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This wouldn’t be an example of “goofing” off to me…
Schools embrace iPods for learning
“Surrounded by shelves of library books, Grade 11 student Ignes Zina Oukil casually flips through screens of applications on a glossy iPod touch.
She and her friends are usually told to pocket these devices while at school because they’re seen [...]
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"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." - Popular Mechanics, 1949
Month: October, 2009
[Education] iPods in the Classroom: “Schools embrace iPods for Learning”- Calgary Herald
[Video] Vanderbilt VUCast: An interview with Layers developer Ben Gotow
Check out this interview (the first half of the video) with Layers app developer Ben Gotow. Ben is a senior at Vanderbilt University and his work is quite impressive…
His application, specifically the layer expansion view, reminds me a lot of Scribbles. Scribbles is a desktop Mac application created by Tweetie developer Loren Brichter.
Check out Layers for [...]
[Tutorial] “Adding Winter with Photoshop” by TotalApps
(Image above from TotalApps.net)
Over at TotalApps.net there is an excellent tutorial for making a landscape scene appear to be a winter scene.
Adding Winter with Photoshop | TotalApps:
“This quick guide will take you through the steps of adding winter to any landscape photo, but please note the process works better on bright clear landscapes rather than [...]
[iPhone App] Tweetie 2: Easy Translation
The translation feature is one of my favorite new additions in Tweetie 2.
Below is an example of the feature in action…
Step 1) Scratch your head because you do not understand what the tweet is saying… also wish you were a bit more attentive in foreign language class.
Step 2) Click on the small button toward the [...]
[e-Textbooks] Kindle Pitfalls: What can Apple and others learn from this?
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Ughh. I saw this coming as soon as I heard about campus rollouts and testing…
e-Textbooks: How Apple Can Dominate the Education Market With the iTablet
“In particular, students and professors note the difficulty of adding notes, highlighting text and finding content quickly. One student called the Kindle DX ‘…a poor excuse of an [...]
[Photography] Understanding Photoshop: iPhone App and Learning Tool
(Click on the image above to check out Understanding Photoshop in iTunes)
I am not a Photoshop pro at all. Typically I turn to my wife when I need to do anything semi complex with photos. Usually this leads to her chuckling at me with the “it’s ok my little frail dove” tone. Regardless of this [...]
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