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Here, Wikipedia summarizes Moore's Law, which describes scientific trends in technological advances. Scroll down to the highlighted sub-chapter of the page, and you can review projected challenges to faster technology.   In the end, we cannot stop the evolution of technology, as it races circles around current systems in twos.  Every couple of years, we need to upgrade, otherwise, consider being left behind in obsolescence (scroll down to the next highlight for a definition).

"DAIL"= Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living. This has a lot of information, documents and other resources significant to "DAIL in Vermont.

This is a great program for writers of every kind, including those of us who need to write essays for school. From the home page: "Scrivener is a powerful content-generation tool for writers that allows you to concentrate on composing and structuring long and difficult documents. While it gives you complete control of the formatting, its focus is on helping you get to the end of that awkward first draft."

Every journalist needs to understand laws that govern their work, and the Freedom of Information Act is only second to The First Amendment. Here one can find guidelines for submitting requests for information to the Department of Justice, under FOIA.

"MassMATCH is the Commonwealth's initiative to Maximize Assistive Technology (AT) in Consumer's Hands". It works to "promote the use of assistive technology and assistive technology services to enhance the independence of people with disabilities, enabling equal participation in all of life's activities."

This is a page with instructions on how to build your own bamboo bike trailer. At the bottom there are additional links to other designs for utility trailers for bikes. I have borrowed the trailers that the Pedal People use in Northampton and they are great. You can haul up to 300 lbs and they don't compromise your stability much. The catch is that their trailers cost upwards of $450. There is a a significant community of enthusiasts that simply want to promote human power as an alternative to fossil fuel, and consequently you can find all of these trailer plans offered for free - some with Creative Commons licenses and others just there for the taking/sharing. It's great!

For those of you working with me under the Human Services umbrella I found this website giving a broad view of what it means to work in the Human Services field. I wanted to get a clear picture of what it has to offer, as we will be choosing sub-topics for our project.

I know the creators and artists that have created this website. It is an important in regards to sustainability of our lands and the species that inhabit the lands. Even though this is animated the truth is painful and real! Hope you enjoy! Can't wait until we cover agriculture in our class:-) There are about 20 episodes, just page down below the video screen to select each one.

I don't often have free time to sit down and read for pleasure; however I've found that I can listen to books (with only one earphone in) as I drive, fly, mow the lawn or work on my home remodeling projects.This allows me to get through a book or 2 every week. Great site to keep track of books you've read, see what your friends recommend and know which books you shouldn't waste your time reading!

"One of the most marked breakthroughs in 2011 was our control of nanorobotics, or nanobots. We now have the ability to control nanobots inside a living, breathing body, and using them to deliver highly-targeted medications - like cancer drugs - is now just a year or two away." [1] Mr. Top 10

The above link will allow "us" to keep up with the latest "breakthroughs" in technology. Even us that are late to the technology "game" can stay up to date with Mr. Top 10

An inspiring inside look of an autistic mind

The first place on the Internet to offer free books on-line. From the "About" page: "The first ebook was available on July 4, 1971, as eText #1 of Project Gutenberg, a visionary project launched by Michael Hart to create free electronic versions of literary works and disseminate them worldwide."

Do you know about the Electronic Frontier Foundation?  It's a pretty interesting site to consider visiting as a student studying technology.    They say they are "leading civil liberties group defendingyour rights in the digital world." Quite a bit of food for thoughtful discussions on Blackboard!

This is an indispensable tool for journalists and members of the media. A guide to grammar and style used by professional news writing professionals.

Wolframl Alpha does some thinking for you. For example, ask it to compare socioeconomic data sets, provide answers to complex mathematical questions, and look up facts about almost as many subjects as you can think of right in one place. Check out the iPhone app; it's like carrying around an encyclopedia that thinks!

I found this website selling assistive technology. So of course it's all about purchasing products, but the site has interesting information.

I've used this website to track down information on a source. Depending on how many specifics you already know, you can find lots of background on a person for free. For instance- I used it to track down the name of my boss before he had it legally changed when he was 23. He's now in his 40's so the old name was long gone.

This website contains links to things like the Official Soil Series Description and Soil Taxonomy.

Wow, that is a treasure trove of soil nerdiness! Very cool. I certainly won't read all 871 pages but the overview sections at the beginning will help me learn a lot. I noticed a huge difference between gardening in Northampton for two years, and Greenfield where I am now. In Noho, I was pretty close to the river, I guess on the 100 year flood plain, and the soil was much richer, darker and had more organic matter. In Greenfield it's more dense and clay-like. I'm not sure of the geological reason for that but it's a different gardening experience.

Salesforce.com is the primary tool for my business. I can use it to access my client data from any place (or phone), so long as I have a signal or internet. I can also host a local version of my database as a back up, in case I'm without internet access. It is the single most important tool in my business.