- My name is Katrin Becker. This is my blog. It is about Digital Games, Educational Technology, Computer Science, Academia, and sometimes Rural Life and other notions. Comments are welcome but will be edited as necessary to maintain relevance.
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The Value of the Designer Who Codes | Inc.com
“Knowing the technology better means more productive arguments when there are disagreements because everyone speaks the same language.” via The Value of the Designer Who Codes | Inc.com. If you want to design applications you need to understand how they … Continue reading
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LA Times: Michael Hiltzik: Looking for a reason to love the iPad – latimes.com
There’s a link to my blog posting in the LA Times. Cool. Apparently I am one of a “sizable cadre of bloggers”… – does that count as a citation, I wonder? Michael Hiltzik: Looking for a reason to love the … Continue reading
If you fly, you can’t use their dictionary….
Anyone know a a good dictionary/thesaurus app I can install on my PC? I used to use the offline version of Websters, which I loved, but it is old and won’t install on my 64bit machine. Lately I’ve been using … Continue reading
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How Do You Evaluate and Assess Media for Instruction?
This question was asked on one of the LinkedIn groups (AECT: Association for Educational Communications and Technology) I belong to. It got me thinking…. I decided to move my part of the conversation here because the notion interests me. Here’s … Continue reading
What Do We Do When the Internet Mob Is Wrong? – Slashdot
What Do We Do When the Internet Mob Is Wrong? – Slashdot. Something to think about: “By now most people have heard the news and seen the picture of the boy who was killed over the new Nike sneakers. There … Continue reading
Why I Hate My iPad
I bought an iPad in September. I was not really excited. There is no question that Apple products are sleek and good-looking. Beautiful even. For some of us though, functionality is a bigger part of the user experience than how … Continue reading
Techno-toddlers: A is for Apple | Technology | The Guardian
Techno-toddlers: A is for Apple | Technology | The Guardian. Earlier this year, AVG Technologies, a firm that makes antivirus computer software, conducted a survey of mothers of children aged between two and five with internet access at home. They found … Continue reading
Movie industry buries report proving pirates are great consumers | Geek.com
Movie industry buries report proving pirates are great consumers | Geek.com. The discussion is worth reading; at least the first few posts. While it is certainly true that there are crooks and shysters in the US too, I will grant … Continue reading

