Category Archives: Technology

Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point, was our keynote speaker. He shared several entertaining stories of tipping point moments – those moments when someone does something that transforms. The big message was that we’re on the verge of a … Continue reading →

For the first break I braced myself for a Blackboard session on what’s coming in Blackboard. This was one of those sessions where 10-20 people sit in chairs at the booth. The big deal is that the Discussion Board is … Continue reading →

Continental breakfast at the Manchester Grand Hyatt is $19. $19! I hadn’t yet registered for the conference so I decided to register then check the Marriott’s buffet price. Perhaps I missed it somewhere on the Bb World site, but they’re … Continue reading →

I'm in Wisnton-Salem this week attending Wake Forest's Technology Consortium 2006. The theme is mobile computing and it's my first real look at how Richmond might engage with the mobile world. Years ago I had a Palm IIIc, but it … Continue reading →

Earlier this week my family attended The Cuban Spectacular, which I describe in this 2.5 minute podcast.

I found a Widget worthy of note. Widgets are little programs that can run on your Mac – OS X 10.4 and later. Screenshot Plus is a fantastic screen image grabbing tool that allows you to capture any element of … Continue reading →

Stanford University is getting podcasting right. They've got lots of content already, and they're pulling it all together: academic, athletic and institutional podcasts are all presented on one page in Apple's iTunes. Stanford is first. The trick now is to … Continue reading →

I've added more software to my tablet. I was waiting for the time when labs could load the official image onto the tablet, but it's been so useful I want to get everything set up. So in addition to Microsoft … Continue reading →