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Google Chrome Overtakes IE as top Browser–Moving Toward the Cloud in the Post-PC Era

Dwayne Harapnuik —  May 22, 2012 — Leave a comment

http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-ww-weekly-201120-201220

Top 5 Browsers from W20 2011 to W20 2012 | StatCounter Global Stats via kwout

The browser is just one more area Microsoft is loosing market share. I use Chrome and Firefox so I am not surprised by this change. This just one more sign pointing to our move into the Post-PC era.

In the article Four Ways the Post-PC Era Differs From Today in Forbes, Maribel Lopez makes the argument that the Post-PC era is not just a shift to mobile devices it is a shift in computing as we know it. Lopez points to four unique attributes that will characterize this era:

  1. Computing is no longer a destination.
  2. Cloud enables meaningful mobility.
  3. The Post PC era destroys and rebuilds the software industry.
  4. Mobile and the Internet of Things enable contextual-intelligence.

We really shouldn’t be surprised by the impact of the cloud. The Gartner Group, in their Top 10 Technologies for 2011 and the New Media Consortium in the Horizon Reports have been predicting this for several years.

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Googlelighting

Dwayne Harapnuik —  February 23, 2012 — 3 Comments

http://youtu.be/k4EbCkotKPU

While this is an obvious attempt by Microsoft to take shots at Google, they do raise some serious issues.

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62 things you can do with Dropbox

Dwayne Harapnuik —  September 5, 2011 — Leave a comment
http://www.macworld.com/article/161311/article.html

62 things you can do with Dropbox | Web | Macworld via kwout

I have been using Dropbox since is beta days and thought I was getting the most out of the service. This article is a really good reminder that there is often so much more you can do with software and services if you are willing to invest some time in learning. I particularly like the following tip:

28 Give meeting participants iPads, and sync all of those tablets to the same Dropbox folder. You can then distribute meeting agendas and background materials instantly to everyone at the same time.

Even though the article was written by a Mac user all of the recommendations can be used by Windows and even Linux users.

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The Significance of the Cloud

Dwayne Harapnuik —  June 27, 2011 — Leave a comment
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/whats-moving-to-cloud-mostly-startups-and-non-critical-apps/8558?tag=nl.e019

What’s moving to cloud? Mostly startups and non-critical apps | TechRepublic via kwout

All the time everywhere ubiquitous access to the internet is what the promise of mobility will bring. When this is fully realized we will really be able to to learn all the time everywhere. Just how far away is this world. That depends on who you talk to… I also think that the notion that only startups and small companies are moving to the cloud is a classic example of established companies ignoring this disruptive innovation.

Read the full article…

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100 Ways Google Can Make You a Better Educator

Dwayne Harapnuik —  September 16, 2010 — Leave a comment
http://oedb.org/library/features/100_ways_google_make_you_better_educator

100 Ways Google Can Make You a Better Educator | OEDb via kwout

While I don’t necessarily agree with all 100 the majority of the ideas in the list do have merit. The true value in this list is that it may encourage educators to consider the ways that we can improve what we do — and this is always a good thing.

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