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[Event] The First Children’s App Design Institute: AppCamp 2010

(image source: www.childrenssoftware.com/dustormagic/)
Are you an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad application developer, reviewer, or researcher? Are you interested in educational application design? AppCamp 2010 might be worth your time…
Dust or Magic Institute, 2010:
“What is it?
The First Children’s App Design Institute is an informal show-and-tell session on the art and science of making and publishing [...]

1 Comment by Michael on February 10, 2010

filed in Education, Featured Articles, News

tagged appcamp, Applications, children, Education, event, learning, Software

[Developers] “Free Outreach Program” - IEAR.org

If you are an application developer I suggest you take a look at this…
I Education Apps Review – I Education Apps Review – Free Outreach Program - IEAR.org:

“We are trying to increase the knowledge base on what is available for educators by using IPhones / Touch / IPod and other forms of mobile learning in [...]

1 Comment by Michael on August 4, 2009

filed in Applications, Education, Featured Articles, IEAR

tagged developers, IEAR, iPhone, iPod Touch, outreach program, school, Software

[Software] “Disk Inventory X” + “OmniDiskSweeper”: Cleaning up old files and saving space…

photo credit: F.S.M.
One of the most exciting aspects of upgrading to a new hard drive is the opportunity for increased disk space. Just like an empty closet it is easy to fill up the new drive with larger files. Wes Fryer recently shared something that he had discovered while using a free piece of software [...]

No Comments by Michael on March 30, 2009

filed in Applications, Support

tagged Apple, Applications, computer, disk, disk space, free, hard drive, memory, Omni Group, omnidisksweeper, power, RAM, sleep mode, sleepimage, Software, space

[Mac App Deal] MacHeist 3 Bundle: Award winning applications, only $39!

The MacHeist 3 Bundle contents have been officially announced! Below is a screenshot from the MacHeist Bundle website featuring all of the applications and their list prices.

No Comments by Michael on March 24, 2009

filed in Applications, News

tagged Acorn, Applications, BoinxTV, bundle, deal, Espresso, iSale, Kinemac, LittleSnapper, macheist, PhoneView, Picturesque, Software, SousChef, The Hit List, WireTap Studio, World of Goo

[iPhone Game] Oregon Trail: 1992 seems like it was so long ago…

When I think back to my school computer lab, in the late 80’s/early 90’s, the two games that I fondly remember are “Oregon Trail” and “Number Crunchers”. Oregon Trail was my favorite game because the player determined their own success through the options and choices made while on the trail.
Should I hunt for food or keep going? [...]

1 Comment by Michael on March 11, 2009

filed in Education, Kids, Video, iPhone

tagged application, Classic, classic game, computer lab, fun, game, iPhone, iphone game, Kids, memory, number crunchers, oregon trail, Software, Video

[Conference] NYSCATE Hudson Valley 2009

On Saturday I will be at the New York State Associations for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE) 7th Annual Hudson Valley Conference in Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
I look forward to meeting up with some other Mac users while there! I hope to possibly do some quick interviews with anyone who is interested in sharing how [...]

1 Comment by Michael on March 6, 2009

filed in Education

tagged eLearning, Hardware, hudson valley, Mac, nyscate, nyscateHV09, Software