Monthly Archives: May 2010

Book Review: Txtng, The Gr8 Db8 (link)

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Elizabeth Pyatt

FYI – Just posted a review to Txtng: The Gr8 Db8 by David Crystal, the author of several linguistics books written for the non-specialist audience, fills in this gap for the texting (aka SMS) quite nicely on my Linguist in… More On: Book Review: Txtng, The Gr8 Db8 (link)

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Your Connectivity is Freaking Me Out

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Elizabeth Pyatt

The recent criticism of Facebook’s lack of transparency in its new privacy settings has restirred the pot on the Web vs privacy debate. While some like danah boyd are concerned, others like Jeff Jarvis seem to think the issue is… More On: Your Connectivity is Freaking Me Out

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Video: Svetlana and the Inaccessible Textbook

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Elizabeth Pyatt

Here’s a great video which describes the process for creating an accessible textbook “quickly” via scanning. The best tag line is – “The problem is not that Svetlana is blind. The problem is that this textbook is only published for students… More On: Video: Svetlana and the Inaccessible Textbook

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Games on iTouch > iPad?

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Elizabeth Pyatt

I’m still figuring out how to acquire an iPad, but I am reviewing my favorite games on iTouch (see below) and figuring out how iPad could improve or dis-improve games. My Critical Needs for an iTouch/iPad Game Easy Tapping –… More On: Games on iTouch > iPad?

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Blog Tip: The Permanent Top Entry

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Elizabeth Pyatt

If you are using the Blogs platform for news you may want to sometimes add an entry which stays on top for a while. One way to do that is to change the Publish Date field to a particular late… More On: Blog Tip: The Permanent Top Entry

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