www.invasivecode.com What's On iPhone Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students Earlier today, Richard took a look at the state of e-learning 2.0, which got me to thinking about how school might be different if I were in college today because of the influx of new Web 2.0 apps aimed and students. I went to a school that utilized a Virtual Learning Environment called WebCT (since absorbed by the Blackboard company), and it really wasn't very fun to use. Note taking meant writing on paper, study groups meant face-to-face meetings, and if you were struggling through Shakespeare, your best bet was to turn to the library, not the Internet. When I was in college most of the tools in this round up didn't exist. It was truly the dark ages of education! Office Replacements There's no software package I used more in college (or today, for that matter) than Microsoft Office. Notetaking More and more students are bringing laptops to class. Mind Mapping Now you have your notes, you need to put them together. Studying Bookmarking Collaboration Calendars Calculations Other Tools Conclusion
iPod touch Hacks SlapApp 10 Most Awesome Linux Applications I know, I know. Not another blog post that lists the “top 10 something or other”. But bear with me. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what makes a given application awesome. It’s hard to describe just what “awesome” is. With that in mind… my list of the top 10 most awesome applications for the Linux desktop (in no particular order). Elisa Elisa is one bad-ass media center. A simple, modern, attractive look and feel. Conduit Conduit may not be as flashy as Elisa… but holy-convenience-batman is it cool. In a nutshell Conduit allows you to build… conduits… between… things. From the website: “Conduit is a synchronization application for GNOME. Customizable synchronization is just plain awesome. Banshee When it comes to music management, Banshee is it. I’ve said it before, and I’m likely to say it again, but Banshee is the best music player/manager software. Keep your iTunes. I’ve got Banshee. It’s fast, flexible and looks great. Second Life But, man, Second Life is so much more. KOffice GNOME Do
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