Archive for the ‘mobile’ Category

The Case for App Stores

Apple has changed the way consumers expect to get access to applications, especially mobile applications, with the creation of its iOS App Store and then the Mac App Store. There are several advantages for the use of app stores that might outweigh its most apparent disadvantage: the possibility of creating walled gardens which allow customers [...]

iBooks Author for Mac

Apple changes the publishing business once again. Sure there are other formats and authoring tools which are supported in iBooks, but this is different: an application that fits tightly in the Apple ecosystem, and as is normally the case with Apple products, simple. Apple unveiled this new tool in their Apple Education event in NYC. Here are [...]

Second Screen Learning?

A phenomenon that can be classified as anything from multitasking to plain distraction is getting more popular as smartphones get smarter and tablet computers more ubiquitous: the use of the “second screen“. It is common now to have at least one person (if not everyone) in the living room watching as movie on TV while, [...]

No Texting While Driving (or Working) – DragonDictate Speech-to-Text

In my post, I always like to talk about useful tools that I personally use. Here is a lifesaver (literally, if youre the kind who cant resist texting while driving). If you are always on the go and of course cant or shouldnt type while driving, here is a practical solution: use DragonDictate. This handy [...]

Adobe Edge – Ferramenta de desenvolvimento em HTML5

Adobe acaba de lançar (gratuitamente) a ferramenta de desenvolvimento de conteúdo Web em HTML5 chamada Edge. Vocês estão considerando seu uso no desenvolvimento de conteúdo pra #EaD ? Seria essa mais uma indicação da direção da Web rumo à padrões mais abertos?  

Google+ Project – New Social Networking Service by Google

Will the guys from Techcrunch soon put one more of Google’s social media endeavors in the deadpool akin to Google Video, Google Wave and so many others?? I hope not, this new (“limited Field Trial”) social networking service Google is cooking up sure sounds intriguing and useful: Google+. Here are the main features of the [...]

Evernote Peek – iPad Smart Cover Flashcard App

In a creative move which combines hardware and software, the developers at Evernote created an ingenious iPad app: Evernote Peek. What’s it good for? Anything traditional flashcards are good for: memorizing facts, studying for tests, having fun in a trivia game.

Handylight Tethering iPhone App is Back

The Handylight app is available again. Don’t get so excited: it is not THE Handylight (the original one had been yanked from the App Store a few days ago). It still costs $0.99 bur the hidden tethering option doesn’t work. If you follow the instructions correctly you will, however, get a *useful* purple flashlight right [...]

GroceryiQ – Grocery Shopping at Your Fingertips

My wife and I installed the GroceryiQ app on our iPhones this past week. Perhaps one of the most useful apps I’ve ever installed. We have a centrally shared shopping list that gets updated dynamically across our iPhones. so, when we add or check off any items, it gets updated immediately for both of us. [...]

Is HTML5 the Future of eLearning?

In the past few years we have seen the rise of the Apple (iPhone/iPod/iPad)  vs. Adobe (Flash) wars. For many reasons (that I don’t agree with), Apple doesn’t seem to want Flash to be enabled in their mobile devices even though many websites rely on the technology to deliver interactive experiences. Accessibility (for users with [...]