by Derek Morrison, 14 July 2011, updated 17 July 2011 I’ve noticed more and more people turning up at various higher education conferences or seminars with iPads rather than the traditional laptop. My interest lay not in the iPad’s obvious attraction as a highly portable media access and consumption device but rather in how it […]
by Derek Morrison, 26 May 2011 The University of Nottingham’s Periodic Table of Videos is an excellent example of science outreach. All 118 elements in the periodic table now have supporting and stimulating videos hosted on YouTube. Even if you don’t have an interest in the chemistry you have just got to admire the enthusiasm […]
by Derek Morrison, 21 February 2010 (updated 24 February 2010) Any views expressed in this online essay are those of the author alone and should not be construed as necessarily representing the view of any other individuals or organisations. In a fairly detached way I’ve been interested in the trajectory of the ebook concept and […]
by Derek Morrison, 28 January 2010 (updated 30 January and 4 February) I’ve got a serious ebooks posting in the works which I’ve been delaying until Apple launched what some in the geek community called the Messiah Machine or what we now know to be its official name iPad. That posting is for the future […]
by Derek Morrison, 13 October 2009 Here’s an example from the world of podcasts. WVXU Cincinnati has a weekly programme called Cincinnati Edition with a Focus on Technology item also offered as a podcast. The 24 August 2008 edition in particular was of note (MP3). Its strapline says “More and more colleges and universities are […]
by Derek Morrison, 9 July 2009 Normally I wouldn’t want to contribute to the already excessive publicity regarding the Google Chrome OS; this is after all currently only vapourware, but since Auricle is a place for recording reflections this is probably the most appropriate time to do so. Google headquarter’s staff must be ecstatic that […]
by Derek Morrison, 7 July 2009 Does the following represent as possible “get out of gaol” for the newspaper industry? Or is it just an interesting cul de sac? The current generation of ebook readers don’t do visual multimedia, they try to be a two dimensional paper analogue; al la paperback format, e.g. Sony Reader […]
by Derek Morrison, 24 May 2009 It’s not hard to imagine a light robust e-book type device that can also display enhanced content. so The future of books and electronic reading (Sunday Times, 24 May 2009) caught my eye and merited further investigation. But the Random House Book and Beyond Project web site states: Download […]
by Derek Morrison, 8 February 2009 The headline Pop fans click on to stars’ sing’n’sells was enough to make me wince when reading the Sunday newspapers and the story also offered its own share of reflective shudders about how those clever marketing types are ramping up product placement big time. The story was based around […]
