It’s funny how I posted a blog entry yesterday about how impressed I am with Google’s services, and this week they recently updated the iGoogle start page.  I used it religiously last year, but I stopped using it for some reason.  In the past, the gadgety feel of my different services didn’t appeal to me.  [...]

I never understood the big deal about Google and why its stock kept climbing and everyone spoke so favorably about the company.  I’ve been making a serious effort to understand the attraction of Google in the recent months, and I’ve caught the bug.  Google is more than a good search portal, though a significant reason [...]

I know that as teachers, we hope to teach our students how to read, write and think.  Our goal is to achieve more with our students than to prepare them with basic skills.  I think helping our students achieve lifelong learning (how to read with comprehension, write with clarity, and think critically) are our ultimate [...]

In my work with teachers and educators, I often hear comments about how they would like to learn more about different software applications from Microsoft Excel to video editing.  I’ve offered professional development workshops in the past to address topics of all types, but attendance is always low.  The desire to learn new skills using [...]

I often find myself having to bounce between Internet Explorer and Firefox due to incompatibilities. Several websites do not render properly or have limited features due to lack of browser support. Two particular examples are the webmail version of Exchange (limited features in Firefox) and Netflix’s inability to stream videos in Firefox. I stumbled across [...]