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Investigating screentime
I go through phases in which I read and write about specific topics. A recent interest has been screen time. While this topic has been an area of investigation for some time, often associated with childhood obesity, my interest is … Continue reading
Sugarman
Sugarman is a song by Sixto Rodriguez describing the dependence on a drug dealer. Rodriguez is the central feature in an interesting focus of a documentary titled Waiting for Sugarman about Rodriguez’s life as a two-album sensation and worth your … Continue reading
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The demise of Google+
Google announced today that it is sunsetting Google+. I thought Google+ had great potential as a social media alternative to Facebook, but it never seemed to gain traction. The feature I thought was most valuable was the opportunity to define … Continue reading
Ads and trackers
Since I have been using the Brave browser, I have become more interesting in the frequency at which ads and trackers appear on web sites. I have found ads and trackers on sites I would not expect to need to … Continue reading
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Anyone can create
Apple has just released new iPad focused curriculum guides focused on encouraging student creativity. The guides which focus on music, photography, video, and drawing include project ideas and app tutorials. Apple has also released a related teacher’s guide.
Facebook breach
If you are a Facebook user, it would probably be wise to change your password because of the recent Facebook breach – 90 million users information was supposedly vulnerable. This breach is of particular concern because: Many individuals use the … Continue reading
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