Articles I Wrote for Other Sites: Summer 2012

The Appstorm Network Favorite: What is Google Now and How Do I Use It? (Android) Access and Edit Files with Google Drive (Android) Bring Basecamp Next to Android with Everest (Android) Manage Your Finances with Mint (Android) Back to School: 40 Great Apps for Students (Android) Microsoft Ups Its Email Game with the New Outlook.com (Web) Tutorials Favorite: Master the WordPress Loop (.net Magazine) Automatically…

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Small Business Websites

Yesterday I read a very interesting article in the USA Today about the 7 Deadly Sins of Website Creation. The article (actually entitled, ‘What should a small business’ website do?’) talks about just how important a good website is for a small business. After reading it, I couldn’t agree more. A while back the local paper published a story about…

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The Web is Dead

In Wired Magazine’s latest issue they proclaim, “The Web is Dead. Long Live the Internet.” I was pretty intrigued by this and decided to read the article (and subsequently subscribe to Wired. Well played, Wired). It’s divided into 2 parts, Blame Us (consumers) and Blame Them (corporations), and is very well written. I decided I’d have my students read it so we…

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Facebook Places

A couple of weeks ago Facebook announced the latest service in their social networking scheme, Places. It allows you to ‘check-in’ using your iPhone or the mobile web and post your location to your Facebook profile. You can also tag friends and see who is nearby. I asked my students- college freshmen- what they thought of Facebook Places and got…

Links Round Up for 7/25/10

How To Design And Style Your WordPress Plugin Admin Panel: This helped me immensely this week. Great for any WordPress Plugin Developer NYT Q&A- Moving Media to the Droid: This can apply to any Android phone. This is something I wish was a little more intuitive; this guide is very helpful Dexter Season 5 Trailer: I can not wait for…