As an academic it is probably a bit obvious to say that I spend a lot of time looking through our library’s database, searching to see if we have a book or a journal article. I use to bookmark the library catalog page and start there. You can speed up this process by [...]
In my spare time I have been trying to wrap my head around the power of Devon Think. This program fascinates me, I really do think there are a thousand Oompa Loompas running around inside my computer sorting and retrieving data. The hard part of this application is that there are so many [...]
Here’s one for all of those writing last minute syllabi for the coming semester. The Syllabus Finder hosted by the Center for History and New Media, is a search tool that builds on google search results to provide links to syllabi on the web. I had seen this a while back, and forgot [...]
Getting started with Email
(This is the second artilce in a series about how I use email. The first one is here.)
The most important thing there is to know about email is, stop using webmail. Webmail is easy and simple because you can access your account from any web browser and the interface works just [...]
Zulupad has just released a new version of their software. Earlier I mentioned Vodoopad for the Mac, which is a great piece of software for taking notes. Zulu does the same, but is available for Mac and PC. Basically both of these programs let you type notes as you would in any [...]
One of the “visions” I have for this site is as a resource for academics who are not yet comfortable with technology, and looking for ways to use technology more efficiently. But one of the tricks to discussing technology is that there are always a wide range of abilities and familiarities with the tools. [...]
Tech should make teaching easier and more effective, not harder and more frustrating.
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