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Star Wars by George Lucas? Pfft. Star Wars by BioWare? Yes!

November 02 Comments Off on Star Wars by George Lucas? Pfft. Star Wars by BioWare? Yes! Category: Feed, Games, HackText

I don’t care anymore when George Lucas abuses Star Wars. But when BioWare gets the licence? That’s exciting. Star Wars The Old Republic is no exception. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oy-2E4YQpU[/youtube] I mean, that’s only one of the many trailers I’ve watched and it alone gets me more excited to play the game than all the Brewmasters in Pandaria. […]

6 simple rules for a better website header.

October 11 Comments Off on 6 simple rules for a better website header. Category: Feed, HackText, Transmedia

The header of a website is one of its most valuable areas, but it is often underused. How to fully use the top of your website. Website headers (or the [tooltip content=”Perhaps the most popular alternate term for the header area. ” url=”” ]banner area[/tooltip]) seems considered sacrosanct. It’s one of the most visible parts of a […]

Amazon could solve the digital divide tomorrow and turn a profit on it next year.

October 10 Comments Off on Amazon could solve the digital divide tomorrow and turn a profit on it next year. Category: Feed, HackText

Amazon’s $80 Kindle could close the gap in access to information technology and provide the good experience without the bad. When I’m involved in discussions about using new media and technology in education the inevitable rejoinder is ‘What about the digital divide?” It’s great if you make the ultimate teaching tool for the iPad, but what about […]

A Jewish perspective on the importance of storytelling.

September 29 Comments Off on A Jewish perspective on the importance of storytelling. Category: Feed, HackText

For the fifth time at Mason, I have delivered a D’var Torah, an interpretation of the Torah, to the High Holidays congregation at the university Hillel service. This year I spoke on the eve of Rosh Hashanah and my topic, relevantly enough to this blog, was the power of storytelling and why it is important that we […]