January 2011
4 posts
The Secret History of Social Networking
From the BBC radio 4 podcasts: a three part series on the history of podcasting…
“In this three-part series the BBC’s technology correspondent Rory Cellan Jones traces the hidden story of social networking, from the early days of computing and the 60s counterculture through to the businesses worth billions today. From their roots in utopian experiments in California, online...
The Best Ways to Tweak Your Search When Google...
From Lifehacker:
“As much as Google (and other search engines) may try, they don’t speak English or any other human language. If you ask a search engine a specific question, it’s probably not going to yield the best results. Fortunately, there are some tricks you can learn to form a really good Google query and end up with more relevant results..
Use the AROUND() Operator
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Using the Mac App Store (video)
In episode number 500 of MacMost Now, Gary Rosenzweig takes a look at the Mac App Store.
After updating to Mac OS X 10.6.6 you can browse, purchase and download Macintosh software using the Mac App Store, which fundamentally changes the way Mac users get software.
A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the...
A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change
by DOUGLAS THOMAS and JOHN SEELY BROWN
AVAILABLE January 15, 2011 at Amazon.com
The 21st century is a world in constant change. In A New Culture of Learning, Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown take up the challenge of understanding how the forces of change can not only be managed, but how they inspire and...
