Tag Archives: software
Whither the Keyboard?
My friend Clarissa writes: Many people are lured into believing that apps can do everything a computer can and never acquire crucial computer skills. They go around brandishing their smartphones and tablets and have no idea why, in spite of … Continue reading
Codeacademy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf5-G2hrb8c#t=64 Kwantlen Polytechnic University Marketing student explains why students should learn code in his post “The ‘C’ Word, and Why You Need to Add It to Your Vocabulary.” “Social collaboration through learning is an incredible motivator” to understand and write … Continue reading
“Ladies Learning Code”
A brilliant former student of mine highly recommends this organization, “a women-run not-for-profit working to empower and inspire more women and girls to become passionate builders – not just consumers – of the web and technology.” Ladies Learning Code is … Continue reading
And now, for software completely different. . .
Love Adobe Creative Suite but can’t stomach the price? Looking for a new e-mail client with a feature that’s missing from your current one? Love Omnifocus, but it’s not available for Windows? Enter Alternativeto.net. Alternativeto.net offers, based on user recommendations, a … Continue reading
Easy on the eyes
If you spend as much time looking at a screen as I frequently do for work and play, you’ve probably experienced eyestrain. Lucky for us, Stereopsis has created a nice little free app that makes that screengazing easier on the … Continue reading
