Kudos to Dr. Christine Frick, 2007 Clinical Psychology alumna, who is featured in this Veterans Administration video on the benefits of telehealth:
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Clinical Psychology Alumna in VA Telehealth Video
Posted in alumni, psychology, technology on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know?
Posted in global community, information landscape, sustainability, technology on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You’ve probably seen the earlier version of this video. The updated 2008 version (5 minutes long) is below. The information presented is mind boggling. Do you have an answer for the question posed at the end?
Wacky Wednesday Post
Posted in technology on October 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Worth the 2 minutes 39 seconds to watch this very funny video.
Medieval Helpdesk with English Subtitles
Monday’s Mac Tip: How to Right Click
Posted in technology, tips on September 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As a recovering PC user, I can’t live without a right click, which of course Macs don’t have. Or do they?
Actually you can right click on a Mac: just press the control key (ctrl) and click, and you’ll be able to access those handy right-click menus in Zotero and other programs and applications.
Google Enters Browser Wars
Posted in technology on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Google’s Chrome may give Microsoft’s Internet Explorer some stiff competition. But until there are extensions or plugins that can compete with Firefox’s, it likely won’t make much headway with Firefox fans.
CNET’s coverage of the launch includes several stories from different angles.
What’s your browser preference?
Science 2.0
Posted in anything 2.0, science news, technology on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Great article, “Science 2.0—Is Open Access Science the Future?”, from Scientific American about the move toward more open science from several different quarters. One example comes from scientists at MIT, who have created a wiki for sharing lab data and more at OpenWetWare.
Getting Away from Googliath
Posted in technology, tips on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Exalead is a great search alternative to Google. The advanced search gives you easy access to your favorite targeted search techniques (e.g. filetype, site, inurl, intitle).
Use the “on a given site” option to search for org and edu sites.
There are also nifty narrowing options:
And it’s worth taking a look at “More choices,” as it gives [...]
Cell Phones Are for the Birds
Posted in fauna, science news, technology on October 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
According to an article in the Telegraph, MIT researchers are using cell phones to call owls.
When Eben Goodale wants to count the birds, he places a call that triggers phones in the forest to play, via speakers, pre-recorded owl calls, such as hoots and whistles.
Territorial owls raise their heads and approach what they think may [...]
iCranky
Posted in higher ed, technology on October 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There’s a lot of talk in higher education circles about where technology fits in education these days, with the continuing expansion of online courses and degree programs and continually evolving tools, from mp3 players to social networking sites.
In an Inside Higher Ed column entitled, iCranky, Laurence Musgrove,an associate professor of English and foreign languages at [...]
Can University Publishing Be Saved?
Posted in education, technology on August 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Inside Higher Ed has a story on Ithaka’s new report, University Publishing in a Digital Age.
The report and its authors are suggesting that university presses focus less on the book form and consider a major collaborative effort to assume many of the technological and marketing functions that most presses cannot afford, and that universities be [...]
