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 month or so I have been creating a Wiki page that will house tutorials, lesson plans, and resources that have one theme in common; using an iPod Touch in the classroom. If you would like to check out the progress of it you can view the it here: H.B. Whitehorne Tech Wiki. The Wiki is still a work in progress with the iPod Touch sections almost complete. The other sections will be worked on in the coming weeks. Read More
New York Times has an article published today, entitled How Privacy Vanishes Online, discussing how advanced computer systems can pretty much pinpoint to who and where a query came from. Computer scientists who have more advanced algorithms and tools at their disposal are now able to tell who a user is even if that user has used, in what the user thinks, complete anonymity. Read More
