Here’s the Quick Tip Tell your students to make sure they can edit the file in Google Docs before sharing (especially if they’re uploading .wps and .doc files). Remind them to leave the “Convert to Google Docs format” option checked when uploading. Remind them to leave the “To Edit” option checked when sharing. Here’s the explanation why ...
A while back I outlined 10 reasons to have students submit papers using Google Docs. Now that I’ve used Google Docs for two terms, I have some tips and suggestions to make using Google Docs easier on you and, generally, more awesome. ...
I’m now a contributor at AndroidGuys. Android Guys has been one of my favorite places to get Android related news since the first Android phone launched, and so I’m pretty excited to be able to help these guys out. You can check out my first post here.. It’s a video review/demo of Scan2pdf Mobile. Here’s ...
Within a week of each other, Windows and Apple declared legal war on Google in two separate arenas. Windows Earlier last week the European commission started an anti-trust probe. There were suspicions that Microsoft was behind some of the complaints. Last Friday, Microsoft acknowledged that they were. (Aside: If Google is guilty of anti-trust violation, then they ...
A team of computer scientists from Rutgers University recently revealed a range of nasty things a hacker can do with some simple, difficult to detect, malware. A hacker could text your phone and drain your battery, turn on your microphone and eavesdrop on important conversations, or even turn on your GPS receiver and figure out ...
Funny, but I still favor the laptop policy I introduced a few semesters back. Also, (Spoiler Alert) I wish I could have seen the laptop shatter. The video doesn’t catch it. ...
That was fast. Apple announces the iPad, and we already get a response from Google. I definitely would want one of these. Story here. ...
Sweet! I’ve been using Wp2Go for Android. I love, and it turns out that the folks at Wordpress love it too. Wordpress merged their Android App project with Wp2Go. Itt looks like this new has a wide array of additional features. If you already use Wp2Go you’ll still need to download the app. Search “wordpress” in the ...
Here’s something cool you can do with Google Docs. I’ve created a couple of short self-diagnostic quizzes so that students can practice distinguishing between valid and invalid arguments. Feel free to embed these in your own course webpages. ...
I’m back. The break was great. We went to Jamaica just before Christmas with my wife’s side of the family, and we just finished Christmas with my side of the family. It’s time to start doing some philosophy. The really exciting news is that my wife and my folks went in together and bought me the nook ...