Data, the currency of academic jargon, and a corpus of 14 billion words
Michael Gallagher So let me start with the following caveat: I work for the Stor of J. There, I said it and I am proud of it. That being said, this Data…
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Modern delivery services: Fedex
Perhaps I am stating the obvious on this one, but does anyone else find the following path amazing? From Shanghai to down the street in a day. What a world…
Africa could fuel the world
I am taking this from Appfrica, an absolutely brilliant blog discussing developments on the African continent. Imagine endless row of solar fields in the Sahara. As discussed by Appfrica: “When…
Technology-related events in Africa
I am taking this from the White African, an interesting blog about all things Africa focusing quite a bit on the adoption of technology and developments along those lines. Judging…
Prezi, Kimya Dawson, and a Long Goodbye to Powerpoint
A friend tipped me to Prezi, a new presentation tool that has severed the last feeble connection I had to Powerpoint. I have been experimenting a bit in recent years…
Layer (s) of Reality
In another instance of an item that could indeed be useful for education, at least self-education, I stumbled across an application called Layar via the excellent Ignatia Webs blog. Layar…
Tag cloud plugin for WordPress
I am not sure how much utility this has, but it sure looks cool. This is a WP-Cumulus plugin. Below is a screenshot as taken from the NITLE website. The…