Posts by ProfessorTom
How NOT to use Sony Motion
01 year ago
by ProfessorTom
You’ve got to love this picture that Engadget ran on their post about Sony giving away units of its new production, Motion:
How Does One Properly Cite e-books in a Bibliography?
21 year ago
by ProfessorTom
I have a question that is bugging me: How does one properly cite an e-book? I found this article from Lambuth University Library that discusses APA and MLA suggestions, but I think they are incomplete at best and leave the writer asking more questions than their guidelines answer. Here’s just some of the problems I [...]
Steve Jobs Hates Bloggers
01 year ago
by ProfessorTom
In a recent interview by Walt Mossberg, Steve Jobs uttered the following (can be found in the video around 2:00): One of my beliefs very strongly is that any democracy depends on a free, healthy press. Some of these newspapers are the news gathering and editorial organizations are really important. I don’t want to see [...]
Heavy Thoughts on Iron Man 2
01 year ago
by ProfessorTom
Word on the street has is that Iron Man 2 is a boring film. That’s depends on what you’re looking for in a film. If you’re looking for a lot of great lines, big swooping scenes, some physicality and a lot of “Mommy, wow!” moments, Iron Man 2 delivers…if you’re a fan of clever dialog. [...]
Comcastic Twitter Support
81 year ago
by ProfessorTom
Comcast is overly responsive on Twitter if you mention the magic words. Big Brotherish? Excellent, proactive support? What would you consider COMCASTIC?
iAds
11 year ago
by ProfessorTom
iAds is a direct slap in the face to what used to be one of Apple’s biggest allies–Google. Apple figured out they have an untapped captive audience which means Apple can bombard this audience with ads and make even more money. Google could never tap the AppStore market no matter how hard it tried. Sure, the AppStore [...]
First Moments with iPad – eReaders Pt. 1
01 year ago
by ProfessorTom
Only time will tell how the device will ultimately do. Early numbers best the iPhone, but this is a pricier device than the iPhone and it will cost more to keep the iPad relevant (ebooks, apps, etc.) The success of the iPad will be directly determined by total cost of ownership, something we will take a look at in a future column.
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