admin on July 7th, 2009

Australian students using netbooks in the classroom.
Since Governor Swarzeneggar’s recent move to make digital textbooks a reality in California, I have been watching the process unfold and have listened to a dizzying array of public reaction. Typically, many people fire off opinions prior to becoming fully informed on the subject. Some fear that economically-disadvantaged students [...]

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admin on June 18th, 2009

This is about electronic books, or “ebooks” as they’ve come to be known. I’ve had books available in this format for ten years now. For ten years, I’ve been waiting for this manner of reading to come into its own. It’s getting closer, just not there yet.
There is a lot to write about with regard [...]

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Pam-Anne on May 28th, 2009

I already know I couldn’t.  It was hard enough traveling to Singapore earlier this year; off-planet would be beyond my limit.
I think the problem is that, as a long-time sci-fi fan, I know all about the things that can happen up there. And this thing is no Deep Space Nine.
You can run out of air. [...]

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