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Can Insync dethrone Dropbox as a cloud storage service?

January 13, 2012 – 3:22 pm |

A couple of weeks ago I read a Techcrunch article about Insync. It is a service that works almost identically to Dropbox. Their differentiating feature is the fact that they use your Google Docs account …

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The Wingstand: a stand for your iPhone or iPad and the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard

November 16, 2011 – 8:38 pm | Comments Off

One of the first accessories I purchased with the original iPad was the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. I had grand plans of replacing my laptop with the iPad. That didn’t happen, Apple introduced the MacBook Air …

Flipping the classroom with laptops

November 15, 2011 – 8:27 pm | Comments Off

Pandora Gilboa Local Schools
R. Todd Schmutz – Superintendent
Dr. Gene Lloyrd – Director of Technology
As part of the project the student get to keep the machine when they graduate from school.
The netbooks weren’t powerful enough, so …

Checking out Android

January 19, 2011 – 11:30 am | 3 Comments

As I prepare for my eTech 2011 presentation, An iPad, Kindle, and iPod Touch walked into a classroom…, I decided that it would be beneficial to plan on questions about Android, Android Tablets, and how …

FIrst impressions of the MacBook Air 11″

October 27, 2010 – 11:23 am | 5 Comments

Since Steve Jobs blessed my MacBook Air and I received it two day early, I’ve had almost a week to investigate the 11″ MacBook Air. I opted to max it out, so it has 4GB …

Flowchart: Should you buy an iPad?

April 9, 2010 – 12:40 pm | Comments Off

I worked up a little flowchart in Pages on my iPad to help you make your decision on whether you should buy one. This post and the graphic were totally created on my iPad. …

iPad initial impressions

April 7, 2010 – 4:08 pm | Comments Off

There are enough other reviews on the web about the iPad, so I’m going to focus on my experiences and how I’ve begun to use the iPad in my home life and how it may …

The iPad has landed

April 3, 2010 – 8:41 am | Comments Off

Braving almost 70° weather I arrived at the Easton Apple store at 7:40 am to pick up my reserved 32gb iPad. I’ll have a longer review later, but I’m currently typing this blog post while …

Need a cheap screen for your classroom?

December 14, 2009 – 12:01 pm | Comments Off

Over at instructables Saul has posted his directions for using Tyvek wrapping for a Tyvek Projector Screen. Since this is used for wrapping houses it is very inexpensive and somewhat durable. He used a pipe in …

The Kindle DX is available for pre-order, does anyone care?

May 6, 2009 – 11:22 am | 6 Comments
The Kindle DX is available for pre-order, does anyone care?

Today’s announcement of the Kindle DX, a 9.7″ version of the Kindle is being hailed as some sort of savior of the newspaper industry and a breakthrough for the college textbook market.
At almost $500 I …

The $99 mobile Internet Device

February 17, 2009 – 8:17 am | Comments Off
The $99 mobile Internet Device

Nvidia Plans To Power $99 Mobile Internet Devices
Nvidia has announced that it plans to power $99 mobile internet devices with its Tegra 600 series chips, perhaps as early as this summer.
If they can get an …