I just heard a news report that spoke of the winter storm that had “wreaked havoc” on the midwest. Tornadoes wreak havoc. Floods wreak havoc. I look out my bedroom this Christmas morn and think the only havoc the snow caused was to disrupt our chaotic lives. No, there is only beauty out my bedroom… Continue reading The calmness of a winter snow
In the Boston Review article “Can Technology End Poverty?“, Kentaro Toyama provides a strong case that technology is not additive but multiplicative. As such, in cases where there is limited economic, educational, and social capacity its impact upon individuals and communities will be more limited than in those cases where there is already significant capacity. … Continue reading Technology as magnifier
Recently as any opening discussion in my Everyday Christian, Everyday Justice class I posed the question “What did Frances Bellamy mean by the words ‘…with liberty and justice for all.’ as he included them in the pledge of allegiance?” In researching the pledge in advance of class, I found that Frances Bellamy was expressing the… Continue reading Looking Backward: 2000 to 1887
When my Blackberry Tour failed last week, I decided to upgrade to a new Droid 2 phone. One thing I had just begun doing on my Blackberry was reading eBooks. With the additional screen size, I was hoping the Droid would prove an even better interface for eBooks, and it has. I especially like the… Continue reading Reading Library eBooks on my Android
I was looking for a new router with our move from DSL to cable broadband and was also needing a new device to share a couple of USB printers since our old desktop is on its last legs. A number of products, including the Belkin and D-Link routers that include USB ports, do print sharing. … Continue reading Setting up the Netgear Rangemax WNR3500L Router to Share Printers
