Friday, February 26, 2010
5 Free Tools to Spring Clean Your Twitter Account
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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4:30 PM
Just started using ManageTwitter--time to clean up the account a little bit. Here are some other tools. http://amplify.com/u/24dw
IOC to investigate Canadian women's hockey team for celebration
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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6:03 AM
A funny world we live in. In this age of politically correct behavior, one would think that this wouldn't happen. I guess if people are not going to exhibit good sportsmanship, then they go all the way to the other end of the spectrum! http://amplify.com/u/242k
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Pew Research News IQ Quiz
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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12:11 PM
A surprisingly straightforward quiz to test your basic political knowledge about current situations. Take the quiz--you might be surprised. http://amplify.com/u/2231
Friday, February 19, 2010
Dell Mini 5 prototype impressions
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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2:04 PM
Looks pretty interesting. It still looks like the industry is trying to find out if there is a market for something between a smartphone and a laptop. Will it be the Mini5, iPad or something else? #edtech http://amplify.com/u/1zmd
Jobs: Flash would murder the iPad. Really now, let’s be realistic #edchat #edtech
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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6:05 AM
The battle between Apple (Steve Jobs) and Adobe continues. This battle has been going on a long time. Don't expect Steve Jobs to give in. http://amplify.com/u/1zd5
Technology secrets of Coney Island's people-tossing machinery, 1931
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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5:56 AM
Interesting to look back in time at technology. http://amplify.com/u/1zd2
Google Voice Explained
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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4:25 AM
I have had Google Voice for a while and I love it. There are so many great features to take advantage of. I love the fact that my Google Voice number will ring all my "regular" phones! http://amplify.com/u/1zbj
Amazing facts and figures about the evolution of hard disk drives
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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4:15 AM
It's always fun to look back on past technology and see how far we have come. Unfortunately, I remember all of this! http://amplify.com/u/1zbh
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Top 10 21st Century Homework Excuses
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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5:36 PM
My favorite all-time excuse: "My maid forgot to put it in my backpack!" http://amplify.com/u/1xoj
Monday, February 15, 2010
Social Media Funnies: If Cavemen Were Bloggers…
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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5:49 PM
Some days you just need a little bit of humor to lighten your day! http://amplify.com/u/1x0h
Sunday, February 14, 2010
What People Do To Make Their Computers Load Faster
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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1:26 PM
This cracks me up! http://amplify.com/u/1wap
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Sarah Palin crib notes mocked by White House aide
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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5:29 AM
Good for a laugh. http://amplify.com/u/1tti
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Top 10 Super Bowl tech ads
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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8:21 AM
Brings back memories! http://amplify.com/u/1s0q
Saturday, February 6, 2010
The Apple iPad: To Buy or Not to Buy? #edchat
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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7:44 AM
Will the iPad be a success? http://amplify.com/u/1ris
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Students Sound Off on School Tech Use #edchat #eduit
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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7:36 AM
Great article on student's tech perspective in schools. It is almost like it is an all or nothing approach these days. You either have schools that have embraced the technology or schools that think that email is high tech. http://amplify.com/u/1q9o
Netflix Stabs Us In The Heart So Hollywood Can Drink Our Blood
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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5:24 AM
Anybody that believes that businesses have the customer's satisfaction as their number 1 goal needs to read this article. I was somewhat aware of this as I wondered why a couple movies I wanted tor rent were available on Amazon to buy but Netflix did not have them available to rent until a month later. http://amplify.com/u/1q67
Classic Start menu in Windows 7 with Classic Shell #eduit
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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4:54 AM
Nice feature for Windows 7 -- Up button is very useful --have the best of all worlds! http://amplify.com/u/1q5r
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Twitter Territory: How States Compare to the Average U.S. Twitter Grade #edchat
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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6:49 AM
Great visual! Also use Twitter Grader to see your grade! http://amplify.com/u/1p2p
Microsoft confirms reports of dramatically reduced battery life under Windows 7 #edchat #eduit
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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6:20 AM
Haven't tested this really since I have my laptop plugged in most of the time but haven't seen this happen on my laptop. Not sure if I really want to test this! http://amplify.com/u/1p29
Monday, February 1, 2010
Microsoft starting bi-hourly shutdowns for the Windows 7 Release Candidate next month
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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12:00 PM
Time to get Windows 7 if you're still using the release candidate! http://amplify.com/u/1oo5
USC fires student manager after his technical foul for ref abuse
Posted by
Jeff Thomas
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11:58 AM
I'm not sure how you "fire" someone who isn't getting paid--or maybe I'm just showing my age and managers do get paid nowadays. Oh well-either way-no pay anymore! http://amplify.com/u/1oo1
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