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Symesposium http://blog.lennie.symes.us Musings on education and technology by Lennie Symes Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:35:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png Symesposium http://blog.lennie.symes.us Recent Links (weekly) http://blog.lennie.symes.us/2012/02/19/recent-links-weekly-44/ http://blog.lennie.symes.us/2012/02/19/recent-links-weekly-44/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:30:39 +0000 lsinrc https://lsinrc.wordpress.com/?p=683 ]]>

Beyond Facebook: The Rise Of Interest-Based Social Networks | TechCrunch

tags: social media socialnetworking weblit2 unit2

Infographic: Can Your Business Afford to Ignore Social Media? | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

tags: infographic business social media weblit2 unit2

Why ‘Android fragmentation’ isn’t so bad – CNN.com

tags: android fragmentation

Changes are underway in the TV viewing world | MacNews

iPad Mini, priced at $299, would ‘crush’ tablet rivals, says analyst | Computerworld New Zealand

tags: ipad mini emergingtech

iPad Makes Kindergarteners Smarter | PadGadget

tags: ipad ios kindergarten research

Faster Chromebooks to leapfrog today’s slowpokes | Deep Tech – CNET News

tags: Google chromebooks

Google Drive spotted in the wild, still looks exactly like Google Docs – The Washington Post

tags: google drive cloud

Google’s tracking of Safari users could lead to FTC investigation – Computerworld

tags: google tracking security privacy webli2 unit3

20 great classroom apps

tags: ipad ios apps lists education classroom

Google Drive spotted in the wild, launch could be imminent | Android and Me

tags: google drive cloud storage

Google Tracked iPhones, Bypassing Apple Browser Privacy Settings – WSJ.com

tags: google iphones browser privacy security weblit2 unit3

Why LTE sucks (your battery, that is) — Mobile Technology News

tags: lte mobile webli2 unit5

HTC Aria Take Apart Repair Guide

tags: aria htc repair

Teaching with Google+ | Edutopia

tags: google+ education weblit2 unit2 unit7

Income, More Than Race, Is Driving Achievement Gap : NPR

tags: research income achievement sdi+

Free Technology for Teachers: A Nice Primer on Google Apps for the iPad

tags: googleapps ipad ios

Why get a Kindle Fire when you could have the Galaxy Tab 2? | ExtremeTech

tags: Tablets galaxy fire kindle

ICT Reviews for Schools – Whiteboard Guide | The Whiteboard Blog

tags: digitalwhiteboard

New and Updated Scale of the Universe Tool | The Whiteboard Blog

tags: Science scale

Twitter in D123 – The Edge of Tomorrow – Standing on the verge of a technologically educational revolution.

tags: Twitter teachers weblit2 unit2

Anchor Free proxy

via twit

tags: proxy filtering

5 New Schools Sign on for Microsoft’s Office 365 — Campus Technology

tags: microsoft office 365

Buying a tablet on a budget: Android or iPad? | Signal Strength – CNET News

tags: tablet Iosvsandroid comparison

Using PDF images in iOS apps – Matt Gemmell

tags: pdf images ios photoshop

Advanced task managers on iOS | The Download Blog – Download.com

tags: taskmanager ios

Competitors Size up Apple’s iBooks Author | Analysis | The Mac Observer

tags: Ebooks ibooks author apps lists weblit2 unit1

Mac and iOS Browsers: Options Galore

tags: Ipad mac ios browsers lists weblit2 unit3

Keep your Mac safe from Web security flaws | Macworld

tags: mac web security browsers weblit2 unit3

Top 10 Free, Most Useful, Unique, Alternative Mac Apps | Mac360

tags: free mac apps lists

Bookle: Hands-on with the new Mac EPUB reader app | TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog

tags: mac epub ebooks weblit2 unit1

How Apple lulls Mac owners into a false sense of security | Security | Features | PC Pro

tags: security mac apple

Virtualization no silver bullet for Macs or mobile | Consumerization Of It – InfoWorld

tags: virtualization mobile trends

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One district’s experience with iPads | eSchool News

tags: ipad classroom

How (and why) To Turn Off Google’s Personalized Search Results – Forbes

tags: google search weblit2 Unit4 Unit6

SDOPM Home Page

tags: sd software license purchasing

Comically Vintage : We place vintage comics out of context. Hilarity ensues!

tags: pics comics

SD Microsoft Pricing

add .xls to the URL

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LSINRCwebcam.jpg (186×133)

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Features · Inside Google Search

tags: google search weblit2 unit5

Google Search like a Superhero – Midwest Google Summit

tags: google search weblit2 unit6

Google Search Strategies – Midwest Google Summit

tags: google search weblit chap5

Conference Sessions – Midwest Google Summit

tags: google search googleapps tips

Free Technology for Teachers: ThinkB4U – Web Safety Tutorials from Google

tags: web safety tutorials google weblit2 unit2

Over 3 years later, “deleted” Facebook photos are still online

tags: Weblit2 unit2 facebook photos

Google Watch – Google+ – Google Search Head Preaches Patience for Personal Search

tags: Google plus search weblit2 unit6

Samsung 8-Channel Real-Time DVR Surveillance System – Sam’s Club

tags: surveillance

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Secure Empty Trash in Mac OS X Lion

tags: empty trash lion security

Turn Any USB Memory Stick Into An Ultra-Secure, Password Protected Filestore [OS X Tips] | Cult of Mac

tags: usb tips memory

Mac OS X: Time-Saving Terminal Tips | TMO Quick Tip | The Mac Observer

tags: mac terminal tips

Mac Basics: How to set up Time Machine | Macworld

tags: mac time machine tips

If iBooks Author Is Overkill For Your Simple eBook Project, Try Book Creator For iOS Instead [Review] | Cult of Mac

tags: Ibooks author ebooks creator ios ipad

iBooks Author 1.0.1 EULA: you own the content, we want 30% of .ibooks files | ZDNet

tags: Ibooks author eula

Apple and Amazon’s tablet rivals don’t get it | Mobile Devices | ZDNet UK

tags: Tablets trends emergingtech

Apple’s iPhone Business Alone Is Now Bigger Than All Of Microsoft

tags: apple iphone microsoft business

AppleCare

tags: apple support

VC Content Providers Database

tags: virtual fieldtrip

Berrien County RESA Video Conference Providers::Print Provider List

tags: virtual field trip

Custom Search Help

tags: weblit2 unit4

Smories – new stories for children, read by children

via kris

tags: web2.0 storytelling

Paper books vs. iBooks and Kindle books | iMore

tags: Ebooks webli2 unit1

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Privacy vs. digital age: Where’s the balance? | ZDNet

tags: privacy weblit2 unit4

Google Study: Social Media Enhances Privacy – Security – Privacy – Informationweek

tags: google study privacy research weblit2 unit4

Business & Technology | Ways for parents to ease tussle with teens over tech use | Seattle Times Newspaper

tags: parents teens

Touchscreen vs. Keyboard, the Sequel – Lauren Goode – Commerce – AllThingsD

Apple’s Siri threatens to damage cellphone service for all – The Washington Post

tags: Siri spectrum

MacIT: IT groups grapple with managing fast-growing iOS devices

tags: ios it network manage

First ‘Super Wi-Fi’ Network Goes Live in North Carolina | PCWorld

tags: super wifi

“Steve Jobs Would Have Called This Insanity.” Ron Johnson’s Transformation Of JC Penney Begins | Cult of Mac

Twitter client review

tags: twitter lists weblit2 unit2

Larry Page’s “Beautiful” New Google | PandoDaily

tags: google weblit2 unit6 trends

Analysis: Wall Street puzzles over Google’s new direction | Reuters

tags: google wall street trends

Technolog – Holidays push tablets, e-readers into 1 of every 4 hands now: Pew

tags: Ereaders tablets weblit2 unit2

20 Hottest Hashtags for Teachers on Twitter – Best Colleges Online

tags: Twitter Hashtags Teachers education weblit2 unit2

NOAA POES Auroral Activity

tags: aurora tieastronomy

www.tifcommunity.org

tags: tif sdi+ incentives

Twitter / Widgets

tags: twitter widgets wikispaces

State Library ECard Applications | SDSL

tags: library weblit chap7

21 libraries to offer audio, electronic books for download | SDSL

tags: public library ebooks overdrive weblit2 unit1

Apple’s iBooks Author Software: Just Say No – Software – Productivity/Collaboration Apps – Informationweek

tags: Ibooks author

How To Make A Textbook With Apple’s iBooks Author – - – BYTE

tags: textbook etextbooks ibooks author weblit2 unit1

tags: saleflyer

Featured Items | Scheels

tags: saleflyer

Office Depot Advertised Specials

tags: saleflyer

Four open questions about iBooks Author | Macworld

tags: Ibooks author

TidBITS Opinion: Why iBooks Author is a Big Deal

tags: Ibooks author

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Hands-on: iBooks 2 introduces interface changes, pop quizzes

tags: Ibooks author

40+ Super Secret OS X Lion Features and Shortcuts | Mac.AppStorm

tags: lion shortcuts tips

EPub On Mac; A Weird Issue For Apple? | Apple Bitch

tags: epub apple ibooks author

iBooks Author: You Work For Apple Now | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

tags: apple ibooks author Copyright

twitter4teachers / FrontPage

tags: twitter teachers wiki

Netvibes – Social Media Monitoring, Analytics and Alerts Dashboard

tags: web2.0 aggregator

PodOmatic | Best Free Podcasts

tags: podcasting podcast web2.0

Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive

tags: weblit2 unit0

List of 200 Top Education Blogs

tags: weblit2 Unit0

via tezilla

tags: search weblit2 media Unit6

Google AdWords: Keyword Tool

tags: search

From brainstorm to outline: Why I use OPML | Macworld

tags: opml xml

The Khan Academy: I told you so – teaching is easy! – Going Mobile

tags: khan

avigilon – the best evidence ™ | products

tags: surveillance security cameras

Top 5 home security IP cameras suitable for Mac users | Learning blog

tags: surveillance security cameras

Sharx Security – Products

tags: surveillance security cameras

Google May Have Made The Worst Mistake In Its History This Week – Yahoo! Finance

tags: google search weblit2 Unit6

Google Just Made Bing the Best Search Engine

tags: google search weblit2 Unit6

CES 2012: The newbies worth knowing – InfoWorld

tags: emergingtech ces

5 key takeaways from CES

tags: Trends ces

Mac News: Apple Juice: Can Apple School the Academic World?

tags: etextbooks textbooks apple trends

The Most Interesting Things I Saw at CES 2012 | TechPinions

tags: ces trends emergingtech

Office on the iPad: It’s hardly a perfect fit | Mobile – CapeCodOnline.com

tags: ipad ios apps microsoftoffice

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Multitasking—a medical and mental hazard – Harvard Health Publications

tags: multitasking psych

This is Your Brain on Multitasking | Inc.com

tags: multitasking psych

Cultivating an Organized Mind in a Sea of Distractions | World of Psychology

tags: multitasking psych

BBC News – Ex-Apple boss Sculley sets record straight on Jobs

Apple’s War On Amazon Starts Thursday | Cult of Mac

tags: textbooks Apple amazon trends weblit2

Investing in Teachers – South Dakota Department of Education

tags: incentive doe

Surveillance Jumps on the Network — THE Journal

tags: security cameras

The online tech resource for small business owners and managers – Small Business Computing

tags: networking it small business

Moving at the Speed of Creativity – Temporarily Copy Offline YouTube Videos to Your iPad

tags: youtube capture video

Clayton Morris says Apple’s January event will focus on Steve Jobs’ textbook vision – Macgasm

tags: apple ipad textbooks

How to get Current Latitude and Longitude in iPhone | iPhone Tutorial | iPhone iOS4 iPad SDK Development & Programming Blog

tags: latitude longitude iphone developer

parislemon • Why I Hate Android

tags: Android google open

Why Google+ is here to stay, like it or not | ZDNet UK

tags: google+ google

Windows ultrabooks: What’s Apple response? – PC Advisor

tags: ultrabooks air

10 quick hacks to extend Windows Media Center | News | TechRadar

tags: windows media center hack

Books on Multilevel Modeling Techniques – published by Psychology Press

tags: spss valueadded

Byte – NEWS – Why Security Does Not Concern Generation Y

tags: security it weblit2 privacy

Harvard VA study

tags: valueadded study research nclb sdi incentives

Filter Google Search Results by Reading Level

tags: weblit2 search

Kindle, iBooks, Nook, and Google Books: How to choose the best ebook store | Tecca

tags: ebook comparison kindle nook ibook weblit2

tags: web2.0 publishing lists

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Pinnacle PCTV drivers

tags: pctv

tags: pctv

Master Lock | Mark Edward Campos

lifehacker

tags: padlock lock combination

Data Analytics: So, What’s Your Algorithm? – WSJ.com

tags: analytics data datamining

Ultrabooks: Four things that will make or break the category | ZDNet

tags: Ultrabooks

http://informationweek.com/byte/howto/232301223

tags: It ipad ios

The iPad is an incredible tool for work — if your IT department will allow it | VentureBeat

tags: It ipad

Build Virtual Projects With Your iPad | Toolmonger

tags: ipad ios apps build

Access, Edit and Share Your Google Docs with GoDocs – iPad App Review | PadGadget

tags: google docs googleapps ios apps ipad

Smartphone face-off: iOS 5 vs. Android 4 vs. Windows Phone 7.5 vs. BlackBerry OS 7 | Mobile Technology – InfoWorld

tags: Iosvsandroid windowsmobile rim

Insync: A Google Docs-Loving Dropbox Rival

tags: dropbox google docs googleapps

http://pioneer.vtuner.com/setupapp/pioneer/asp/BrowseStations/StartPage.asp?sMsg=PREMIUM

tags: music internet radio

VSX-1021-K – 7.1 Channel A/V Receiver | Pioneer Electronics USA

tags: receiver pioneer

Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom: Quick List Of Mobile Apps For Administrators

tags: ipad ios apps administrators

The Unique Challenges Facing the IT Professional in K12 Education – Survey Report | eSchool News

tags: it schools education cosn survey

LeadingTogether@TIE

TechnicallySpeaking@TIE

You Have Downloaded – We show what you downloaded

tags: bittorrent downloads

LG Product Support

tags: lg drivers support

Download PatchBurn for Mac – Allows use of unsupported burners with iTunes/DiscBurner. MacUpdate.com

tags: mac drivers

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Energy Savers: Lighting and Daylighting

tags: energy lighting bulbs

436 deals matching: store:moofi.woot.com

tags: Woot

25 Top Network and IT Industry News Stories of 2011 | PCWorld

tags: It trends

Data to be a defining tech trend in 2012 – Channel NewsAsia

tags: datamining data analysis weblit2

20 Must Have Apps For The New iPhone, iPad or iPod touch User | BestAppSite

tags: ipad apps ios lists

Six Free Software Packages to Load on Your New PC | PCWorld Business Center

tags: free windows lists

Top 10 Anticipated Tech Products of 2012

tags: Lists emergingtech

Why Android updates are a mess: it’s the business model | ZDNet

tags: android business model updates

Looking Forward to 2012: Ultrabooks | Techland | TIME.com

tags: Ultrabooks

GeekMom » Blog Archive » IPads in the Classroom: A Case Study in Auburn, Maine – Part One

tags: Education researchipad classroom

Apple vs. Android: A grueling patent war of attrition – Apple 2.0 – Fortune Tech

tags: Iosvsandroid patent

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Free: Over 100 Ways To Tweak And Tune Up Your Mac | Mac360

tags: mac apps utilities

http://www.informationweek.com/byte/reviews/personal-tech/smart-phones/232300707

tags: Iphone cases

MIT launches online learning initiative – MIT News Office

tags: mit elearning OpenSource

Best iPad music apps – Pocket-lint

tags: ipad music apps lists ios

Apple logs in to school labs

tags: Apple schools ipad ios

Controversial anti-piracy bill nears House approval: Why you should care | Networking – InfoWorld

Five Best Android Tablets

tags: android tablets lists

Dear Congress, It’s No Longer OK To Not Know How The Internet Works

tags: sopa congress

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Official Google Blog: Zeitgeist 2011: How the world searched

tags: Search google

Mobile Throwdown: iOS vs. Android vs. Windows Phone – IGN

tags: mobile Iosvsandroid windowsmobile

Android ranked most ‘closed’ open source OS [infographic]

tags: Android OpenSource

10+ Facebook Apps for Education | Getting Smart

tags: facebook education apps lists

Another year of the Whiteboard Blog – Top 10 posts of 2011 | The Whiteboard Blog

tags: digitalwhiteboard lists

How to Break Into a Windows PC (And Prevent It from Happening to You)

tags: security hack cracks windows

How to Automatically Download TV Shows as Soon as They’ve Aired (or Turn Your PC into a TiVo)

tags: TV download bittorrent

Lifehacker Pack for Windows: Our List of the Best Windows Downloads

tags: windows downloads lists tools

Become a Command Line Ninja With These Time-Saving Shortcuts

tags: Mac linux terminal commands

Most Popular Windows Downloads and Posts of 2011

tags: Tips lists lifehacker

How to Stream Digital Media From Your Windows 7 PC | PCWorld

tags: stream media windows

ProposedAccountabilityModel.pdf (application/pdf Object)

tags: nclb accountability waiver

Canon Direct Store – Refurbished EOS Digital SLR Cameras

The lifehacker workout News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip – Lifehacker

tags: exercise health

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