The Eureka! Festival offers visitors an outstanding opportunity to meet enthusiastic scientists, exchange ideas, ask questions and imagine the technological innovations of the future. The Festival features a wide variety of activities and explores the many aspects of science: in …
Illustrated and Narrated Explanation of Creative Commons
The nuances of Copyright and Creative Commons and the differences between them can be confusing. I recently came across this neat little video that does a good job of explaining Creative Commons and what Creative Commons licenses allow or do …
Should you buy an iPhone 4?
The one question Apple never answers at keynotes—their opinion is implicit—is always the most pertinent: Should I buy this new thing? Here’s a simple guide:
Tools and Tips for Creating Relevant, Authentic & Dynamic Webquests
Webquests, originally designed by Bernie Dodge and Tom March of San Diego State University, are web-based projects in which students take a predetermined journey across the net to learn about and synthesize their knowledge on a specific topic. Usually these …
Why I won’t buy an iPad (and think you shouldn’t, either)
Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing explains why he won’t buy an iPad: “The way you improve your iPad isn’t to figure out how it works and making it better. The way you improve the iPad is to buy iApps.” And even …
iPhone 4: The Definitive Guide
Here’s an exhaustive guide to all the features of the new iPhone 4, released by Apple on June 7th.
Microsoft pptPlex: Improving your Powerpoint Presentations
pptPlex is a research prototype developed by Microsoft Office Labs as an exploration of an alternative method of presenting Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 slides. This plug-in allows you to arrange slides on a canvas then zoom between the slides during …
Don’t Buy Your Textbooks: Rent Them!
UToronto bookstore launches textbook rental pilot project.
http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/05/27/don%E2%80%99t-buy-your-textbooks-rent-them/…
10 Emerging Technologies 2010
Each year, Technology Review selects what it believes are the 10 most important emerging technologies. The winners are chosen based on the editors’ coverage of key fields. The question asked is simple: is the technology likely to change the world?…
One Laptop Per Child Focuses on Sub-$100 Tablet PC for Education
Nearly 2 million children worldwide already use the renowned XO laptop computer, according to its provider, the philanthropic organization One Laptop Per Child (OLPC). And now, with the help of no small amount of feedback from its users, OLPC has …
World’s Biggest Supercomputing Superpowers
Which country has the most powerful supercomputers? If you trust the annual top 500 list, recently published at the International Supercomputing Conference in Hamburg, Germany, it’s the U.S., followed by China, Germany, United Kingdom and France.
Moodle 2: File Import from and Export to Cloud Apps
Take a look on how Moodle will handle sharing files with consumer web apps like Google Docs and Flickr. Here’s some info about importing docs from external repositories:
http://mfeldstein.com/moodle-2-file-import-from-and-export-to-cloud-apps/…
Amazon Vs. Apple Be Damned: Publishers Pine For A Universal E-Book Format
Giants and upstarts of publishing gathered at the annual BookExpo America last week agreed e-books will transform the business but believe the big change will come when there is a standard format across which all e-books can be published and …
Meet iPed, The Android-Based Chinese iPad Clone [Video]
It’s a tablet. It comes in a box nearly identical to the iPad. Yet, one letter makes a big difference: it’s called the iPed, and it costs only $105 – approximately five times less than Apple’s original, the iPad. And …
Marca’s World Cup calendar
This is a fantastic World Cup calendar, one of the best examples of digital design I’ve seen.
http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html…