There is a really interesting article posted today on the “RescueTime Blog.” Rescue Time is a productivity app that tracks the amount of time users spend on their computers. I actually have it on my computer to see how productive I am. Their unique position gives them access to a lot of data about how [...]
17 Jun, 2010
Another great article about how Google can actually compete with Microsoft. The 5 things that you’ll read in this article are really valid points that I have often looked for. 1. Offline Access – What happened to Gears? 2. Mobile Editing 3. Pricing 4. Collaboration – This is where Google has always had the lead… [...]
Larry Seltzer wrote a great article this morning on PCWorld where he went through the potential pitfalls to consider in a migration from Exchange to Google Apps. These are his conclusions: 1. Mobile Support is Equivalent 2. Migration Testing is Incomplete, Slow 3. You Have a Choice of Email Clients – Which You’ll Appreciate 4. [...]
15 Jun, 2010
Great rundown from Lifehacker about the pros and cons of Microsofts office web apps and Google Docs.
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14 Jan, 2009
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Collaboration| Microsoft
I have been publishing too many shared items and not enough individual posts… so in an efforts to lighten things up, I am going to try posting some short posts so y’all don’t get too bored!
I have long been a HUGE fan of OneNote. It may be one of the most under utilized tools for [...]
19 Feb, 2008
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Microsoft| Student Tools
Just read an article this morning that tomorrow Bill Gates is going to annouce that microsoft is going to make their development software free to college and university students! That is great!
“Covered software includes Visual Studio Professional Edition, XNA Game
Studio, Expression Studio, SQL Server and Windows Server.”
17 Jan, 2008
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Microsoft| Teacher Tools
I came across an article yesterday that really struck me… apparently Microsoft filed a patent “for a system that can track a workers productivity, physical wellbeing and competence.” Yeah, this sounds both amazing and scary.
From the article:
The Microsoft patent details a “unique monitoring system” that includes wireless sensors that read “heart rate, galvanic [...]
17 Jan, 2008
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Microsoft| Student Tools| Teacher Tools
Came across this nice how to translate text in microsoft word tutorial (via Lifehacker). Note: You do have to have the language pack installed for the language you are trying to translate into…
There are a lot of nice features in the new version of Office. I had a chance to try out the new [...]
25 Oct, 2007
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Blogging| EDUCAUSE2007| Microsoft| Student Tools| Teacher Tools| Web 2.0
I heard about SharePoint last year as a way to share content among each other. I know we have a campus agreement with Microsoft right now and as far as I know, all we need to do is enable this option on our servers. I am hoping that if I know more about [...]
12 Jun, 2007
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Instructional Technology| Microsoft| Student Tools| Teacher Tools| Tech Stuff
The hype building up to the June 29th release of the iPhone is just staggering. Steve Jobs predicted that the iPhone will revolutionize and/or reinvent the phone in his Mac World Expo keynote speech. With educators already using cell phones and iPod’s in the classroom, how will this new device impact education? What new ‘revolutionary’ [...]