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Monthly Archives November 2010

iPad Options

Ah, the holiday break, a blizzard, and some time to write. Back in April I generated a couple of posts about writing with the iPad. I liked the iPad a lot and I was particularly interested in ways to connect with Google docs which has been the way I have done most of my writing [...]

Posted 24 November 2010 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Four Years with LastFM

Today is the 4 year anniversary of my LastFM membership (I am a subscribe – $4 a month). LastFM has data on nearly 125,000 listens over this period of time. It is interesting to look at the history – what did I listen to last week, month, year, etc. It might seem that LastFM would [...]

Posted 19 November 2010 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

It is called Firesheep

This is a follow up to my last post – I hope this scares you. At the time I made the previous past available, I was unwilling to reveal the name of the software I was describing for fear of encouraging the very behavior I was warning users about. However, the number of downloads of [...]

Posted 14 November 2010 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Open WIFI – I hope this scares you

I have been trying to decide how to present this without encouraging the behavior I describe here. I have decided not to name the product I describe. Many who follow this blog already know the name of the free download I am describing, but I think I can spread the alarm without adding to the [...]

Posted 11 November 2010 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Bloglines Resuscitation

A month or so ago we were informed that Bloglines was going away. For many of us, Bloglines was the first rss tool  we used to follow bloggers and topics. For those of us assisting others make use of technology, it was likely the tool we taught. Free services face a certain reality no matter [...]

Posted 10 November 2010 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

GeoDome – Science by immersion

Cindy presently facilitates the implementation of a grant focused on providing immersive educational experiences using a GeoDome. To imagine the structure of a geodome think in terms of the blow-up, large size, outdoor structures you sometimes see temporarily set up in parks during the summer to provide fun for kids repurposed as a mobile planetarium [...]

Posted 07 November 2010 † grabe § Ed Practice ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,