear photograph is a web site based on an interesting concept – take a photograph at the location of an earlier photograph and tell the story of what appears in the composite. It is a way to explore personal history … Continue reading
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Chromebooks – Now is the season
I purchased a Chromebook from Samsung some months ago and this device has become my primary writing computer (see post). I see today that the Chromebooks have been reduced to $300 for the season. If you write (Google docs) or … Continue reading
Tools for Copying
I have made a serious attempt to understand copyright and what constitutes a copyright violation. Sometimes I reason by way of analogy. I know that as an academic, I can copy an article from a journal in the library for … Continue reading
Diaspora
The last thing many folks want to hear is that there is a new social network service available for their use. Diaspora is just beginning to emerge and looking for participants. I was and continue to be interested in Diaspora … Continue reading
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Student public content in jeopardy?
This post (from Hack Education) claims that Georgia Tech has banned public class wikis as a FERPA violation. Most of us understand FERPA as the day we were told we could no longer post exam scores on our doors. Georgia … Continue reading