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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Datuit Debut

Datuit has launched their SafeIX Platform for public inspection, and I'd say it's an idea whose time has come! The name, which stands for "Safe Information Exchange for Healthcare", says it all. The company goal is to provide an easy and safe way for patients and providers to coordinate, collaborate, and communicate their needs and concerns, using the tools of technology. The "Care Plan Manager" gives all participants in the medical arena an equal opportunity to do just that. Datuit joins other companies in the Blue Button Co-Design Challenge competition, and offers its platform to Beta Testers. SO, read the instructions, give it a try, and then VOTE for DATUIT at this site: http://vote.healthtechhatch.com/forums/217623-blue-button-crowdvote


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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Privacy Policies

LinkedIn has updated their privary and use policies. As notice to their members, they created the following video:



In addition to the user-friendly video, the actual policies have a "Summary of Changes" so you can tell what's different. I like that!
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Learn to Code!

Here's a refreshing video - a Bloomberg interview with Code.org Director Ali Partovi about the importance of teaching coding in our public schools. He and brother Hadi have the support of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and a growing number of Silicon Valley executives, to teach code to kids. Learning to code, as Partovi describes it, is the new test of literacy. It adds to one's ability to think, one's ability to be creative, and one's ability to survive in this technological world.



If the above video doesn't display on your device, try the Businessweek link: http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2013-02-26/learning-to-code-is-the-new-american-dream-partovi
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Peek Ad

Here's a fun idea: Evernote's PEEK. Maybe it's just the music, but this short 33-second video clip is about as inviting as they get. Try it!

View online at: http://youtu.be/Zd3PsL5G_1c
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Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Future of Learning

Here's an interesting but not-so-short video on "The Future of Learning". What it shows quite clearly is that we are on the cusp of a new age in education: the networked classroom, and the always-learning individual. The only person I recognized in this video is Seth Golden, the versatile entrepreneur. However, the film introduces us to many others, and to several new technologies, that make one aware that, at least in education, "the best is yet to come".



Where did I find this video? I checked out this blog's "Blogs I Follow" link for Elaine Haight. See, there's so much to learn from everyone...
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Website Technology

We're in the process of changing web hosts - I think! Anyway, I'm exploring Bluehost, which has been recommended by a friend. Here's a short video about their technology, which shows "what makes us better".


View on YouTube: Technology at Bluehost.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Calibre Grand Tour

Cousin Philip shared with me today a great new tool for my library: Calibre! This software allows you to manage your e-books, no matter what their format. In fact, that's the real beauty of this library management application software - it actually allows you to convert e-books from one format to another. I can't wait to put it to use! Meanwhile, here's an introductory video that gives you the Calibre Grand Tour:


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