April 23, 2010
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I found Albert-Laszlo Barabasi‘s Book Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means a wonderful read (review here) in March of 2008. It was a wonderful read about the science of networks….both computing and non-computing networks. … Continue reading
April 23, 2010
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I finished reading The Cell: Inside The 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It and was a bit disappointed. Not due to the writing, but rather I also read Triple Cross: How bin Laden’s Master Spy … Continue reading
April 20, 2010
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Jimmy Carter has been an amazing writer since leaving the White House. He has written 23 books and I have just finished Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis and found his writing a calming voice in today’s ridiculous world of … Continue reading
April 13, 2010
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Google’s impressive tool just received a nice upgrade. For most users the new updates further justify migrating away from Office. When you consider Google gives this away for free (especially to schools)….well a good thing just got even better. From … Continue reading
March 17, 2010
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I cannot help but share my thoughts about all those who are predicting the stillbirth of Google Wave. Since this topic frequently hits the popular list at del.icio.us more than I care to see, its worth reminding everyone that beta … Continue reading
March 17, 2010
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Penguin Books shares a preview of their educational books on the Apple iPad: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdExukJVUGI[/youtube] Tags: Apple, Inc., design, iPad, Penguin, eBook, education, trends
March 16, 2010
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Regrettably the Vancouver Olympics interrupted my reading pattern and its been a slow recovery. I blogged about this book as soon as I learned it was in production back in August. Yikes! I have been following Larry Lessig‘s work on … Continue reading
March 11, 2010
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The Principles and Child Empowerment of the One Laptop Per Child program and the Laptop’s design for learning. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-M77C2ejTw[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMeX2D4AOjM[/youtube] Tags: OLPC, Sugar Labs, laptop per child, XO, open source, globalization, trends
February 19, 2010
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Blaise Aguera y Arcas is an architect at Microsoft Live Labs, architect of Seadragon and the co-creator of Photosynth, a monumental piece of software capable of assembling static photos into a synergy of zoomable, navigatable spaces. Check out how this … Continue reading
February 11, 2010
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Google is planning to launch an experimental network that will make internet access better and faster for consumers. Link to website [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wusklcNKDZc[/youtube] Tags: experimental network, Google, Network, internet access, Research, Internet2, Broadbandt, gigabit, high speed, trends,