One more sign Henrico doesn't get
it, 2005.08.19. "Apparently the people of Henrico County have a
different attitude about the value of older low-end iBooks than the
officials running the district."
First Mac minis in classroom a big
hit, Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 2005.05.25. They're tiny,
affordable, and much more powerful than anything else in this
classroom.
No sympathy for pundit bashing Macs
in schools, 2004.12.03. Perhaps Rich Brooks can explain how
bannning Macs will solve all the problems caused by Windows malware
on the school's network.
Typing in student names vs.
importing them, 2003.10.23. Sometimes there are advantages to
doing things the old fashioned way instead of letting your computer
do all the work.
Using iDisk effectively in the
classroom, 2003.10.16. iDisk provides a lot of easy-to-use
functionality that puts you on the cutting edge of educational
technology.
I am not a Mac fanatic,
2003.10.09. Mac or PC should be a matter of choosing the best
solution, not having adminstration dictate a one-platform-fits-all
solution.
iBlog revisited, 2003.10.02.
Some tips and reflections on using iBlog.
30 signs your school is abandoning
the Mac, 2003.05.29. They may not tell anyone it's happening,
but here are some indicators that Macs might be on their way out in
your school.
Defending the Mac in three minutes
or less, 2003.03.06. "I believe this argument isn't really
about Mac vs. PC; in fact, I think it is more about teachers making
professional judgments about what are the right tools to get the
job done."
Advice for Apple Education: Let's
get to it, 2002.11.21. If Apple wants the education market
back, it needs to work with real teachers to solve real problems in
real schools. Here are some ideas to make Apple the front
runner.
An Xserve for the classroom,
2002.11.07. A grant puts an Xserve in the classroom to replace an
ancient G3 with AppleShare IP.
Four apps for your science
class, 2002.02.28. Four freeware programs that can be very
useful in the science (or math or music or photography)
classroom.
Hands on: iBook carts in the
classroom, 2001.11.15. A teacher looks at the strengths and
weaknesses of Apple's 'mobility solution' for iBooks in the
classroom.
Macs in space (er, astronomy),
Jeff Adkins, Mac Lab Report, 2005.01.12. More and more astronomers
are discovering the Mac. Let's hope that leads to better Mac
support from manufacturers.
Shooting Mars with a scope and
webcam, 2003.09.04. The hardware and software that made it
possible to get a decent photo of the Red Planet last week.
Building your own planetarium,
2004.02.25. Fiberglass, inflatable, and cardboard domes - and an
affordable 180-degree projector.
Simulating space flight on a
Mac, 2003.06.06. A-OK! The Wings of Mercury lets you
simulate not only the flight itself, but also ground support in
mission control.
Astronomy, Macs, and Windows
PCs, 2002.08.08. "How much is the savings from that cut-rate
computer worth if you can't get your work done?"
Turn any old Mac into a gameshow
buzzer, 2006.10.07. Want to set up a game show where players
have to buzz in? This Chipmunk Basic app makes it easy and may work
with any Mac running System 6.0 or later.
Tiger tip: Save PDF to Web Receipts
Folder, 2006.04.24. Tired of printing out online receipts only
to misplace them or discover you're out of paper? This new Tiger
feature saves them on your computer.
Capture stills from DVDs with a
simple hack, 03.16. Although Mac OS X doesn't support
screen captures from Apple's DVD Player, this hack adds a
screenshot menu item, making it easy to create your own
stills.
Don't use Sharpies on CD-R,
Mike Webb, 2003.01.14. Using Sharpies and other solvent-based
markers to write on your burned CDs puts your data at risk.
How to make a bootable emergency
CD, 2003.01.02. How to create your own custom bootable CD for
diagnostics, repair, and software restoration.
Never misplace another CD-ROM,
2002.12.26. Using Disk Copy to create image files from your
software CDs for greater convenience, faster file access, and less
disc swapping.
Cloning iBooks for classroom
use, 2002.12.12. FireWire Disk Mode really speeds up the
process of duplicating a standard configuration from one Mac to
another.
21 more uses for a 68K Mac,
2002.05.06. Lots more suggestions for using those old 680x0-based
Macs on today's networks.
Education the key to killing
spam, 2006.08.09. The only reason spam exists is because it
works. If we could only teach people not to respond.....
23 reasons Microsoft's Zune is
doomed, 2006.07.25. The iPod's mantra is simplify, simplify,
simplify. Microsofts seems to be complexify, complexify,
complexify. And we all know which consumers prefer.
Apple should make OS 9 free,
2005.08.31. Apple has little to lose and much good will to gain by
making OS 9 a free operating system.
Stand for the Mac against mindless
conformity, 2004.12.07. It's time to take a stand against those
who preach mindless conformity to the dominant Wintel standard and
speak up for platform diversity.
Is Windows killing the
Internet?, 2004.08.23. Thanks to Windows viruses, the Internet
has become something for most computer users to fear.
Time for Apple to do the right
thing, 2002.09.12. "...Apple's in no position to be treating
its faithful customers the way they have in the recent past."
iBook takes a lickin',
2002.08.01. Crunch. Scratch. Crack. This iBook keeps coming back
for more.
Why I use a Mac, 2002.05.30.
Ten unabashedly personal reasons for prefering a Macintosh to that
other platform.
More on AppleWorks, 2002.03.28.
Another look at ClarisWorks 4 and AppleWorks 5-6.
Improving AppleWorks,
2002.03.21. AppleWorks 6 is great, but a few improvements could
reduce the need to use Microsoft Office.
Why monopolies are bad,
2002.02.14. Whether we're talking about the board game, Boss Tweed,
AT&T, or Microsoft, monopolies always end up taking advantage
of consumers.
Hands on: A new PowerBook with
Tiger, 2005.05.18. The new 15" PowerBook has some nice
improvements over the titanium model, and Tiger is icing on the
cake.
Panther improves Classic,
2004.02.04. Mac OS 9 isn't dead. Under Panther the classic
envirionment is better than it's ever been under Mac OS X.
Keynote 1.1: Worth the price?,
2003.11.06. Keynote's presentations look marvelous, but some parts
are clumsy and other important features are completely
missing.
StarQuiz review, 2002.10.24.
"There are only a few features missing from StarQuiz to make it a
truly outstanding package...."
Graphical Analysis 3 in the
classroom, 2002.09.05. "When it comes down to it, GA3 is simply
the best tool for the job in a science or math setting."
Review: PowerKey programmable power
manager, 2002.05.23. Sophisticated Circuits' PowerKey can
intelligently turn on your Mac and peripherals with a keypress or
via software.
Hands on: iBook carts in the
classroom, 2001.11.15. A teacher looks at the strengths and
weaknesses of Apple's 'mobility solution' for iBooks in the
classroom.
So long Eudora, hello OS X Mail,
2004.03.19. "I debated paying for Eudora again-- and then realized
I'd never really tried out Mail, which is included with OS X."
Mac user resolutions for 2004,
2004.01.08. Ten things Mac users might want to consider doing
sometime in the new year.
Visiting the Apple Store - worth
the trip?, 2003.10.30. "The whole point of shopping in person
is to respond to the packaging, pick up a box, decide you want it,
and buy it right then and there...."
Clever product idea for
TiBooks, 2003.07.03. Here's a simple idea that could make it a
lot easier to plug things into the back of the titanium PowerBook
G4.
Other things I'd pay 99¢
for, 2003.05.08. I'd pay 99¢ for a shareware game, a month
of ad-free site access, or to send 1000 emails if spammers had to
do the same.
Fighting spam with Bayesian
filtering, 2003.02.27. Smarter email filtering could be used to
both fight unwanted spam and point out potentially important
messages.
Jaguar faster, smoother, more
responsive, 2002.11.14. "I found Jaguar to be faster, smoother
with the eye-candy effects, and generally more responsive than any
of the other previous incarnations of OS X."
Problems upgrading from 10.1 to
Jaguar, 2002.11.11. Partition too small to use the upgrade, and
you can't install the upgrade without OS X already installed.
Adventures in ebook reading,
2002.10.03. "I didn't really get 'into' the PDA thing until my wife
introduced me to ebooks - books published electronically
specifically for use on a PDA or other small device."
Salute to SatireWire,
2002.08.29. "Let us remember the barbs, the voice of sanity crying
out in the dot com hurricane...."
New iMac, old Mac OS,
2002.08.22. "Little things I really need keep yanking me back to 9.
Odd little errors, missing functions, software that won't work and
that I can't afford to replace."
Macs, PCs, support, and
strategy, 2002.06.27. Dells, displaced Macs, pathetic IT
support, and a few suggestions on how Apple could address problems
Macs face in education.
Plagiarism vs. research,
2002.06.03. A teacher's thoughts on detecting plagiarism and
promoting real research.
SE/30 catharsis - or not,
2002.05.16. "I decided that I would get an SE/30 on the internal
network surfing the Internet as a cathartic treatment."
Macs for little kids,
2002.04.18. My twin 3 year old sons learned to use a trackball
before they could talk.
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