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Sally Loan

Marc My Words: The Greatest Mobile Learning App Ever (until the next one comes along) b... - 0 views

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mobile learning apps

shared by Sally Loan on 30 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • For mLearning, tags have huge possibilities. They add depth and vitality to content in ways that significantly enhance just-in-time access to information, and improve understanding and performance.
  • Two major tag formats are getting the most attention right now, and you can use both for mLearning: the QR tag format, and the Microsoft tag format.
Sally Loan

Thoughts on Flash - 1 views

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apple html5 flash mobile ipad iphone video

shared by Sally Loan on 11 Dec 10 - Cached
  • Adobe claims that we are a closed system, and that Flash is open, but in fact the opposite is true.
  • Flash is a closed system.
  • Symantec recently highlighted Flash for having one of the worst security records in 2009
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  • Flash has not performed well on mobile devices
  • To achieve long battery life when playing video, mobile devices must decode the video in hardware; decoding it in software uses too much power.
  • The difference is striking: on an iPhone, for example, H.264 videos play for up to 10 hours, while videos decoded in software play for less than 5 hours before the battery is fully drained.
  • Flash was designed for PCs using mice, not for touch screens using fingers. For example, many Flash websites rely on “rollovers”, which pop up menus or other elements when the mouse arrow hovers over a specific spot. Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch interface doesn’t use a mouse, and there is no concept of a rollover.
  • letting a third party layer of software come between the platform and the developer ultimately results in sub-standard apps and hinders the enhancement and progress of the platform.
  • Our motivation is simple – we want to provide the most advanced and innovative platform to our developers, and we want them to stand directly on the shoulders of this platform and create the best apps the world has ever seen. We want to continually enhance the platform so developers can create even more amazing, powerful, fun and useful applications.
  • But the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards – all areas where Flash falls short.
  • casey ng on 11 Dec 10
     
    According to steve the no. 1 reason Apple not supporting Flash is that it does not support multiple touch screen when most modern device is supporting.
  • Sally Loan on 02 Jun 11
     
    Adobe claims that we are a closed system, and that Flash is open, but in fact the opposite is true.
Mazlan Hasan

Email Marketing Features | MailChimp.com - 0 views

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shared by Mazlan Hasan on 31 Dec 10 - Cached
  • social features that help you get to know your subscribers and share your newsletters. Integrate your signup form with Facebook, share your campaigns on Twitter, track subscriber activity on social networks, and more
  • Our mobile apps make it easy to keep track of campaign performance and add new subscribers anywhere, whether you've got an internet connection or not. And if you develop mobile apps for iPhone or Android, we've got some great resources for you, too.
bernard tan

Coding JavaScript for Mobile Browsers (part 6) - Microsoft Certification Examples, exer... - 0 views

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iphone mobile web_app

shared by bernard tan on 02 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • In mobile browsers, you need to be especially careful about using timers because of the battery consumption. If you need to use many high-frequency timers at the same time, try to manage them using only one timer that will launch different behaviors from the same process.
  • The first question we need to ask ourselves is, what happens when our web page goes to the background because the user switches focus to another application (in multitasking operating systems) or opens or browses to another tab or window? Another problem is what happens when the phone goes to sleep (because of the user’s inactivity while the script is executing). The behavior of timers can be a little tricky in these situations.Yet another problem is that timers execute on the same thread as the main script. If our script is taking too much processor time (a normal situation with large scripts on low- and mid-end devices), our timers will be delayed until some spare execution time is found.If we use a low frequency for the timer (for example, 10 milliseconds), the timer will generally have problems meeting the timetable.Remember that the JavaScript execution time depends a lot on the device hardware and the browser’s engine. Even if they’re running the same operating system, like Android, execution times can differ: for example, an HTC G1 will be much slower than a Nexus One with a 1-Ghz processor.
  • As shown in Figure 4, the real times are very different on different devices. On low- and mid-end devices, if they work at all, the result is far from our 200 ms intention—some low-end devices don’t even accept timers with a frequency of less than 1 second.
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  • Table 11. Timers support compatibility tableBrowser/platformTimers availableTimers in backgroundSafariYesStopped. From iOS 4.0: continue working while in other browser's window.Android browserYesStopped.Symbian/S60YesStopped. From 2.2: continue working while in other browser's window.Nokia Series 40No webOSYesContinue working.BlackBerryNo NetFrontYesNo multitasking.Internet ExplorerYesStopped.Motorola Internet BrowserNo Opera MobileYesContinue working.Opera MiniNo Note:The Gmail for Mobile team discovered some issues with timer behavior on mobile Safari and Android devices, and made the results public in the team blog at http://www.mobilexweb.com/go/timers. The conclusions are: for low-frequency timers (1 second or more), there are no performance issues, and you can add as many as you want; for high-frequency timers (for example, 100 ms), though, every new timer created makes the UI more sluggish. The preferred solution is to use only one high-frequency timer.
  • bernard tan on 02 Mar 11
     
    Creating real time app might pose to be an issue on web app.
Ashley Tan

Why You Need A Mobile Learning Strategy by Bill Brandon : Learning Solutions Magazine - 1 views

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mobile learning CeL

shared by Ashley Tan on 01 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • It is a mistake to try to implement a full "course" as an mLearning application, or to think of mLearning as classic asynchronous eLearning but on a smaller screen. In order to avoid this, designers must think through their instructional strategy (how to effectively combine the various modalities and platforms) and their implementation strategy (it may be better to start with performance support via mobile than to start with delivery of instruction). You can get a lot of help in this effort from the Mobile Learning: Landscape and Trends report itself. It will give you unbiased information about the issues, the tools, and the experience of many organizations as they implement mLearning. In the next two weeks, Learning Solutions Magazine will offer features on implementing mLearning. On June 14, The Guild’s Thought Leader Seminar will feature Gary Woodill, speaking on “The Mobile Learning Edge: How Learning on the Move Can Be A Competitive Advantage.”
Shamini Thilarajah

How mobile learning games are different | Instructional Design Fusions - 3 views

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mobile games game-based

shared by Shamini Thilarajah on 22 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Mobile learning games offer opportunities for: Mapping:  games that require players to  notice and interact with their communities and physical spaces Touring: games that connect people to organizations (e.g., non-profits, neighborhood organizations) and  people who work there.  These games tell a story through a space, not necessarily about a space. Performing: games that immerse players in role-playing, simulations, and alternative and/or augmented realities
  • Mobile games can incorporate conversations and activities in real-time as well as asynchronous activities through the use of physical and virtual social networks.
  • mobile learning games are more likely to connect learners to physical and social spaces than online games played on personal computers  or using video consoles.
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  • Mobile learning game mechanics should connect to social experiences and tap into all of the affordances of mobile devices, such as the ability to: Take pictures Record audio and video Obtain location-based information (e.g., via GPS), Text Communicate through social media Communicate via phones (probably the least utilized potential of these devices) Additionally, activities should be tied to locations that are relevant to the learners (e.g., schools, popular clubs, relevant workplace environments) (Maxl & Tarkus, n.d.).
yeuann

How to use TeamViewer to remote-control your desktop from outside the NIE network - 9 views

Welcome, Choo! I do find it slower too, but the connection is more reliable. You can try reducing the colour depth / increase compression / decrease the screen resolution. :)

cel remote-desktop

started by yeuann on 08 Jul 11 3 follow-ups, last by yeuann on 12 Jul 11
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