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Gamasutra – Features – 7 Things To Know About HTML5
Here’s why it’s best to wait a bit before developing anything non-trivial in HTML-5 Gamasutra – Features – 7 Things To Know About HTML5. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
A Dying Squirrel
I’ve been worried about this for a while now. A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook YouTube – ?What Google and Facebook … Continue reading
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iPads for College Classrooms? Not So Fast, Some Professors Say. – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education
There. It’s been said. iPads for College Classrooms? Not So Fast, Some Professors Say. – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education. early studies indicate that these finger-based tablets are passive devices that have limited use in higher education. professors … Continue reading
The Decorative Media Principle
I’ve been looking around at a lot of educational sites and I keep running into the same thing. Many of them LOOK nice – I mean: they have nice colours, cute or otherwise appealing characters and graphics; some of them … Continue reading
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On website passwords…..
Digital Domain – A Strong Password Isn’t the Strongest Security – NYTimes.com. I agree with most of this. It should be MY business to choose a good password, and IT’s business to keep their system secure if I choose a … Continue reading
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On second thought, Apple may indeed be changing the world…..
But not the ways it intends. I came across this post on FB the other day: The New Television: How the iPad Changes Everything by Kevin Wheeler on April 27, 2010 In it he talks about how “The iPad is … Continue reading
How to do it right on the Web (I)
When advertisers realize how the web is different from print… (thanks Todd Scott MacIsaac for posting this) http://producten.hema.nl/ Be the first to like. Like Unlike
