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The other day I was talking with a group of people who are in one way or another associated with academia, more specifically humanities. I was making the case that given the change in the way that information is archived, stored, and transmitted, academic publishing will change. Indeed, more importantly I was suggesting a position …..

Supposing you have time, here are some things of note. Find a tutor: Lifehacker post on a service that helps you find a tutor, or if you are a tutor find a student. As of now the service only works Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Just as instructive though is the discussion about the post, …..

Here is the more or less weekly collection of academically useful links. Teaching Hacks has a useful post on tools for educators who want to use video for their classes. Links to ways to download YouTube videos, add subtitles, or convert files. In the past week I think I have seen and least four reviews …..

I recently discovered The Click Heard Round the World, a blog about technology and politics. Rik seems to me to be really forward thinking it tackling a range of issues. Today his blog has a link to a interview he did with Deadline LA. Anyway this led me to witness.org. Think of this as a …..

I am working on a couple of longer things for the near future (tools for syllabus, some Devon notes, and writing a dissertation), but in the short span here are some useful links from around the web. Two links on the Apple Mailing list. The first is a short review of information management software. The …..

Interested in Wikipedia? Go read this.

I was wondering when something like this was going to become available: an online white-board. You can sign up for a free account, send people the url and anyone with access to a web browser can watch as you update the space. Think of it as the web’s virtual chalkboard. The interface is a bit …..