Something new I will be doing each week if choosing a standout app of the week for the iOS platform. Some weeks it might just be an iPhone app. Some weeks it might be an able that is a hybrid for both. This week’s app of the week is Reeder. Reeder is a Google Reader client that is available for both the iPhone and the iPad. Reeder is an elegantly designed news reading app that packs many features into it. Read More
Over the summer I worked on creating a technology wiki, in part, for my Virginia Tech Project and Report class, but also for the faculty that I work with. The wiki can be found here: H.B. Whitehorne Technology Wiki. Well, I have finally completed the wiki, after putting in some 150+ hours, and I could not be happier. The wiki was designed with all intents and purposes to be a resource for my fellow teachers to go to. Read More
There has been much hub-a-lub over the iPhone 4′s antenna problems. If you haven’t been under a rock the past month it has been reported all over the news and now Consumer Reports has done a 180 saying they cannot recommend the iPhone 4 because of the antenna design flaw even though they deemed it the best smartphone on the market. Phew! Video after the break. Read More
Over the past day I have stumbled across numerous articles predicting where the Web and social media will be within 5 years. Two articles that happen to stick out are, The Future of the Web: Where will it be in Five Years? and Six Social Media Trends for 2010. Both articles are very compelling in presenting where we will be and of course my next question, as an educator, is how will and when will this impact education? Read More
