This is a good video primer of the information revolution and the parts that all of us must play in it. Information is no longer locked up in walled gardens guarded by a few gatekeepers. It is alive and changing. We are charged with its maintenance. The first few scenes remind me of what research [...]
Archive for June, 2009
26 Jun
Sugar On A Stick
The MIT Technology Review has published an article detailing the latest efforts on behalf of the Sugar Labs project. The newest version of the Sugar operating system is designed to install on a USB thumb drive or CDROM. If it is installed on a thumb drive then user files can be written to it and [...]
25 Jun
Google Voice
Google Voice is finally here! You can sign up for it at www.google.com/voiceinvite.
23 Jun
Internet Surveillance In Iran
Chris Good wrote an excellent article on internet surveillance in Iran. It isn’t as easy as you might think. Even though all network devices have the capability to monitor internet traffic, it can often be very difficult to track down an individual. And, more broadly, how does Internet surveillance work? How can the government restrict, [...]
16 Jun
Where Is Their Vote?
I support the Iranian freedom movement. You can find out more about this important movement by following #IranElection on Twitter or on Andrew Sullivan’s blog. God go with the people of Iran during this difficult time. I am praying for the people of Iran. You should be too…
14 Jun
Web Prescense Web Schmescense
Derek Leek (Conference Webmaster) and I were able to lead a technology workshop last week during annual conference. The title of the workshop was “Web Prescense, Web Schmesence. What the heck is a website and why do I need it?” We had a very interesting discussion with approximately 75 clergy, laity and a few conference [...]
14 Jun
Digital Textbooks
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is pushing for California to adopt digital textbooks in favor if printed ones. This is an effort to help reign in an out of control budget deficit. This makes perfect sense. We expect our children to cart around half their body weight using textbooks that are often out of date before they [...]
