Last night, I was finally able to view Apple’s recent education event from New York City. Yes, I had read about their announcements and downloaded iBooks Author and the new iTunes U, but hadn’t realized just how potentially game-changing these new tools are for what I do.
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Our Gadget Complicity
Last night’s This American Life featured a show about the working conditions in China that are a direct consequence of our — the West’s — need for gadgets. And while one company alone is not to blame, this show examines Apple’s relationship with Foxconn.
End of May
I haven’t written on my blog during the whole month of May as should be obvious. I’d like to say that I’ve been writing elsewhere, but that would be a lie. I have been on break — a much needed break. Alas, May is at an end, and so is my break. I begin teaching [...]
New i7
That’s geek-speak for new 27″ iMac, baby! The i7 designates one of Intel’s newest quad-core processors, so this sucker is fast. It makes my two-and-a-half-year-old MacBook Pro feel like a dinosaur. Also, the 27″ LED monitor is big, bright, and beautiful. I was originally going to replace the MBP with a new one. Since I [...]
Apple, I Love You. Apple, I Hate You.
With the imminent release of the iPad on April 5, it and its older cousins the iPhone and iPod Touch are getting increasing attention by the tech pundits. I have an iPhone, and I generally like it, but it seems to stand for everything I despise about where technology is headed. I love and hate Apple, Inc. Here’s why.
WCWJU
I’m thinking about starting a religion. Seriously. It seems that only narratives about belief and faith get anywhere in this country these days. Facts are irrelevant — too pedestrian. Loud opinion is king, and my don’t we have plenty of it to go around? Not only do we like opinions, but we seem to relish [...]
Mac in Action
Several weeks ago, my MacBook Pro’s monitor started acting up. I purchased my 15″ MBP in November of 2007, so it was about two months out-of-warranty when the monitor would inadvertently not come on during boot or flicker off during use. Finally, after I lived for a month with the display’s new capriciousness, it went [...]