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Anti-virus or no Anti-virus for the Mac? Often I get asked if one should purchase anti-virus software along with their first Mac. I personally tell them not to (after a lengthy and probably boring description of user permissions), but I do warn them to be careful and make sure their systems are [...]
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"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." - Popular Mechanics, 1949
Month: January, 2009
Malware on the Mac: Anti-virus or no Anti-virus?
PDF Viewer and Notation App “Skim”: One year later…
(Check out Part 1 of my comments on Skim in Feb. 2008 here: “Great PDF Document Viewer for the Mac: Skim“)
Miguel Guhlin, from Around the Corner, is one of my favorite educational technology bloggers. He is a steady source for insight, resources, and commentary on a wide variety of topics. I mention Miguel because last [...]
RSS Subscriptions, the iPhone, and NetNewsWire
I have been using the NetNewsWire desktop application for subscribing to feeds for about a year now. Previously I had been using the web based service Google Reader. NetNewsWire is a free RSS¹ reader that syncs with the web based service Newsgator.com. Postings that you have read within the application on one computer can be [...]
iPhone/iPod Touch at ACU: One Year Later…
It has been a year since the iPhone/iPod Touch program at Abilene Christian University was announced. Plenty in iPhone/iPod Touch history has happened since their announcement. We have seen the iPhone 3G, the app store open, a huge flood of applications (some useful, some not so useful) enter the market, and small pilot programs for [...]
[Random Pic] Old vs. New: Apple Keyboards
Apple Keyboard vs. Apple Lisa Keyboard (circa 1983)
(Originally uploaded to flickr by blakespot)
(Image found through Flickr: Creative Commons)I should go through the box of random Apple equipment that was donated to my classroom to see if I have this same keyboard.
I think my wrists would need a ladder for the old Lisa keyboard.
[Rumor] Is MMS (Multimedia Messaging) coming soon?
For iPhone owners the only way we can share an image over the cellular network is through email. This is a problem if we want to send the image to another individual who does not have a smartphone. We can send it only to their email address. For example, my sister has a Blackberry and [...]
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