Category Archives: Technology

iPhone Killers

Posted on Thursday - October 18, 2012 by Warren Ediger

I pulled into the carport (a protected area with only a roof) at my mother’s house late one Sunday night last year, tired after a long difficult day. While driving, I had used my iPhone to talk to my brother … Continue reading →

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Art in the 21st Century

Posted on Tuesday - April 10, 2012 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

I’ve recently started reading a book by English historian Paul Johnson called Art: A New History. I confess (tell you a secret) that I don’t know very much about art, although I took a class in art history when I … Continue reading →

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#SortofInteresting

Posted on Tuesday - October 4, 2011 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Almost everyone on the Internet has heard of Twitter, a micro-blogging (a mini or small blogging) service where you are able to send short, 140–characters–or–less messages to people who “follow” you on the service. (We talked about it briefly here.) … Continue reading →

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Gadgets by Gender

Posted on Tuesday - August 30, 2011 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

A gadget is a small, often electronic device (machine) such as a cellphone or calculator. Gender usually refers to whether someone is a man or a woman. As things, gadgets are neither male nor female, but there is definitely a … Continue reading →

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Google Doodles

Posted on Tuesday - August 2, 2011 by Dr. Lucy Tse

If you’re a regular user of the search engine Google, you’re probably familiar with Google’s doodles. Normally, a doodle is a picture you draw or something you write when you’re not really paying attention, maybe while you’re bored in a … Continue reading →

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Why Does My Digital Camera Have a Clicking Sound?

Posted on Tuesday - May 24, 2011 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Like a lot of other smartphones nowadays, my phone has a camera. When I take a picture, there is a sound that is made that is just like the sound the cameras of my youth (when I was young)  made … Continue reading →

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Thanks for Nothing

Posted on Thursday - January 13, 2011 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Andy Borowitz is a humorist (a comedian; someone who tries to be funny). His website is filled with fake (invented; not real) news stories that are, depending on your political views, supposed to be funny (similar to The Onion).  In … Continue reading →

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Forget the iPhone. Check out my rPhone!

Posted on Thursday - September 9, 2010 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Oh, sure, you’ve heard of the iPhone, Apple’s smartphone (phones that have other functions, such as music and video players and web browsers). Millions have been sold, and it has singlehandedly (by itself, without any other help) changed the way … Continue reading →

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An Easier Way for Internet Reading

Posted on Thursday - December 3, 2009 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

I hate reading things online. I don’t mind (am not bothered by) reading short articles and emails, or a paragraph here and there from a blog post, but if the article is more than one or two pages long, I … Continue reading →

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Is iTunes U for You?

Posted on Wednesday - July 23, 2008 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

As some of you probably know already, iTunes has a special section for university lectures and classes.  Different universities, including some of the best in the United States, provide free lectures and demonstrations on a variety of topics from some … Continue reading →

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