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    31

    Create an Interactive Whiteboard for Under $100

    July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment

    You can turn each of your existing labs or classrooms with ceiling mounted projectors into interactive smartboards? And you can do it for around $55.
    Wiimote:  $39.76   http://www.walmart.com
    Penteractive casing:  $8.00  http://penteractive.us
    Penteractive IR pen:  $9.00 http://penteractive.us 
    Penteractive also sells the holder for the Wii remote too now.
    Sunpak tripod:  $29.99  http://www.amazon.com
    Wiimote Whiteboard software:  free  PC 
    http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/
    Wiimote Whiteboard software:  free Mac
    http://www.uweschmidt.org/wiimote-whiteboard
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    Apr

    26

    John Mayer Free Fallin

    April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

    John Mayer doing a cover of Tom Petty’s Free Fallin’.

    You know, I thought this was a great performance of Neon, as well:

    I continue to be impressed with John Mayer. Say what you want about his ‘pop-iness’, but the guy really can play guitar and sing.
    I also recommend taking a listen to the John Mayer Trio. [...]

    Nov

    13

    Gmail Video Chat

    November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

    Google has now added Video Chat to Gmail.
    Now there are lots of options.
    Skpe
    Seesmic
    SightSpeed
    Eyeball Chat
    PalTalk
    Ustream
    And many more.
    There is no reason why people should not be taking advantage of the increased communication power that face-to-face video chat provides.

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    Aug

    1

    iPhone Free Applications Review Part 2

    August 1, 2008 | 1 Comment

    This is part 2 in a series. If you haven’t already read it, Please read Applications Review Part 1.
    I have gotten rid of several of the applications I originally downloaded just because they were so bad that they caused the iPod to shut down and restart or just return to the home screen when I [...]

    Jul

    28

    iPhone 2.0 Free Applications Review Part 1

    July 28, 2008 | 3 Comments

    It seems that each night well after I should be in bed, I end up downloading and playing around with all the new applications available for the iPhone.
    I realize that it may not be the most mature thing I am doing with my time… My only defense is that I have yet to pay for [...]

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