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The Magic of Evernote...especially on the iPhone.
Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:12 PM EST
I have been using Evernote for about a year now and I really like it. It takes on many incarnations including a browser bookmark-let, desktop application, and a wonderful iPhone Application.
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Very Cool iPhone App
Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:53 PM EST
I love my iPhone and I am always looking for cool iPhone Applications.
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Netflix Eliminates Profiles Feature
Seeded on Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:11 AM EDT (netflix.com)
We will be eliminating Profiles, the feature that allowed you to set up separate DVD Queues under one account. When? Profiles will be eliminated on September 1, 2008.
News - Teachers: Cost of living pay raise could be repealed
Seeded on Wed May 21, 2008 7:53 PM EDT (ReviewJournal.com - News)
Gov. Jim Gibbons is considering calling a special session of the Legislature to repeal at least a portion of a pending 4 percent cost-of-living raise for state workers, university employees and teachers.
Why Gifted Students Still Hate School, Part II « Lorem Ipsum
Seeded on Sun Apr 6, 2008 1:15 AM EDT (adsoofmelk.wordpress.com)
Okay, I know this hardly qualifies as an original thought, but perhaps my personal experiences can enlighten the issue a little bit: the mediocrity begins in society, but it seems to be concentrated, like B.O. in a cabbie's upholstery, in schools of education.
Unwind - Book Review - Terminate Unruly Children
Seeded on Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:16 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Neal Shusterman's novel "Unwind" explores the aftermath of just such a division. In an undated future, far enough away for iPods to be sold at antique stores, the Heartland War has devastated the United States.
Me: A Political Enigma?
Sat Feb 9, 2008 8:10 PM EST
I started this as a comment on this thread, but thought is was too big and unrelated to be a reasonable comment.
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The Curse of the Hovering Parent
Seeded on Fri Jan 4, 2008 12:14 PM EST (BBC News)
"Helicopter parents" who "hyperactively intervene" in the lives of their offspring could damage their children's job prospects, a careers expert says. Parents are increasingly involved in their children's university and even career choices, Liverpool University's head of careers …
Golden Compass Protest: I'll think for myself, thanks
Sun Nov 18, 2007 7:52 PM EST
I've received the anti-Golden Compass email several times now. For the few people that haven't received the email, some information about the anti-religious themes of the His Dark Materials Trilogy can be found here.p
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Remember Remember The Fifth of November
Mon Nov 5, 2007 7:39 AM EST
Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent To blow up King and Parliament. Three-score barrels of powder below To prove old England's overthro …
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Spreading Homework Out So Even Parents Have Some - New York Times
Seeded on Mon Oct 8, 2007 10:34 AM EDT (The New York Times)
The parents of Damion Frye's ninth-grade students are spending their evenings this fall doing something they thought they had left behind long ago: homework. -- I don't think I'd get the same kind of support this teacher gets from my administration, but it would be nice.
Jam Cell Phones in the classroom
Seeded on Sat Sep 29, 2007 6:02 PM EDT (Engadget)
This is an engadget post about a GSM signal blocker. I just want a general cell phone blocker for my classroom. I am so very tired of confiscating phones that "just needed to be turned off." Too bad these are illegal in the U.S. -Rob
Got a problem? Ask the public schools to solve it!
Seeded on Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:33 PM EDT (The Carpetbagger Report)
This seed is a summary of a Harpers article. Unfortunately seeding Harpers is like seeding the WSJ, useless because of the subscription requirement.
Reconciliation with Atheism
Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:11 AM EDT
At 35 years, I've never given serious consideration that a god doesn't exist or to the possibility that afterlife is imaginary. Now, after losing one parent, going through the traditional grieving process, and reading quite a bit, I'm wondering if zero afterlife is possible.
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Defending Harry Potter
Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:39 PM EDT
I'd like to address the myriad of detractors to the Harry Potter series ------ Are the Harry Potter novels easy to read? Yes. Can they be read for simply fluffy fun? Yes. Are they the children's genre equivalent to the harlequin romance novel? NO!
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10 ways to entertain young children for $1 or less (without the TV)
Seeded on Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:05 PM EDT (Lifehacker)
Sick of paying hundreds of dollars for toys your kids don't play with? Tired of the latest toy catching your child's attention and having it turn out to be something you consider offensive (Bratz) or impossible to acquire (break dancing Elmo)?
Rowling gives details of HP beyond the epilogue
Seeded on Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:42 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
Author gives details on events after the book's final epilogue Because of the headline, I seeded this before I read it. Now that I've read it, I'm pretty happy that I did choose to seed it. (I figured it was a pretty big risk to seed something I hadn't read.)
Harry Potter isn't Enough: aka: Amazon Thinks I Need a New Hobby
Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:05 PM EDT
I'm done buying clothes! If you're on the verge of panic, please relax. I'm not planning to become a nudist. yet
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Teens Having Less Sex - Report
Seeded on Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:44 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)
More young people are finishing high school, too, and more little kids are being read to, according to the latest government snapshot on the well-being of the nation's children.
Rant - WTF Parenting Observation
Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:08 AM EDT
Yesterday, my wife and I took our son to dinner at Sweet Tomatoes, a buffet style salad-bar restaurant. My son loves this place because it has all of his favorite foods (fruit, noodles, croutons, and ice-cream), and he doesn't have to wait for service.
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Review - Shooter
Sun Jul 8, 2007 7:01 PM EDT
Shooter Medium: Movie Genre: Action/Thriller Review Number: 5 of 50 (see the note below) ------ I'm not particularly picky when it comes to the movies I enjoy, and I enjoyed almost all of this movie; however, the last ten minutes really ruined it for me.
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Review - Spider-Man: Reign
Sat Jul 7, 2007 7:47 PM EDT
Spider-Man: Reign ---------- Medium: Graphic Novel Genre: SciFi Review Number: 4 of 50 (see the note below) ********** mild spoilers ********* "What if The Dark Knight Returns was done with Spider-Man instead of Batman?"
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Review - Ratatouille
Sat Jul 7, 2007 7:46 PM EDT
Ratatouille ---------- Medium: Movie Genre: Children's Animated Review Number: 3 of 50 (see the note below) ----------
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Rant - People Mowers (Personal Scooters)
Wed Jul 4, 2007 4:01 AM EDT
Going to an amusement park is always a challenge in terms of maneuvering. The simple quantity of people makes it difficult to get around; however, the latest fad in American transportation and laziness is making it even more wonderful.
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Review - Invisible Prey by Sandford
Mon Jul 2, 2007 3:19 AM EDT
I've taken the challenge offered by Scott Butki: 50 reviews of currently consumed media in a year. This is review #2 --------------------------------------------- Invisible Prey by John Sandford Medium: Novel Genre: Mystery/Suspense ********** mild spoilers **********
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