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Rachel Tan

e-Fiesta 2014 Register - 0 views

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Vet e-Fiesta

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  • opened
    • Ashley Tan
      Ashley Tan on 27 Sep 13
       
      "open" (not opened). Put a full stop at the end of the sentence.
  • will be open in
    • Rachel Tan
      Rachel Tan on 17 Dec 13
       
      Registration will open on ..... in  [in]  Show IPA preposition, adverb, adjective, noun, verb, inned, in·ning. preposition 1.(used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park. 2.(used to indicate inclusion within something abstract or immaterial): in politics; in the autumn. 3.(used to indicate inclusion within or occurrence during a period or limit of time): in ancient times; a task done in ten minutes. 4.(used to indicate limitation or qualification, as of situation, condition, relation, manner, action, etc.): to speak in a whisper; to be similar in appearance. 5.(used to indicate means): sketched in ink; spoken in French.
  • refer to synopses
    • Rachel Tan
      Rachel Tan on 17 Dec 13
       
      ...refer to the......[br] the1   [stressed thee; unstressed before a consonant thuh; unstressed before a vowel thee]  Show IPA definite article 1.(used, especially before a noun, with a specifying or particularizing effect, as opposed to the indefinite or generalizing force of the indefinite article a  or an  ): the book you gave me; Come into the house. 2.(used to mark a proper noun, natural phenomenon, ship, building, time, point of the compass, branch of endeavor, or field of study as something well-known or unique): the sun; the Alps; the Queen Elizabeth;  the past; the West. 3.(used with or as part of a title): the Duke of Wellington; the Reverend john smith. 4.(used to mark a noun as indicating the best-known, most approved, most important, most satisfying, etc.): the skiing center of the U.S.; If you're going to work hard, now is the time. 5.(used to mark a noun as being used generically): The dog is a quadruped.
  • Rachel Tan on 17 Dec 13
     
    Vet published content
yeuann

Tips for Using Chat as an Instructional Tool -- Campus Technology - 1 views

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chat instructional tool mobile apps whatsapp learning

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  • yeuann on 25 Apr 12
     
    This article was written 5 years ago. Now, we have the benefit of ubiqutious mobile chat platforms e.g. Whatsapp, which can create small focus groups to talk about a particular topic. Not only so, besides the usual text, Whatsapp also allows participants to share mobile videos taken on the spot, share their geolocations with one another, share audio recordings and of course, images. A personal example of how I use Whatsapp for personal learning: I use Whatsapp regularly to practice reading and writing my Japanese with a few other friends, and when I make mistakes, they can quickly give me feedback in real-time. We also exchange photos of Japanese culture, food items and even on-the-spot videos from those who are in Japan. Some of us go for Japanese classes, some don't. But those who go for the classes share what they have learnt with those who haven't.  I'm not sure if this can be classified as a type of "flipped learning", but I realized that mobile chat makes an excellent real-time, yet highly personalized tool for e-learning in small group discussions. Perhaps this is one area we can consider next time as a way to do mobile learning that harnesses the social nature of us learners.
bernard tan

10 iPhone QR Code Reader Applications - 0 views

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qr mobile

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  • NeoReader [ itunes link]Optiscan [ itunes link]StickyBits [ itunes link]Barcode [ itunes link]QuickMark [ itunes link]TagReader [ itunes link]Redlaser [ itunes link]ScanLife [ itunes link]Mirascape [ itunes link]Best Buy [ itunes link]
yeuann

Animated Tattoo Makes Great Use of QR Code | GeekDad | Wired.com - 1 views

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QR qr code mobile iphone video iPad

shared by yeuann on 13 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • With the continued penetration of smartphones into the mainstream market, QR codes are becoming more of an option for designers to prompt interaction. The two-dimensional barcode can easily be generated from text, including a website link, and printed on materials in magazines and conferences. An artist in Paris found an unusual use for the black-and-white squares: to animate a tattoo.
  • yeuann on 13 Aug 11
     
    Ok, I think this isn't ever going to make it into ANY school... but this is an amazing concept of how we can use QR codes to enhance real-world art in education... i.e. cyberspace meets meat-space (literally). An idea that I gained from this is that we could use this idea for, say, a printed picture book... if we scanned the QR code in the printed page using our iPhones, the moment the video loaded, we could just place our iPhones directly over the printed page, and it would give a compelling illusion that the printed page had suddenly come to life a la Harry Potter. :) BTW do watch the video from 2:05 onwards! :) (esp if you're squeamish about watching a tattoo process) Now, for an iPad-sized tattoo... any takers? ;) (Just kidding!)
  • yeuann on 13 Aug 11
     
    Another idea: Imagine we were doing a bio lesson and wanted our students to "see" a beating heart. We could get a mannequin and paste QR codes over the chest. Then the teacher can scan the QR code, load the corresponding Youtube video and place the mobile phone directly over the chest. The result would look to the students as though the phone was a magic window for them to peer through the chest to "see" the beating heart. So QR codes could be used for 3D object lessons too.
Ashley Tan

Learning Through Digital Media » Facebook as a Functional Tool & Critical Res... - 0 views

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education facebook learning

shared by Ashley Tan on 18 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Teaching with Facebook is a way for me to engage my students, since many of them will be on the site before, after, and during any lecture. More than engagement, using Facebook allows me to build a bridge between my classroom curricula and what my students are doing outside the lecture hall. I must admit that student expertise with digital media often exceeds my own, and my attempts at using Facebook function as a common language that sets up my classroom as an experimental space allowing students to take risks, make connections, and participate with an alternative teaching style. As much as there are a number of other Facebook educators—there is even a Facebook groups for educators—I am certain that on my university campus I am the only instructor using this social network. My university administration has accused me of subverting our institutional course management system. They are correct. Facebook may be a commercial enterprise, but I argue that students can maintain a Facebook identity after they leave university. The work done in our lecture as represented in our Facebook group is something that lasts beyond a typical university course management system. In other words, access to the information, discussion, links, and learning is not cut off once the course is over.
  • Ashley Tan on 18 Mar 12
     
    Teaching with Facebook is a way for me to engage my students, since many of them will be on the site before, after, and during any lecture. More than engagement, using Facebook allows me to build a bridge between my classroom curricula and what my students are doing outside the lecture hall. I must admit that student expertise with digital media often exceeds my own, and my attempts at using Facebook function as a common language that sets up my classroom as an experimental space allowing students to take risks, make connections, and participate with an alternative teaching style. As much as there are a number of other Facebook educators-there is even a Facebook groups for educators-I am certain that on my university campus I am the only instructor using this social network. My university administration has accused me of subverting our institutional course management system. They are correct. Facebook may be a commercial enterprise, but I argue that students can maintain a Facebook identity after they leave university. The work done in our lecture as represented in our Facebook group is something that lasts beyond a typical university course management system. In other words, access to the information, discussion, links, and learning is not cut off once the course is over.
Kartini Ishak

Twitter Reading List - 0 views

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twitter microblogging reference tools reading education resources

shared by Kartini Ishak on 15 Feb 11 - Cached
  • Twaining in Twitter, Terence Wing, Learning solutions magazine, 3 February 2011
  • Twitter in education, what next? presentation by Dave Hopkins, 11 September 2010
  • A framework for teaching with Twitter, Mark Sample, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 August 2010
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  • 5 Examples of How Schools Are Using Social Media to Enhance Learning buzzmarketing daily, 5 March 2010
  • Social network tweets to classes, Liau Yun Qing, ZDNet Asia, 5 February 2010
  • In-Class Tweeting in a Large Lecture Class, Tiffany Gallicano, 30 January 2010
    • Kartini Ishak
      Kartini Ishak on 15 Feb 11
       
      Those I've highlighted are the articles which I've read and find useful as resources as to how we could use such social media to engage our audience and interact simultaneously with them and learn at the same time. 
  • gust 2009 Twitter Style Guide, Sherry Main, Social Media Today, 16 August 2009
  • Twitter Scavenger Hunt Helps Students Learn More About Campus,19 Au
  • 25 Twitter projects for the college classroom, OnlineColleges.net, 10 August 2009
  • Twittering in an educational setting, Elizabeth Hannan, Social Media Today, 17 May 2009
  • Twitter as a Learning Tool.  Really. Pat Galagan, ASTD, March 2009
  • Kartini Ishak on 15 Feb 11
     
    'How to use Twitter for Social Learning' is a great site to bookmark and explore. This site contains over 200 + articles and resources about using Twitter for Learning and is a great resource. 
Kartini Ishak

What Students And Parents Think About Mobile Technology - Edudemic - 0 views

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mobile technology infographic parents students learning education

shared by Kartini Ishak on 20 May 13 - No Cached
  • Over 1/2 of children under 12 who use iPads use them for educational purposes. 10% of children under 1 use mobile technology, 39% of kids age 2-4, and by age 5-8, 54% of kids are using mobile technology. The majority of parents now agree that technology can be used for educational purposes, and they’re no longer as opposed to its use as they once were! While 46% of apps that are used by kids 12 and under, a whopping 42% of apps used are for learning math skills!
Rachel Tan

Interview with Dr Ashley on Web 2.0 technology and its relevance to teaching - 0 views

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Web 2.0 Technologies

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  • Rachel Tan on 12 Jun 13
     
    My instructor from Penn State U shared his thought on the podcast. "I was very intrigued by his reference to Alan Kay when he talked about how the tools shape us via our interactions with them. Kay was (and is) most definitely one of the most visionary and original thinkers when it comes to technology and its applications. To be sure, this point about how the tools shape us is a very good one to emphasize. Tools are not innocuous things and metacognitive awareness can help both teachers and learners think about how their perceptions of ideas, concepts, etc are influenced by the tools they use to express their understandings of these things that they encounter." P/S Apologies for the poor editing by Rachel (first time using Audacity)
yeuann

Amazon Builds World's Fastest Nonexistent Supercomputer | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com - 0 views

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mobile apps learning cloud computing

shared by yeuann on 23 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • yeuann on 23 Dec 11
     
    I've been thinking. If the highest level of e-learning is augmentation of existing teaching and learning capabilities, then why not investigate cloud supercomputers - the logical extrapolation of today's cloud computing. Imagine the learning possibilities if students could easily run simulations using real-world data to investigate real-world phenomena or even social ones, to see what would happen if you tweaked certain environmental / historical conditions. Then teachers could use the various simulated outcomes as a starting point for discussion purposes - e.g. if everyone on earth had a car, what would happen to the earth's temperatures in the next few years? and then ask further questions from there using fundamental principles. Less time spent on tedious models, and more time spent observing systems interactions, may help make the next generation of It sounds like a very high-level concept, but I think a practical example is when I used the speech-to-text convertor feature of an English dictionary app on my iPhone to help a boy learn how to pronounce words correctly. It turned a boring dictionary into a fun interactive game for him, and he learnt a few new words along the way. Just some food for thought this holiday season. Merry Christmas!
Ashley Tan

Understanding Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons, as they apply to Education | E... - 2 views

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copyright fair use cc creative commons

shared by Ashley Tan on 24 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • The resource that really helped to clarify is this excellent 2 page poster-format document explains Copyright Fair Use in education.
  • Ashley Tan on 24 Oct 10
     
    Link to very useful PDF for educators on copyright and fair use guidelines
bernard tan

Challenges of Interface Design for Mobile Devices » Yahoo! User Interface Blo... - 1 views

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mobile design iphone yui interface usability

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  • designing for a mobile device can lead to a solution that is worlds different than its desktop equivalent.
  • Context of Use
  • Users have a very specific need and desire to accomplish their goal in the easiest and fastest way possible. This fact alone helps explain why mobile interfaces are designed the way they are
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  • Feature sets are optimized to streamline common use cases Use typography to show hierarchy and importance Features are progressively displayed Large buttons are used to make interactions actionable
  • Context of the medium
  • Dealing with phone numbers and other mobile friendly data Displaying information on a smaller screen Not using a cursor Device speed and network latency
  • Designing with awareness to context will yield a more atomic design that instead of introducing users to a proverbial blank canvas, will guide them toward accomplishing important tasks. Having to deal with slow data speeds, high network latency, smaller screens, and an unpredictable mode of use only reinforce the need to isolate an application’s essential features and offer access to them when contextually appropriate. Next time you design an interface for a mobile device, remember to consider context of use and context of the medium as part of your design strategy.
  • To design an experience that can gracefully coexist with others tools, one needs to understand what kind of media can be processed by specific mobile internet browsers, and when onboard applications are launched.
    • bernard tan
      bernard tan on 28 Dec 10
       
      need to find out hows web app can interact with other apps... especially how we can integret that into harmonia and dropbox feature...
  • Using traditional web development techniques of creating fluid designs that scale horizontally is the fastest way to deploy a single design to many different mobile devices.
    • bernard tan
      bernard tan on 28 Dec 10
       
      for azhar ... on creating a fluid layout for harmonia so that it fit all devices.
  • bernard tan on 28 Dec 10
     
    While reading for ideas on doing mock up mobile interface, i stumbled this. very interesting read on designing for usability for mobile devices and why it is not just a scale down version of your actual desktop website.
Kartini Ishak

30+ Ways to Use Foursquare In Education | Accredited Online Colleges.com - 0 views

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social media gamification foursquare learning

shared by Kartini Ishak on 20 Jul 11 - Cached
  • General Use foursquare’s unique social networking strategy for linking up lessons, city guides and students from different classes.
  • Higher Education Campuses like Harvard are embracing foursquare as a strong community and recruitment tool; read below for ways to use it in your school.
  • Kartini Ishak on 20 Jul 11
     
    Foursquare can also be used in education, though, for online students, lower education teachers, and in campus communities. Read on for great ways to use Foursquare in education.
Ashley Tan

Nuts and Bolts: Social Media for Learning by Jane Bozarth : Learning Solutions Magazine - 1 views

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social media learning

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  • In the industry right now – as we see in the Social Media for Learning report research data – there is considerable use of social media tools in instruction delivery efforts. But there’s less evidence that people are using the tools to support social learning. Often, people use social media tools as another means of delivering content. For example: Publishing the training department newsletter on a blog uto-scheduling tweets about class assignments from a Twitter account that does not otherwise engage with the learners or ask them to engage with each other Hosting a software application development course, in tutorial format, on a wiki By contrast, using social media to support and extend social learning invites learners to contribute, engage, and participate with one another online. For instance, when: Setting up a wiki for those in a new-hire induction program to work together to edit a FAQs page for use by the next group coming to the program Having managers-in-training use a microblogging tool for a leadership book-club discussion Helping to support and participating in a community of the organization’s customer service reps, to give them a place to share war stories and strategies for dealing with challenges           So just using the online tools to deliver content doesn’t support “social learning;” that happens when you use the tools to invite interaction from and between the learners. It’s about social, not media, and it’s about shared learning, not just pushing content.
  • Ashley Tan on 04 Oct 11
     
    New social media tools now enable social learning to happen on a much larger scale. But this doesn't mean that social learning is something we suddenly need to "do," as if it hadn't existed before or that we need to attempt to "implement." Rather, those involved in eLearning should work to ensure our designs home in on and support areas where social learning is already naturally occurring in the learner's workflow and leverage new tools where that makes sense. (Workflow questions: Where and when are workers asking for help from one another? Where do they need performance support?)
Sally Loan

XMind - Mind Mapping and Storming - 2 views

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mindmap

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  • Ashley Tan on 09 May 12
     
    Do you know if this works with Google Drive (and hopefully Google Sites)?
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  • Sally Loan on 09 May 12
     
    Xmind is using google code, will get Yeu Ann to check out the source code. http://code.google.com/p/xmind3/
  • yeuann on 10 May 12
     
    I've checked it out. Actually, it's not Google code, but simply an open-source native app stored in Google Projects, an open-source code repository. Nevertheless, it's a good mind-mapping software. Only thing is that it doesn't use Google Drive and I'm not sure if it can be integrated easily into Google Sites (due to Google Sites having issues with iframe elements).
  • Sally Loan on 10 May 12
     
    seems quite a good review for Mindomo, it's integrated to Google apps. http://www.mindomo.com/.
  • Sally Loan on 10 May 12
     
    I tried, cool! The map mind can be embedded in google site. Interface of mind map is easy to use, allow embed youtube link, images, and audio, attachment and links. Free for 3 mindmap and allow collaboration, invite is similar to Google for edit/read rights. There is also have icon, chat, comments and collaborative editing. Yeu Ann, we can include that as guide in student portfolio.
  • Sally Loan on 10 May 12
     
    Yeu Ann, I am referring to Mindomo :)
  • yeuann on 11 May 12
     
    Great! I'll try out the free account for the Mindomo next week. So I take it that you guys want to use this as the recommended mind-map app for our students?
  • yeuann on 11 May 12
     
    BTW just FYI: http://www.mindomo.com/terms_of_use.htm. Expert Software Applications Srl does not claim any ownership in any of the content, including any text, data, information, images, photographs, music, sound, video, or other material, that you upload, transmit or store in your Service account. We will not use any of your content for any purpose except to provide you with the Service, and as otherwise provided in these Terms. From time to time, [Contents publicized by the user] can be used by Mindomo at its own discretion.
  • Ashley Tan on 11 May 12
     
    Explore the use of the tool first and note its affordances and its limitations for now. If there is more than one option, we should support what is available and give users a choice.
yeuann

Know Your Gmail Stats using Gmail Meter | Official Gmail Blog - 0 views

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Gmail google statistics niefolio helpdesk

shared by yeuann on 22 May 12 - No Cached
  • Gmail Meter is an Apps Script which runs on the first day of every month and sends you an email containing different statistics about your Inbox. In a similar way to how recently introduced Google Account Activity gives key stats about how you’ve used your Google Account, Gmail Meter gives you different types of statistics that will help you analyze your Gmail habits.
  • yeuann on 22 May 12
     
    Am using this to automatically generate statistics for NIeFolio Helpdesk email, which can be used to show helpdesk efficiency statistics. 
yeuann

IASC: The Hedgehog Review - Volume 14, No. 1 (Spring 2012) - Why Google Isn't... - 0 views

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learning technology

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  • yeuann on 31 May 12
     
    A very interesting journal essay that points out how info overload is not a new problem, but one that has existed ever since the first books. The writer examines how people in the previous centuries used the then-new technology of printing to help them handle the "plague of books" that was overwhelming their libraries. He then reminds us, that at the core of it all, it is not the technology itself that enables and empowers learning, but an ecology of human-tech interaction that helps us learn more effectively in today's Toffler-esque world. A fascinating read indeed. A more readable PDF version: http://www.iasc-culture.org/THR/archives/Spring2012/Wellmon_lo.pdf
Kartini Ishak

7 Tips for Igniting Your Content With Social Media - 1 views

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socialmedia reference tips content social media education learning

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  • "Content is fire. Social media is gasoline."
  • 1. Know Your Audience If you don't know who your audience is, how will you ever connect with them? Most brands have an understanding of their audience's demographics - age, gender, HHI, ethnicity. But you have to go beyond these statistics to get a better understanding of their interests, needs, mindsets, and behaviors to truly make a connection and become an important part of their lives. In addition to the standard methods of audience discovery - industry research, focus groups, and brand surveys - you can also use social media data to build audience personas. Social monitoring software, Facebook Custom Audience, social referrals to your website, and question-and-answer sites are just a few of the sources you can use to learn more about your audience.
  • 2. Provide Value Your content must provide some type of value to your audience. That value could be education, increased productivity, entertainment, or cost savings. To the consumer, it shouldn't seem like marketing, even though we know it is by nature. It's providing long-term awareness and brand recall. It's making sure your brand is right there with the consumer at each step along their path to purchase so that when it comes time to make a decision, you're the first brand that comes to mind.
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  • 4. Look Beyond Facebook and Twitter Creating content doesn't automatically mean users will come consume it and engage with your brand as a result. You must draw attention to the content through owned, earned, and paid methods across a variety of channels, not just the big ones. Ask yourself how else you can maximize the value of each piece of content and each campaign: Can you make the content more visible and sharable on your website? What other social channels does your audience use besides Facebook and Twitter? Can you use sites that accept submissions of specific content, like Visual.ly for infographics or Online-Sweepstakes.com for contests? How much are you able to pay to distribute your content on sites such as Outbrain or Taboola? Are you using Google+ to link to content on your website? (If the answer is no, I urge you to start today. Google+, while lacking in the engagement department, has a major impact on organic ranking.)
  • People share things not only because those things look good, but because those things make them look good.
  • 7. Measure Success Before creating a single piece of content or posting one Facebook message, determine the objective of your content and what metrics you will use to measure performance.
  • hile the specific metrics in each bucket will vary based on your strategy, objectives, and resources, some common ones are: Awareness - impressions, reach, mentions Consumption - clicks, visits, referrals Engagement - likes, shares, +1s, time on site Actions - leads/sales, PDF downloads, newsletter sign-ups, site navigation
  • Kartini Ishak on 07 Mar 14
     
    ""Content is fire. Social media is gasoline.""
  • Obi-Wan Fareed on 07 Mar 14
     
    Light my fire - The Doors :-)
bernard tan

Non-US Self-Publisher? Tax Issues Don't Need to be Taxing - 1 views

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ibooks publishing ebooks

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  • bernard tan on 14 Aug 13
     
    To get a US Tax ID for ebook publishing for companies
  • bernard tan on 15 Aug 13
     
    1. Call the IRS at +1 267 941 1099 This is a direct line to the dedicated unit in Philadelphia that deals with foreign entities (that's you) who need an EIN. Press 2 on the computerized menu to get through to an operator. While I've heard it's possible to get your EIN through some embassies and consuls, that certainly doesn't apply to all of them and this number will work for everyone. Note: they won't take a call from anyone using a "speakerphone". If you are using Skype on your laptop, have a set of headphones plugged in before you call, to avoid an undignified scramble around your apartment. Finally, while there is an online facility for doing this, foreign entities can't use that. 2. Tell them you're applying for an EIN for a foreign entity. They may ask if you are a legal officer of the company or some such, I said that I was a sole proprietor, and the owner of the business, which satisfied them. 3. There's a 50% chance that they will tell you that you need Form SS-4 You do not want to go down this path, which requires form-filling, fees, delays, and somehow locating a fax machine. If this is what they tell you, politely end the call, and call them back. I only had to do this once, and then got someone a little more helpful. 4. Give your details They will ask for your name, mailing address, phone number, the name of your company, and the country it was incorporated. This will involve a lot of spelling and repetition, but make sure all the details are correct. 5. They will ask if this is for compliance with withholding Say "yes". 6. They will ask if this is for e-books Say "yes". 7. They will give you your EIN!!!
  • Ashley Tan on 15 Aug 13
     
    Nice finds on the iBook-related issues!
bernard tan

8 jQuery Optimization Tips and Tricks - Hungred Dot Com - 0 views

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mobile HTML5 iphone Optimization jQuery performance web

shared by bernard tan on 25 Aug 11 - Cached
  • bernard tan on 25 Aug 11
     
    found out using jquery reduce performance on iphone greatly. Use jquery sparsely. if you are using jquery library for your html5 mobile app. this is going to help big time.
yeuann

Contemplative Computing - 0 views

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E-Learning

shared by yeuann on 12 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • So can computers actually help improve our concentration and contemplation, instead of leading us into distraction? The problem, as Pang puts it, is that "Technologies that were supposed to help us think better, work more efficiently, and connect more meaningfully with others now interrupt us, divide our attention, and stretch us thin."
  • Pang suggests that we don't have to choose between information technology and contemplation, and suggests contemplative computing as a new way forward. He describes contemplative computing as something you do, not a product. But the principles of contemplative computing could be extending to application design. "The problem is that today's information technologies are often poorly-designed and thoughtlessly used: they're like unreliable prosthetics that we have to depend on, but can't quite control or trust," Pang says.
  • In the paper he outlines give principles of contemplative computing; Build awareness through DIY and self-experimentation Recognize that we are cyborgs, and humans Create rewarding challenges Support mind-wandering Treat flow as a means, not an end
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  • You might be surprised to see "support mind wandering" on the list. But Pang makes a distinction between mind wandering and distraction, and points out the value creative value of mind wandering and day dreaming (for more on this subject, check out this article by Jonah Lehrer, though Lehrer doesn't really make the distinction between distraction and mind wandering).
  • yeuann on 12 Jul 11
     
    A fascinating post on "contemplative computing", where computing can be used to facilitate and even enhance creative education/workflow process... where the software would allow you to try out multiple versions of a music composition / essay / video seamlessly... while enabling you to wander around exploring on relevant topics on Wikipedia without getting distracted off-topic! :)
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