As an avid lover of books and all things technology, I thought it was high time we have a post on this blog about e-Readers. If you’re not familar with e-Readers, they are portable electronic devices (typically tablet-like) used primarily for reading digital materials, including books, newspapers, magazines, etc. They exist in different formats, including electronic…Continue Reading Thinking of trying out an e-Reader? E-Read this blog post…
Cut, Paste, Fix and Repeat
Anyone who has ever tried to cut and paste a perfectly formatted Word document into myWPI (Blackboard) has probably experienced some difficulties in doing so. Cutting and pasting from word brings a good deal of HTML-like code with the text. This HTML-like code has, in the past, been the cause of endless frustrations such as…Continue Reading Cut, Paste, Fix and Repeat
Blogs
The New York Times recently ran a story saying what most of us had sensed through anecdotal evidence over the past year or so–blogs aren’t what they used to be. In my journalism class I have found students strangely (to me) reluctant to start blogs. At first I thought they were intimidated by the process,…Continue Reading Blogs