Author Archives: admin

I spend a lot of my time reading and writing about the applications of technology. My primary focus is on education, but it is impossible to separate what tools such as online social media can do in the classroom from … Continue reading →

Use use the photos I take in several ways. I upload and organize some into sets in Flickr. These would be the best photos saved from individual trips or events. I pay $50 a year for this service.  I back … Continue reading →

I have been reading Soshana Zuboff’s Surveillance Capitalism. This is a deep and challenging look at the collection of personal information by online and offline services and how it is being used. I recommend it or for those unwilling to … Continue reading →

The Europeans have been much more aggressive objecting to online privacy violations and targeted “fake news”. This report was just released from Great Britain who has a specific interest in online meddling related to Brexit, but also interested in such … Continue reading →

Spotify has announced that it intends to become a blog aggregator. So, instead of using RSS to identify the podcasts you want to follow, you may have to go through Spotify to listen/watch some podcasts. This arrangement could offer financial … Continue reading →

Buzzfeed is one of the more popular online “news” services. Despite reported revenue of $300 million in 2018. it has had to lay off 220 people. It is feared that the layoffs will harm the news gathering and investigative personnel … Continue reading →

I maintain a separate travel blog. We are presently spending time in Hawaii. You might find it interesting. These are a treat we discovered last year when visiting Honolulu. They are called Malasada and are fried dough of some type … Continue reading →

The Brave browser is unknown to most but it offers some very interesting features. First, it blocks ads and scripts that are a challenge to privacy.  As a general practice, I am not a fan of blocking ads because this … Continue reading →