Are there distraction-free graphics programs? Can there be Zenware for music?
I've been wondering about this for a little while. Zenware (the term was coined in this article, btw) seems to consist of 1) programs that keep you from
“Think of how unproductive Dickens would have been if he had to fight against Facebook”
John Biggs reviews a couple distraction-free text editors in the New York Times: With the release of Mac OS X Lion, the idea of a full-screen app —
Today’s picture: Multitasking by design
A surprising example of multitasking technology: a combination bookmark / letter opener / hair stick.via flickr Part of me thinks this is the quirkiest thing since Selleck Waterfall
Quote of the day: Kenzo Awa on teaching vs. learning
And if I tried to give you a clue at the cost of your own experience, I should be the worst of teachers and should deserve to be
Nice mention in School Library Journal
The Marseille talk is the subject of an article in School Library Journal. Thanks, guys!
What was the first machine users considered an extension of themselves?
This is a question I spent a little time digging into today. Leaving aside weapons and artist's tools (though I'm not sure that the now-common "the sword is
The Slow Science Manifesto
This. Is. Awesome. We are scientists. We don’t blog. We don’t twitter. We take our time.... Science needs time to think. Science needs time to read, and
Derrick de Kerckhove on the Augmented Mind
Via Kathy Gill, I found this interview with Derrick de Kerckhove, author of a new short book, Augmented Mind: Q: Could you define for our readers what 'Augmented Mind'
More on architecture, drawing, and thinking
I've been reading up on the effects of CAD-- and more specifically, the abandonment of drawing in architectural education-- on architectural thinking and practice. It's a great example
The street finds its own use for things, Berkeley edition
A nice example of a technology being repurposed by users; or of a communications technology we had thought of as ephemeral and world-girdling having a real-world, local impact: