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Monthly Archives September 2009

Sidewiki from Google – Cool, but beyond my control

Google introduced a feature within the Google Toolbar that allows users to comment on web sites. Other Google users can then review these comments. In the image below, I have identified the toolbar (in the case added to Firefox) and a comment I added to my own web page. The service is called Sidewiki. Here [...]

Posted 23 September 2009 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Import EXIF Location Data (cooler than it sounds)

I have solved a problem and want to share. It is likely a problem for very few others. YET. Here is the problem. We have a digital camera with an interesting feature. It has a built-in GPS and stores the exact location from which each picture was taken. These data are stored as part of [...]

Posted 19 September 2009 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Back to the USSR

Just took Cindy to the airport and she is off on another of her “adventures”. This one is a two-week follow up to her previous trip to Russia to do some presentations and visit several schools. Cindy seems to have the right combination of technological and pedagogical knowledge, presentations skills, and personality to repeatedly be [...]

Posted 18 September 2009 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (1) °

Myna – Online Audio Editor and Creation Tool

The new, free online tools keep coming. Here is an online audio editor called Myna (Aviary, Inc.). I think of this product as an audio-only Garageband. Maybe something else will come to me as I explore some more. You put together your audio creation from clips that are provided, record audio, or upload audio you [...]

Posted 17 September 2009 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

A strainer for my aggregator

It is hard to keep up with blog feeds. I kind of run hot and cold on whether I think reviewing blogs provides me information useful to my professional interests. Perhaps I value the process of writing more than reading. Having said this, I am also afraid I will miss something. I have decided I [...]

Posted 11 September 2009 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

A Message of Responsibility

After all the hype and the controversy, the speech is underway. It is unfortunate that some will not be able to share in the enthusiasm of the moment. Just a few minutes in length, the message was simple and not at all political. Don’t let yourself down – life requires responsibility. Do some disagree? Do [...]

Posted 08 September 2009 † grabe § General § Policy ‡ Comments (0) °

How many companies like this are out there?

The ideas and the options that show up on the Internet are simply amazing. I try quite a few. Here is my first product from a company called Animoto. 30 second productions are free. Longer productions and the opportunity to download rather than stream your products costs $30 a year. I wonder if there is [...]

Posted 03 September 2009 † grabe § General § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) °