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Why Amazon Is Winnng the Ebook War

In one word, Software.  More specifically, Whispernet and Whispersync.  Amazon’s own ways of keeping all your ebooks organized and accessible. Accessibility Amazon has created a quality and consistent user experience...

Anything, Not Everything

You can do anything, but not everything. Unknown

Marker I

Download the Marker I Font Here was my first attempt at making a font.  A basic "crayon" style handwritten font. It certainly looks like a child's handwriting, so the lined...

10 (more) iPad Apps for the Classroom

The first installment of ‘10 iPad Apps for the Classroom’ was popular enough, I decided to do a follow up.  A lot more time and a lot more Apps have...

All Art Is Quite Useless

This is the preface to the Oscar Wilde book, The Picture of Dorian Gray.  I read this book a while back and revisited it recently.  Remembering how much I enjoyed...

Kindle Use at the University Level Takes a Step Backwards

Originally Published at FordhamRETC College and University programs that promote using Kindles or like e-reading devices are being suspended by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education....

Randomness Into Order

Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature. Eric Hoffer

Linux Desktop

I finally got my Ubuntu desktop set up the way I want.  Its running on a MacBook unibody (I rarely ever boot into OSX now).  In the past I used...