Finding new technology so you don't have to
[Update 2/27/2012 : Grab is a similar utility for Mac users. Go to Applications and look in the Utilities folder. — Thanks, Steve!] Well, you already have this screen capture tool if you’re a Windows 7 user. Click the start… Read moreScreen Capture Tool You Already Have
I’m a fan of keyboard shortcuts, so here’s another one. (Okay. I confess. My wife asked me to find this one for her.) Let’s say you’re reading a webpage, and in the process, your cursor gets moved out of the… Read moreQTT: Jump to Address Bar in Firefox and Chrome
[Update 2/29/2012: The folks at Fiesta.cc announced that someone else will be taking over maintenance of the service.] In this earlier blog post, I recommended using Fiesta.cc as a tool for collaboration. It was a quick and easy way to… Read moreFiesta.cc Is Shuttering Its Windows
A couple weeks ago I was sitting in our psychology lab when a student wandered in. Me: Can I help you? Student: <locating the clock on the wall> I was wondering what time it is. The student is visually impaired,… Read moreAnalog Clocks: My Generation’s Slide Rule
My students submit their assignments to me primarily as an email attachment. I have ways of quickly filing the email messages in Outlook (see the SimplyFile blog post), and then quickly saving the attachments all at once to my “student… Read moreCreate a Bunch of Folders at Once
During winter break I spent most of my computer time on my personal laptop. When I got back on my (older) work laptop this week, I found that it was moving at a crawl. The sensation was undoubtedly amplified by… Read moreGoogle Chrome Slowing Down Your Computer?
In July 2011 I wrote about Socrative, a web-based student response system. (See the blog post here.) The brief version: The instructor logs into the Socrative website and gets a room number (change to whatever you’d like). Students visit the… Read moreSocrative: New Features
Scientific American asked their “board of advisers to choose the technologies that they could not live without.” Read their answers here. Having recently read Unbroken, Louis Zamperini’s surviving 47 days on a raft in the Pacific followed by a couple… Read moreIs Your Mobile Technology Turning You into a Workaholic?
12/15/2011 11:46am The presentation has moved into the Q&A session, so I’m going to wrap up here. Be sure to check out the report and the 2011 study infographic. As we slide into the winter break, I hope to have… Read moreEDUCAUSE Live! ECAR National Study of Undergrads and Information Technology 2011: Liveblog
As the term comes to a close and you slide into the break for a bit of a breather, consider checking out these tech tools. I know you probably don’t have time now to look at these, although if you’re… Read moreEnd of 2011: Stuff to Try