April 2012
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Who owns the information you store in the cloud? →
I think it is important to consider the ownership you maintain over files and information you store within online services. This article from AppAdvice offers a good summary about your “rights” when storing things on several popular cloud services.
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Harvard Library: subscriptions too costly, faculty... →
I find it odd that subscription cost is what prompts Harvard to propose a shift toward open-access publication, but I am excited by the benefits this may bring to the future of academic publishing. I wager that Harvard maintains the clout to bring “prestige” to a model centered on open-access.
Flashback Checker for Mac to check for the... →
Attention all Mac users:
The days of minimal virus susceptibility for Macs are on the decline. Be sure to run this free piece of software to determine if your Mac is free of the Flashback Trojan.
February 2012
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December 2011
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Amazon leveraging iOS app and discounts to lure... →
Good added price-cut bonus!
Amazon, the online shopping juggernaut, just announced that it will incentivize shoppers in physical retail stores to buy products on the Amazon.com instead by shaving an additional five percent off of qualifying products. The company urged customers to download their updated Price Check app so they could price check items as they stroll down the store aisles this...
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Today, think about how you think about HIV/AIDS.
It has been over 20 years since Leo Bersani published “Is the Rectum a Grave?” in the journal October, and 15 years since we received his book Homos. I continually return to and think about these works on December 1st, when people speak about HIV & AIDS on World AIDS Day and remind us of an opportunity “to unite in the fight against HIV.”
At the same time, I return to...
November 2011
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iPhone OS apps on sale during Black Friday/Cyber...
Lots of apps are on sale this weekend. Check out the good deals. [Links will open iTunes on your computer or the App Store on your iDevice.]
1Password for iPhone
1Password Pro
3D Camera
A Charlie Brown Christmas
ABBYY Business Card Reader
Activity Monitor Touch
AD HelpDesk
Angelina Ballerina\’s New Ballet Teacher
AudioTools
AutoRingtone PRO Text to Speech CallerID Ringtones
Baby...
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Most Likely iPad Buyer Is a Male, Pet-Owning... →
They certainly have me pegged.
July 2011
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Apps for iPad [updated 18 July 2011]
Many of my friends and family have asked me about iPhone and iPad Apps I use frequently, which has led me to create this concise list to share instead of continually re-mailing or re-listing in other places.
My first piece of advice is to download Apps that track pricing and summarize reviews, which allow you to create lists for Apps you want and to avoid over-paying for Apps from companies with...
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Apps for iPhone [updated 18 July 2011]
Many of my friends and family have asked me about iPhone and iPad Apps I use frequently, which has led me to create this concise list to share instead of continually re-mailing or re-listing in other places.
My first piece of advice is to download Apps that track pricing and summarize reviews, which allow you to create lists for Apps you want and to avoid over-paying for Apps from companies with...
June 2011
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Lifetime access to up-to-date info—is this the... →
As an undergraduate student majoring in chemistry and biochemistry, I spent a lot of money on science textbooks. When classes ended, I kept all of my books instead of selling them back…
A plastic bag meets a reusable bag in a bar... →
Are plastic bag manufacturers really suing reusable bag manufacturers now? Why not diversify? Why not quit producing resource-wasting products?
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Textbooks By Kno Helps Students Save Money →
Textbooks by Kno, Inc. is a new textbook download app that offers over 70,000 titles at discounted prices from 30-50 percent off. Plus, the app’s website, kno.com offers even…
[continue reading at link, or get the app here: Textbooks - Kno Inc.]
May 2011
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iWork finally goes universal! →
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Shameless (albeit useful) Plug: Amazon for...
I am a huge advocate for deals on Amazon. Last year Amazon began a program for students, called Amazon Students. You sign up for the program for free with your University e-mail account (HINT: Works for faculty as well!!). The perks: one free year of Amazon Prime, discounts and announcements on student-oriented products (like Textbook Trade-In), and special promotions like what I am shamelessly...
E'ffing hysterical. Thinking Twitter is Google. →
100,000 Facebook Apps Have Been Accidentally... →
Not only has my information been compromised by the Playstation Network hack, but not Facebook has been leaking personal data. I think I may now need to rework all of my passwords. Ugh.
Do You Have to Be Quiet in a Coffee Shop?... →
I live 2,912 miles from the office. Understandably, I don’t make it in every day—mostly I telecommute. And, because I like to see more of the world than my kitchen, that means a lot of cafe…
Watch All 66 of Apple’s Mac vs PC Campaign Ads... →
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w85fxNueX4g
Apple has provided us with some of the best ads ever created. The Mac vs PC Campaign ads have been some of the most memorably entertaining…
Half-Price Frappuccino Happy Hour →
For all of my friends who over-indulge in Starbucks, most stores are participating in a 3:00p-5:00p Frap Happy Hour from May 6-15. Try the returning Mocha Coconut frap! Delicious. (Oh, and if you are not an over-sweet flavor fan, ask for half chocolate).
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Talkatone Updated: Now Send Free SMS Messages Over... →
This should be useful for many of my friends with limited calling and/or texting plans. It only requires that you set-up a Google Voice account that you link with your iPhone number.
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Zotero vs. EndNote →
We here at ProfHacker are big fans of Zotero. Some of our earliest posts covered teaching with Zotero groups and making your WordPress blog Zotero-able (although we can’t…
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Why I Might Be (although I would rather not be)... →
Last week I publicly (via Twitter—really what other venue is there?) mentioned that I might be leaving Dropbox. What ensued was a rather lengthy conversation between me and others as to…
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Stability and Security in the Cloud →
Here at ProfHacker, we write often about various Web services that “live in the cloud.” It’s no secret, for example, that we’re big fans of “All Things Google,” and we don’t even try…
“Hate is not inborn ; it has to be constantly cultivated, to be brought into...”
– Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks
“O my body, make of me always a man who questions!”
– Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks
July 2010
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MySpace and Facebook: How Racist Language Frames... →
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Skin Whitening, Tanning, and Vaseline’s... →
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Discover Your Personal Organizational Style →
I’ve long been interested in systems of personality or temperament typing, ranging from the Keirsey Temperament Sorter to the Ayurvedic doshas to any number of magazine or Facebook quizzes. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve found the Myers-Briggs system very helpful in my personal and professional life—much more so than the quiz I took about which kind of pirate I would be. But...
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Thoughts on the Rebirth of FEED →
Last month, the archives of FEED, one of the first great webzines, came back online, after nine years’ absence. FEED was a remarkable site: Beyond founding editors Stefanie Syman and Steven Johnson, writers like Clay Shirky, Alex Ross, Josh Marshall, Julian Dibbell, and countless others made their reputations in the first flush of online cultural criticism. Eventually, FEED would join...