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This time of the year, everyone is working extra hard, often for long stretches at a time. But it’s not productive to sit and study for long periods of time without taking breaks. My latest way to take a short break is the game “Little Things Forever,” by developer Klicktock. I play it on the […]
Well THIS is a bummer. I opened up Google Reader this morning and was greeted with the very depressing message “Google Reader will not be available after July 1, 2013.” I’ve spent countless hours with Reader (keeping track of the latest technology trends, deciding what to cook for dinner, enjoying pretty photographs, and so many […]
Thinking about getting one of the new tablets that have hit the market recently? Maybe you’re not sure which one to ask for buy someone as a holiday gift? The folks in the Vitale Digital Media Lab in Van Pelt Library just got: iPad mini iPad 4 Nexus 7 Nexus 10 Microsoft Surface And you’re […]
By now, hopefully you’ve discovered Penn’s new Penn+Box service, which works a lot like Dropbox, except that you get 20GB of free storage. (If not, here’s Kate’s review: http://appsontap.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/dropbox-full-try-pennbox/ ) There’s a Box app for the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, and it turns out you can use your PennKey to log into it, but […]
I finally got an iPhone 5 (I waited in line at the Apple store from 7:30am), and I love it. I’m upgrading from an iPhone 4, so I’m seeing some real improvements over my old phone. You’ve probably heard about some of them already, but I wanted to share my favorites and mention some of […]
The Weigle Information Commons and the Weingarten Learning Resources Center (VPUL) are offering a series of workshops this fall at WIC that will address how to take productivity principles from the analog world and apply them to using your iOS devices. The 3 workshops, titled Time Management, Note Taking, and Research & Critical Thinking, will […]
Nick down in the Vitale Digital Media Lab has written a great blog post on how to publish your document in one of the e-book formats so that people can read it on their Kindle, Nook, iPad or other e-reader. He addresses the issues of which software to use to convert your book to the […]
I really like the iPad. But I don’t like typing on it. Sure, for some things, you just need a laptop and keyboard. There’s simply no substitute. But on the whole, I much prefer to take notes on a pad of paper. Plus certain types of note-taking (sketches, math equations, diagrams, charts & graphs–not to mention […]
Everyone needs a study break now and then, so I thought I’d share my current favorite iPhone game. Gesundheit! is deceptively simple at first, but its beautiful (and adorable) hand-drawn art and its happy accompanying music pull you in deeper for hours of enjoyment. I was dubious at first, but i’ve been playing semi-obsessively since […]
The folks at the Weigle Information Commons have posted a review on their blog of a bunch of different touch pad styluses. Spoiler alert: They like the Bamboo stylus the best, but they also highlight some others that different people might like better for various reasons (the size of your hands, portability, etc.) Also, even […]
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