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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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Beware of that Firewire port!

March 6, 2008 – 6:26 am | Comments Off

There is a new technique that allows an attacker to unlock a Windows machine or login without a password. This vulnerability also affects OS X. Right now the hack currently requires a Linux laptop, but …

Personas for Firefox – Theming without restarting

December 18, 2007 – 2:38 pm | Comments Off

When we first started recommending Firefox, one of the first features that the students found was the ability to change themes. Unfortunately, changing a theme is a pretty heavy weight process, requiring a restart of …

The oral tradition in the 21st century

December 11, 2007 – 6:17 am | Comments Off

The Our Storiesâ„¢ project helps people share the stories of their lives, no matter where they live or how their stories unfold. We’re providing resources to create and share personal stories from all over …

The $50 interactive whiteboard

December 10, 2007 – 6:18 pm | One Comment

Take a $40 Wiimote, an infrared emitting pen and you have the makings of an interactive whiteboard (No Nintendo Wii required). Johnny Chung Lee has been experimenting with the Wiimote. The Wiimote connects to the …

Film enjoyment can be contagious, applying this research to the classroom

December 9, 2007 – 3:38 pm | Comments Off

Reading over at Slashdot.org and the original article at ScienceDaily it appears that film enjoyment can be contagious:
Over the course of the film, movie-watchers influence one another and gradually synchronize their emotional responses. This mutual …

Are those meetings worth it?

November 6, 2007 – 12:23 pm | Comments Off

From PayScale Meeting Miser – Meeting Cost:
Are your meetings worth every penny? Find out with the new Meeting Miser. Just enter the attendees and start the timer. This handy gadget knows that time is money …

Websites to create newsletters, brochures, albums, and cards

September 21, 2007 – 8:52 am | Comments Off

From the NCS-Tech blog: Meet your “Maker” – Newsletters, Brochures, Albums and Postcards
Thanks to a tip from my friend and colleague Nancy Sharoff, I am pleased to tell you about these VERY cool and FREE …

Daily Links

December 31, 2006 – 6:58 pm | Comments Off

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December 19, 2006 – 6:58 pm | Comments Off

Ross Mayfield’s Weblog: Power Law of Participation »
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