One Eye or Two?

When we got married our good friend Joyce gave us a pair of Nikon Travelite binoculars. She knew we enjoyed birding, and would get good use from them. Too much use, almost to the detriment of our marriage, as it turns out. We fought over who got to use them. So, we bought a second [...]

Posted by Tom on January 3rd, 2012 | 3 Comments Posted in Gear

iPad After Six Months

It’s been over six months since I’ve had my iPad (well, nearly seven, actually) and has been about that much time since I first wrote about it. Since then I’ve had a chance to put it through its paces and see what apps I like best. I’m still frustrated by the lack of Flash. There [...]

Posted by Tom on January 2nd, 2012 | No Comments Posted in EdTech, Gear

iPad – First Impressions

Our district purchased several iPads for special ed and for our ESOL teachers. I’ve had one for a week to put it through its paces and see how it might work, and how we might design some staff development. I can see the educational benefits of iPads in the classrooms, and I’ve seen some excellent [...]

Posted by Tom on May 28th, 2011 | 9 Comments Posted in Gear, General Technology

The Perfect Point-and-Shoot

I think that any camera person is a de facto gadget person.  If you get into this hobby seriously there is a ton of STUFF you want to buy to make your photos better – lenses, flashes, tripods, lighting, the cameras themselves, then bags to hold it all.  With the age of digital cameras there [...]

Posted by Tom on February 11th, 2011 | 1 Comment Posted in Gear, Photography, Uncategorized

Bring Your Own Bandwidth

While in Washington State last week I didn’t have good Internet access. Laura’s mom still uses AOL dial-up. Neighbor Duff offered access to his WiFi, but we were just out of range. So this was the perfect chance to try tethering my laptop to my HTC Android phone. It worked brilliantly! I had explored several [...]

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Posted by Tom on August 11th, 2010 | 2 Comments Posted in EdTech, Gear, General Technology
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