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War of the eBook Readers!

I was one of the fortunate few who snatched up a first Gen e-Reader from Sony. At the time, Amazon and Sony were the only two companies that had an e-Reader on the market, and the Sony seemed a better buy. I really loved my e-Reader and used it all the time. It seemed quite [...]

Why College should take 3 years, maybe less.

After reading a recent article in a major weekly magazine, I decided to put the topic up for discussion on my blog. The original title “Why College Shouldn’t Take Four Years” definitely rang a bell with me. I’m going to paint the higher education arena with a broad brush here, so the generalizations will not [...]

Every Student in the Republic of Macedonia to Use Ubuntu-Powered Computer Workstations

Wow! It never ceases to amaze me where Ubuntu pops up in the world. Here in the United States we have a huge bias toward (or against in some circles) Microsoft. Outside of the United States, however, open-source software is taking off at phenomenal speeds, and Ubuntu seems to be leading the [...]