Monthly Archives: January 2011

There was a time when you could not attend an ed tech conference without encountering several sessions on Second Life. Now the hype is gone and this piece from PCPro asks the question – Whatever happened to Second Life? The … Continue reading →

Nice list of resources from LifeHacker provides background on new computers and their operating systems.

The newest consumer buzz proposes 2010 as the year of the tablet. This piece from NYTimes writer Nick Bilton argues that if Apple delivers on a new product that content providers are more than ready to collaborate. Other digital detectives … Continue reading →

Interesting documentary, Inside the Mind of Google, airing now on CNBC. The program will be repeated if you TIVO.

I find this difficult to believe, but the OnlineFamily.Norton site is reporting that “porn” is the 4th most common search term by the 7 and under crowd. How do they collect these data? Does any other service have data on … Continue reading →

It is pretty easy to be self-serving when explaining how the values of someone else should be adjusted. The complaints of those who object to various forms of copy protection often strike me this way. I am sometimes annoyed by … Continue reading →