Hello Droid. Bye-Bye G1.

Two things happened yesterday. I had my wisdom teeth pulled, and FedEx brought me my new smartphone - the Motorola Droid. So on balance, yesterday was awesome. That’s how great this thing is. Don’t get me wrong,

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Take Attendance with Android Phone and Google Forms

Google Forms are turning out to be an awesome for academics. I use it for the Philosophy Journal Surveys. Last week, I showed how you can use Google forms to have your students create a gradebook spreadsheet for you. This got me thinking about other cool ways to use Google Forms. In this post, I [...]

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Evernote Blackboard Test: Part Two

Earlier, I posted about Evernote. I focused particularly on the Android smartphone application that was recently released for beta testing. In that post, I did a little blackboard test. I wanted to test the feasibility of using Evernote to (a) take snapshots of a blackboard, and (b) have those snapshots show up accurately in key [...]

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On the Road Again…Again

We’re off on another road trip. Any blogging will likely be mobile. Somethings that will be coming soon… 1. Young Philosophers Call for Papers 2. Journal Survey Update 3. Philosophy (I hope) (Posted from my Android Phone)

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The Long Road Trip and Mobile Blogging

We just got back from our Florida/Midwest trip, and for the first time I really used my phone extensively for blog posts. I kind of love it. I managed to write quite a bit on this phone. I may actually have a draft of a paper now. I’m kind of amazed at how quick and [...]

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Scan2PDF Mobile

Contents [hide] In this post (Google Phone = Pocket Xerox Machine), I discussed some web apps that can turn an Android phone (and other smart phones) into a pocket xerox machine. These services include Evernote and Qipit. I’ve recently found an app on the Android Market that I think is even better for this purpose. [...]

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Blogging on the Road

I’m on the road, but blogging will continue thanks to my Android phone. I have a few things I’ve been thinking about that I plan to write up. While I’m thinking about it - For those of you with wordpress blogs and smartphones, I highly recommend the wordpress plugin - Wphone. I’ve used it now [...]

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Edit Google Doc Spreadsheet with Google Phone!

I opened a spreadsheet in google docs today and discovered that I can now edit my google doc spreadsheets from the google phone! Google was heavily criticized for not hitting the ground with this kind of functionality. I’m glad to see they’re so quick to work on this. This really opens up the phone for [...]

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Google Phone = Pocket Xerox Machine

Free services like Qipit and Evernote are awesome for academia, and the Google Phone really unlocks their power. It’s like having a high quality Xerox machine in your pocket. How These Services Work I’ll focus on Qipit. First, set up an account with Qipit and give them your email address. Next, snap a picture of [...]

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