Newsle is a relatively new tool that scans the Internet and notifies you about articles on “you, your friends and colleagues, and anyone else you care about.” The results are gathered and presented to you on your Newsle page and via email. Think Google Alerts meets Tumblr. The site went live last year and was [...]
English: A pile of mobile devices including smart phones, tablets, laptops and ebok readers. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I recently returned from a family gathering in Illinois. On Thanksgiving Day, we had about 23 of us, ranging in age from about 5 years to 82 years, under my parents’ roof. As I looked around [...]
My first introduction to Prezi was during a student presentation in my college class in spring 2011. I was impressed by its visually pleasing, cutting-edge style and noticed that many students quickly adopted Prezi for future assignments. I soon realized that this presentation revolution was not only spreading rapidly across my college campus, but also [...]
As (many?) parents of teenagers will attest – getting through high school means that your house gets TRASHED by random college junk mail, textbooks, broken pencils, and yes, even in this digital age, lots and lots of papers, strewn everywhere. (Don’t even get me started on the laundry…) We have begged, cajoled, bribed, and thrown [...]
In 30 years as a designer, I have strategized photo content with clients, worked on composition, product position and propping, art-directed photographers, and worked with images in every shape, size, format and quality. With the advent of digital, I became a professional photographer too, shooting food, products, high end furniture, wind turbines, architecture, events, executive portraits [...]
Improving, repairing or refurbishing an old website doesn't have to be hard, even if making a good website is. The Right Tools Are Key If you've ever tried any serious home improvement, you know that using the right tools for the job is essential. Some needs are obvious. Who would try to re-caulk a bathtub [...]
iPad mini (Photo credit: patrick-allen) My husband recently interviewed for a vacancy on our local school board. Among the questions the school administrators and other board members asked was, “With technology changing so rapidly, how can we adequately prepare our children for the future?” My husband’s answer was simple: “As long as we [...]
