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Posted November 5th, 2008 in culture, politics, society, technology | 2 comments
It’s all about empowerment and taking back our society. Resonates beautifully with the Obama win though it’s about much more than that.
Are you looking forward to the next four years south of the border as much as I am?
Goodbye W.
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Posted October 29th, 2008 in education, society, technology | 1 comment
This isn’t new and doesn’t pretend to answer anything, but it’s got a solid, haunting quality and certainly gives you something to think about. Does information overload scare students today? Are too many things competing for their attention? Will their education deliver what they expect?
I know what I’m doing right now can [...]
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Posted October 28th, 2008 in access, technology, user experience | 3 comments
While the title of this post sounds gloomy and might make it appear that I don’t favour opening up the web as much as humanly possible, in truth it’s the exact opposite. However, I like to think I’m also a realist and as I read and think about the move toward more open and [...]
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Posted October 22nd, 2008 in learning, technology, writing | 4 comments
I’d imagine most people find the benefit of Skype to be that of free long distance calls. As long as the person you’re calling is also on Skype you can save airtime or long distance charges. That’s great, but given I do very little long distance calling and use my cell mostly for [...]
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Posted September 2nd, 2008 in design, technology, user experience | 2 comments
The new browser offering from Google was just launched today and its name is Chrome. Well, not so much a browser as a browser-emulated OS-type thingey. I won’t link to all the places it’s popping up on the web, since Google has. I haven’t used it much, but I will offer a [...]
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