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October 16th, 2009 - 12:48 pm § in FreeAppoftheDay

Your computer has that “not so fresh” feeling? Get AppFresh or TechTracker to update all your apps!

[Translate] AppFresh is a great app for the Mac which scans through your whole computer, checking to see if all of your apps are up to date. It checks them against the iUseThis database to let you know how many other people are also using your favorite apps. All you do is press the “Update [...]

September 22nd, 2009 - 1:03 pm § in Web 2.0

Broke free of my iPhone/AT&T Bondage!: Road Test for the Palm Pre on Sprint

[Translate] Image by zoovroo via Flickr Since its debut in 2007, I’ve been a fanatical iPhone jailbreaker and general enthusiast of the device. As more and more iPhones have begun bogging down the 3G network in the Bay Area, Apple/AT&T seem to be taking their customers for grante[...]

September 3rd, 2009 - 2:22 pm § in Featured Posts, TeacherHax

Over-Extending your Firefox with Extensions? Use Different Firefox-Powered Browsers for Different Tasks!

[Translate] Everyone loves Firefox because there are so many great user-created Add-Ons that make your web browser into much, much more. Add-ons allow you to customize your browser to make tasks easier. This extra performance comes at a slight cost; the more add-ons you pile on, the more sluggi[...]

May 9th, 2008 - 3:40 am § in TeacherHax, Ted Curran, Web 2.0

Keep track of your time with Klok

[Translate] This looks like a cool tool to help you facilitate group work. It’s free, it works on any platform, and it can really help your class projects stay organized and working together. clipped from lifehacker.com Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe Air): Klok, a free time and p[...]

May 7th, 2008 - 8:07 pm § in TeacherHax

Leave a voice message– get an email, text, or blog post!

[Translate] If you prefer to think out loud, Jott might be your thing. After signing up with Jott, you can call their toll free number and just talk. Jott will transcribe your thoughts and send them back in any number of ways! I like that I can send Jotts to my to Do List (at RemembertheMilk.com)[...]

May 6th, 2008 - 3:02 am § in TeacherHax

Google Docs: For groupwork, it rocks!

[Translate] One of the most revolutionary new products that I’ve brought into my school this year is Google Docs. GDocs is an online office suite (a la MS Office) with a word processor, spreadsheets, and presentation software. On their own, they are fine products (although typing a paper o[...]

May 6th, 2008 - 2:48 am § in TeacherHax

Engrade »My favorite (free) online gradebook

[Translate] Engrade »My favorite (free) online gradebook I have messed with lots of gradebook programs, and most just leave me wanting. Most that I’ve tried are sluggish behemoths that prevent me from doing what seems natural and intuitive. I have finally fallen in love with Engrade beca[...]





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