Recently, I was surveying 5th graders in a local elementary school. As I parallel parked in the side street, I felt a sense of relief for having found the school. Considering that I am new to the city, I decided that if I had not found the school, because it was taking me much longer […]

Maybe I am behind the times (I usually am, so this isn’t surprising), but I just cannot get into online video. I have tried and tried, but for some reason it’s just not for me. I don’t get into YouTube, I have never used HuLu and despite my best efforts I don’t care enough to […]

Writing is one of the main focuses in education. Since I was in elementary school, I can remember being told time and time again how important it is to write well and express yourself in an eloquent and intelligent manner. And because they taught us that, and so often, I never think twice when writing […]

….”my love,” sang Justin Timberlake over the radio at the bus stop this afternoon…. I smiled as I noticed the woman next to me waiting for the bus singing along. Well actually, all she was able to vocally keep up with throughout the song was “my love” because when she was my age she was […]

Facebook chat is amazing. A week ago, my friends and I were trying to think of a web technology Facebook still needed to integrate. These were the results:
1. Text chat
2. Twitter-like “micro-blogging”
3. Video chat
4. GPS-connected information (ex. “Michael is on campus [click for Google Map]”)
One down.
Twitter is kind of useless to […]

Moving is a stressful task. I’ve moved at least three times and the hassle that comes along with that type of change can really make a person go crazy. But what about when you change your cell phone number? Landline phones are the minority now so when you change your cell phone number it’s almost […]

As many of my fellow college students have expressed to me in the recent weeks, the once-exciting presidential election has disenchanted many of us with the constant mudslinging between candidates and spin from news networks. Does anyone really care about reverends, aside comments (re-publicized and analyzed out of context) or bowling scores? I would hasten […]

5:39 AM EST I felt the earth move under my bed!
As part of my morning routine I had pressed my snooze button on my alarm when it went off at 5:30 AM EST, and when I felt the shake I was reviewing in my head what I would be doing today… in fact I initially […]

What’s the buzz in the Facebook sphere? Facebook Lexicon now gives us an answer, with bonus historical perspective!
The service, playing off Google Trends and similar aggregate counting sites, digs through the content of Facebook Walls and allows users to search for popular terms. The service then charts the use of these words on dynamic graphs […]

Sometimes I get the feeling I’ve become numb to real life. Google has released new features for its “Google Earth” program. For those who don’t know (doubtful) Google Earth “offers maps and satellite images for complex or pinpointed regional searches.” Basically you get to play God. Want to know what Indianapolis, IN looks like? Use […]