The Problem with Educational Technology
I don't think anyone would accuse me of being a Luddite. I began to learn to program in the late 1970's when I was in high school, majored in computer…
Software Development and the User
I've been thinking about software usability a lot lately, mostly because I encounter so much software that isn't particularly usable. There are two pieces of software that I use a…
Technology in Education
I just got back from a three day workshop on academic technology. As a computer scientist, I was intrigued by the idea of this workshop but I was worried that…
Tumblr Review–Part 2
It has taken me more than a month and a half to write the second part of this review. I think it's because I said in my last post that…
Moving to Apple
I got a new "toy" today. It's an 11.6 inch Mac Book Air. I have never owned an Apple computer although in the last few years, I've become a fan…
iTunes Annoyance
I bought a 3rd generation iPod Touch awhile ago and have been an enthusiastic supporter of Apple's various music players ever since. I had owned another brand of mp3 player…
Popular Culture and TIA
I just finished watching the five episodes of the BBC miniseries The Last Enemy. Ann had recommended it because it is about computers and privacy and also because Benedict Cumberbatch (of recent…
More About Net Neutrality
This entry was inspired by Meg, who asked some great questions after I posted my last entry. In that entry, I explained what the net neutrality debate is about and why…
Net Neutrality and Why You Should Care
The debate about net neutrality has been around for a while. I taught my students about it back when I was still in the Computer Science Department, during the Bush…
Zero Views
Recently, my favorite NPR show, On the Media, had a story about an interesting blog called Zero Views. The blog celebrates "the best of the bottom of the barrel" by posting…
Running on Battery
I have had my laptop for about two and a half years. When I first got it, it could run for three and a half to four hours on battery power. Now, two and…
Security Theater Revisited Redux (Redux Redux …)
If you've read this blog before, you know that I'm interested in (and amazed by) the security theater that pervades our airport experiences. I'm in Washington, DC as I write…
New Ways of Thinking
A year or two ago, in one of my classes at the InterLakes Senior Center, a man asked me how he could get a copy of the information he finds…
Technology in our Lives
On a flight back from England recently, two college-aged women sat in front of me. I overheard one of the women say to the other that she doesn't like technology. …
The iPod Touch
I haven't written in a while. The end of a semester and a sinus infection will do that to a person. But that doesn't mean that I haven't been thinking…
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