Category Archives: Tech

Digital Literacy? :: electronic oxymoron

Posted on August 4, 2008 by tim

The New York Times ran an article last week on the changing face of literacy in the digital age. The column focuses primarily on the habits of teenagers, college-bound students, and how the Internet is impacting their reading. Clearly students … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0′s Catch 22

Posted on July 20, 2008 by tim

I’m sorry to say that not long ago, my personal life hit a Web 2.0 saturation point. Not because I’ve ceased to find interesting applications, but because there’s a finite limit to the number of things you can effectively maintain. … Continue reading →

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Kindle, meet my little friend

Posted on November 26, 2007 by tim

Not unlike a guy who opens a restaurant in the exact same location that one has failed for the last twenty years, Amazon rolled out it’s much talked about new e-book reader. Known as the Kindle, its track on the … Continue reading →

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Steampunk iPod

Posted on November 14, 2007 by tim

Liz and I are getting ready to take a vacation to Seattle, I’ve got about $500 in medical bills that my insurance decided I needed to pay (thanks a lot asshats), Christmas is only a month-and-a-half away, and yet I’m … Continue reading →

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Google’s Original Sin

Posted on July 6, 2007 by tim

Science blog recently posted an article about information glut and questioned why it’s not easier to find things on-line. Interestingly enough, the article’s author (manoamano) kind of answered his/her† own question: We all know about subjectivity and objectivity. We cannot … Continue reading →

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Wiki-evidence

Posted on June 29, 2007 by tim

Even though I have a gut-wrenching aversion to the name “Web 2.0,” I’m often amazed at the number of ways that our user-generated existence bleeds into everyday life. It’s particularly jarring when you hear about a crime and suddenly see … Continue reading →

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Outside the box? There is no box.

Posted on May 10, 2007 by tim

I’ve spent the last three days cloistered in a conference room at the local community college for a marathon workshop on non-profits and grant writing. Even though I, and several other attendees, work for established non-profit organizations, the bulk of … Continue reading →

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