In my online travels recently, I came across several stories talking about the merit of e-readers, and specifically reading comprehension when using them. The first story I came across (via Lifehacker) was on Time and titled, Do E-Books Make It Harder to Remember What You Just Read? I thought a little about the claim and how the author supports it, but…
This morning a read a story on MSNBC that got me all fired up: Govt. agencies, colleges demand applicants’ Facebook passwords. It talks about potential employers and schools asking for access to view facebook/twitter accounts either by logging in during an interview or by friending an official.  This is not OK; it shouldn’t be happening on any level and the fact that it’s…
BRG is reporting this morning that a new study suggests Facebook and Twitter are more addictive than cigarettes or alcohol. The way the study was set up is Blackberry users were polled several times a day, asking what they wanted to see in the last 30 minutes; they were also asked to rate their own desire. I really don’t like studies…
I’m going to tell you a story- an anecdote of sorts. I decide one day that I am going to, of my own free will, run down a crowded street, screaming facts about myself. “I’M 26 YEARS OLD,” “I COME FROM MIDDLETOWN, NY,” “I SING A LITTLE TOO LOUD WHEN I’M IN THE SHOWER.” A few days later, I read…
What has seemingly become a tradition on this blog is my annual “Favorites of” post, where I recap some of my favorite things of the year. Even though the posts on this blog have slowed in recent months, I would like to keep that tradition, so here they are!
 So it’s been a while and for that I apologize, but I have been writing for a bunch of other blogs. Today I come to you with a quick tip  that came to me just this morning. Over the weekend I ran into an guy who spoke Italian and after talking for a while I decided to resurrect my New Year’s…
A while back, I wrote a blog post called Are Point and Shoot Digital Cameras Becoming Obsolete? and concluded that yes, they serve as more of a burden than anything. This was back in November. Since then, I’ve had a few students present on their digital cameras for class, where I got a differing opinion. I also went on week…
Here is the links round up for April 10, 2011
As if you needed another reason why both of these guys are awesome. Alec a little more so.
GeekTool Desktop, originally uploaded by jcasabona. Did this up using Geektool and an awesome Atari background. It was featured on Appleviews last month.
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