Livin’ Large
I was vacationing recently in Park City (best snow since 1992-93!) when my work at the University invaded. We were in the process of hiring for an important position on campus, and the only time […]
Author: JBK
High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR)
In an earlier post, I mentioned an interest in “exposure bracketing”, but I didn’t say why. Simply put, it’s the first step in High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR). The linked article explains it more thoroughly […]
Attention Sinks & Time Burglars
Merlin Mann is the editor and founder of 43Folders, a website about personal productivity, lifehacks and simple ways of making your life better. He’s a personal favorite of mine, and I visit his blog often. […]
Tagging Mac Files
What do you get when you mix Quicksilver, Spotlight Comments, and “Smart” folders? You get a quick and easy way to organize files on the Mac using Tags instead of Folders. I like this idea […]
A Vision of Students Today
A colleague sent me a link to the video shown above, and it touches on another of my interests and concerns. With all the technology that today’s students routinely use, are we “meeting them halfway” […]
Solutions to the Digital Discontent
Over the last several months, I worked with a colleague from the University of Wisconsin, Carole Turner, to learn what students want with respect to instructional technology, and how well we are doing in meeting […]
Macintosh Desktop Productivity
As part of the Liberal Arts Summer Faculty Technology Seminars, I presented a session on getting the most from the Macintosh desktop, especially as it relates to connecting applications (both desktop and web-based) and setting […]
Podcasting (an early take)
This is included for historical completeness. I became aware of the podcasting idea just a few months after it was invented, and immediately saw the implications for education. After listening to a few podcasters for […]