I’m not encouraged by the trend of mobile device makers to turn every conceivable function into an app, a smaller bite-sized version of something. Give me a bowl of ice cream, and leave the bon bons in the freezer. Apps for the most minimalist functions. I want robust, powerful tools, not five tiny tools of [...]

I have to say goodbye to music discovery service, Lala, as it shuts its doors today as a result of Apple’s buyout. I don’t know if I first learned of it through my students at the high school. I often see them spending time with the Lala service in the background of their browsers, streaming [...]

1. Flash CS4 There is no doubt that I’m a Flash enthusiast and what I love the most about Flash is the creative power of one application.  I use it everything from graphic design, web design, animation, and programming.  The potential of this tool is staggering for e-learning to web applications.  If you are an [...]

Thanks President, I’ve decided to stay in school.  I’m so thankful you took the time to remind me of the importance of an education.  I think you should make this speechmaking to the students a weekly event.  Every Monday morning, you should make an address to the students of America, give little anecdotes from life [...]

I recently had a sobering experience: my web host had their servers hacked and all my data was lost: files, databases, email messages. Everything.  In the back of my mind, I always thought that I didn’t have to worry.  It would be my hosting company’s responsibility to backup up everything on a regular basis: apparently [...]