- Air Force builds huge supercomputer by linking 1,760 PlayStation 3s http://usat.me?136244 #
- Located the perfect New Year's roast. Vacation continues for another day or so. Getting good at it. #
- Ani and Teagan got a drawing tablet for the Wii for Christmas. Fun to watch them work to figure it out. #
- Public library's really ramping up it's YA ePub collection. Interesting. #
- @CBethM Quite right. Although it seems that our remaining stash of candy canes is impeding their discovery. in reply to CBethM #
- One of my favorite recipes – mostly because of the first sentence. http://twitpic.com/3kcjmi #
- @dkdykstra Do you start at 3pm? Eastern? Mountain? GMT? in reply to dkdykstra #
- @Carenmac Deliciously so. Not sure what happens if you don't start at 3:00. in reply to Carenmac #
- @PaulWHankins It's in the archive on the other device. Look for it there. in reply to PaulWHankins #
- @PaulWHankins iBooks, you'll find, is a slightly better reader software. That said – the eBook infrastructure and marketplace is a mess. in reply to PaulWHankins #
- @PaulWHankins You might want to take a look at the Google Books app, then. Similar functionality and a (cont) http://tl.gd/7olp2u in reply to PaulWHankins #
- There was fake pancake syrup in my house. Can you believe that? Took care of it. #onlyrealsyrupandonlyalittle #
- @MsBuell Oops. My bad. (But imitation syrup is serious business.) in reply to MsBuell #
- Today is Stan Lee's birthday. And Ani's. She's six. He's older. #
- @msstewart Ani says, "Thank you!" in reply to msstewart #
- @AngelaMaiers Bravo. Enjoy the day. in reply to AngelaMaiers #
- Hmm. So, my magic number with @carbonite appears to be 208GB. That's where my backup has frozen and seems unable to advance. Why? #
- @BryanAlexander I like Twitter Tools, a WP plugin. I send the week's tweets to a blog post on my WP (cont) http://tl.gd/7pnf01 in reply to BryanAlexander #
- Off to the single day of work in the middle of an excellent vacation. Big piles of planning and paperwork await. #
- Virginia Board of Education to consider policy banning interaction between students and teachers on non-school (cont) http://tl.gd/7pouqh #
- @audreywatters I reckon those handwritten notes are forbidden, too, unless the pen and paper are provided by the districts. in reply to audreywatters #
- @audreywatters It's a complex policy recommendation. Deserves some sunshine. in reply to audreywatters #
- @audreywatters Isn't it? in reply to audreywatters #
- @jonbecker @stardiverr I hope she'll disagree loudly and publicly. And soon. in reply to jonbecker #
- @audreywatters Bingo. in reply to audreywatters #
- Software updates. Fun. #
- @dehogue @skajder And, perhaps, be clever. in reply to dehogue #
- @teacherken I saw that. How long before the admins would need chaperones, too? in reply to teacherken #
- Ew. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to avoid services such as this one. http://learningearnings.com/faq #
- Colorado DoE is looking for volunteers to help develop its preK12 literacy plans. Important. You available? More info http://bit.ly/fUyJNA #
- @juliafallon Say more. in reply to juliafallon #
- @juliafallon Aha. So Edumyths. Something like that? I like it. in reply to juliafallon #
- @injenuity That's not a bad idea. @juliafallon in reply to injenuity #
- Sent out notifications on the next round of our Digital Administrator Collaborative. Just made some folks' day. Not so much some others. #
- @teacherken So you think that teachers should have some agency, then? (I do, too.) in reply to teacherken #
- @hrheingold I'm interested, as well. in reply to hrheingold #
- Sparrow is *almost* a really good Gmail client. So close. #
- @sharps Except when it hangs up my machine or buttons stop working. That's not terribly simple. Or beautiful. Still – I like it. in reply to sharps #
- Back on vacation. #
- Replaced a wonky phone earlier today. It's amazing how the device is irrelevant when all your info's in the stars. Or clouds. Either way. #
- Spending the holiday acquainting Ms. the Teacher with _Doctor Who_. "The Christmas Carol" was a good in. #
- Snow. #
- City says it's bad out there. So I'm canceling our playmate and we are staying home. Going to show the girls the (cont) http://tl.gd/7qhjhs #
- Uh. So this blasted phone changed "playdate" to "playmate" in that last tweet. Making me seem weird. #
- @jonbecker At least it's not just you? in reply to jonbecker #
- @jonbecker Oh. Good. #happytopubliclyembarrassmyselftosaveothers in reply to jonbecker #
- @dendari Nope. Been hoping for snow. in reply to dendari #
- @jonbecker So Teacher of the Year's probably gone, then. in reply to jonbecker #
- @jonbecker Oh, bother. in reply to jonbecker #
- @skajder Don't get too excited. Just like B&N's "loaning," you can loan a book once for 14 days. Once. Then never again. Ever. in reply to skajder #
- @khoog I think we've gotten a bit more than y'all. Stay safe. in reply to khoog #
- @skajder Read. Just read. in reply to skajder #
- @jonbecker @skajder It's caught me with the library a couple of times. Had to skim second half of things. in reply to jonbecker #
- @jonbecker @skajder Realistically, though, I think it prevents lending. It's a "feature" that most (cont) http://tl.gd/7qiesn in reply to jonbecker #
- @W3iGHTLESS The playmate/playdate autocorrect foolishness. in reply to W3iGHTLESS #
- @msstewart It's public. Help yourself. in reply to msstewart #
- Off to play in the snow. ("Play in the snow"= "shovel the driveway.") http://twitpic.com/3l8xyk http://twitpic.com/3l8xna #
- Now on to the important work. Making snow forts. #
- @tantwy Northern Colorado, USA. in reply to tantwy #
- eBook "lending" is a joke and a disappointment. We should own our digital texts, not just access to them. #
- Hot tea and more snow. I suspect a book's in the near future. #
- @bcrosby Yep. Lots. Negative cold. in reply to bcrosby #
- @jonbecker Welcome. It's nice here. in reply to jonbecker #
- @jonbecker Did you create an account yet? If not, I can give you a free month of premium. in reply to jonbecker #
- The @Evernote team took my question on their podcast – and said that PDF annotation and placekeeping are coming to Evernote. Excellent. #
- @jonbecker Text recognition in your pictures that's searchable. Write your address on a piece of paper. Take a (cont) http://tl.gd/7qm760 in reply to jonbecker #
- @russgoerend I'm thinking it's still illegal. I try not to buy Kindle books. Wish I could buy more free and (cont) http://tl.gd/7qm7qb in reply to russgoerend #
- @russgoerend I should say I "like Adobe DE" as much as someone can like an evil, evil rights deprivation scheme. in reply to russgoerend #
- @timstahmer No, but I know they're bound by Apple's restrictions on rich text editing. Which is frustrating. (cont) http://tl.gd/7qm8f9 in reply to timstahmer #
- @jonbecker @dlnorman Geotagging is starting to get useful, too. in reply to jonbecker #
- @russgoerend @jonbecker Really, I put all my essential files in it. Timecards. Tax receipts. Copy of my library (cont) http://tl.gd/7qmarc in reply to russgoerend #
- @jonbecker Yep. Big files and shared spaces at the moment. Little stuff just for me is all in Evernote now. in reply to jonbecker #
- @jonbecker Anytime. I'm really impressed with what they're building and how they're doing it. (Oh – and once you (cont) http://tl.gd/7qmcol in reply to jonbecker #
- @crafty184 @jonbecker I put some of it there, too. in reply to crafty184 #
- @bengrey Funny. When you mentioned a game, I was going to ask if you'd played _Ticket to Ride_. Good game. in reply to bengrey #
- I'm going to try this. You? http://fit42.net/ #
- Thinking it's time for an end of year list of top people who don't make end of year lists. #
- @miketsimpson Nope. Just that they're working on it. in reply to miketsimpson #
- @doryenchin No. It doesn't. You don't own a Kindle book. You own a license to a text. in reply to doryenchin #
- @danamhuff I think it's possible. But iTunes was an example they might not like. I'm hopeful. in reply to danamhuff #
- @doryenchin You can lend it to one friend. Ever. You don't own what you can't give away. in reply to doryenchin #
- @TyrusBooks I'm interested in free ebooks. What's the next step in reply to TyrusBooks #
- @danamhuff Kindle's double tainted. Proprietary file type AND DRM. They get away with it because they're ubiquitous. in reply to danamhuff #
- @danamhuff I do. Also tainted, but can handle independent ePub and PDF. Or DRM from other vendors. in reply to danamhuff #
- @danamhuff Faster than on what? (Kindle not handling ePub and using their own format is why I went with the nook, in part.) in reply to danamhuff #
- @doryenchin You can sell a physical book. I think progress is being made, but lending was available via B&N a year ago. in reply to doryenchin #
- @gmfunk @mrami2 @danamhuff Huh. I don't know about faster. But I did find that ereaders early on were bad about (cont) http://tl.gd/7qnp2f in reply to gmfunk #
- @danamhuff It's just tricky to cite – and hard for non-Kindlers to follow the citations. in reply to danamhuff #
- @gmfunk @danamhuff @mrami2 @unaflecha Perhaps. Depends. I never highlight or annotate on the nook hardware. Too (cont) http://tl.gd/7qnq3k in reply to gmfunk #
- I'm going to get to shovel snow again today. #allabouttheattitude #
- @nlowell Well, that, too. in reply to nlowell #
- @crafty184 Seriously? Seven kids are it. The rest of the group, heads down and thumbs up. Its go and push down (cont) http://tl.gd/7qp0ld in reply to crafty184 #
- @crafty184 It's not much of a game. Probably a time waster. in reply to crafty184 #
- @crafty184 Ah, progress. in reply to crafty184 #
- @juliafallon 30 day trial of GoToAssist? in reply to juliafallon #
- @juliafallon iChat? in reply to juliafallon #
- @juliafallon Go with GoToAssist. Should be able to drive in a few mouseclicks. in reply to juliafallon #
- @crafty184 @russgoerend Is the Doxie a handy tool? in reply to crafty184 #
- @crafty184 Yeah. Familiar with it. Almost pulled the trigger. You're pleased with the quality? in reply to crafty184 #
- @crafty184 Thanks. in reply to crafty184 #
- Sizable roast in the oven. Friends en route shortly. Good way to end the year. #
- @poh Back at you and yours, Paul. Hope 2011 is a fine year for you. And that our paths cross soon. in reply to poh #
- Hoping your 2011 inspires talking, writing, and otherwise sharing about. Be excellent to each other, y'all. Thanks for a fine 2010. #
- Playing Just Dance. And winning. #
- Still undefeated in tonight's Just Dance challenge. Just saying. #
- Retiring undefeated. There's a bucket list item crossed off. #
- I hope to write more in 2011. #
- Well. That happened. Here's to three weeks of writing the date wrong. #
- @crafty184 I've not used it. Almost completely love Carbonite. in reply to crafty184 #
- @crafty184 Carbonite was brilliant for the first 200GB. Now I'm throttled pretty heavily. That's their policy. (cont) http://tl.gd/7rvs7d in reply to crafty184 #
- @crafty184 Their customer service is solid, too. in reply to crafty184 #
- @crafty184 What'd he say about Mozy? in reply to crafty184 #
- @DianeRavitch Actually, it belongs to Twitter. It's openish. in reply to DianeRavitch #
- @carbonite Why has my backup upload been stuck at 208 GB for the last several days? #
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