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Tons of file types supported, and you can have converted files sent directly to your Dropbox or Google Drive! #waycool

YouVersion is offering its NIV2011 for a free download so you can read offline if no network connection is available. They do this periodically, so get it while it is offered - free. Almost any device can use this app.

In the world of web presence, most focus efforts on design when the real work is CONTENT! Having a content strategy and calendar to support it is a great way to systematically organize your efforts.

With cloud storage continuing to make progress as broadband continues to make inroads to more people and speeds increase, I hope features and transparency in using them grows. I have and use to various degrees iCloud, SkyDrive, DropBox, and Google Drive (used Insync for a while). My favorite is still DropBox and the space limitations are not an issue for most people. Speeds of Cloud storage will never be the same as LAN or WLAN speeds for large file storage, so frequent access to large files in the cloud is not a realistic possibility yet (ever?). While an argument could be made for backup, well I think CrashPlan, Mozy or Carbonite (as well as others) have that market covered. While I like the Arstechnica brief pros and cons (http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/04/cloud-storage-a-pricing-and-feature-guide-for-consumers.ars), I would love to see more in depth pros and cons from long term usage. iCloud for instance while great for iOS backup for our families 2 iPhones and 1 iPad, there is no transparent way to mount the iCloud volume for direct or cached data storage. On the other hand, the Shared folder on the Dropbox volume is nice for my wife and I to share working files across our two or three computers for work. Awesome. SkyDrive has a hook in MS Office which I have tested and works nicely, but it is limited in device support. GoogleDrive is really new, so I am still working through using it. I suspect this will continue to evolve over time.

How-to document for setting up RSS feeds for podcasting.

In order to help some of my struggling reading students, I'm having my students record our week's memory work in GarageBand, then distributing it as a podcast. Students and parents can subscribe to the feed and use this auditory support to help with memorization. This page is the tutorial that I'm using to set up the feed.

A teacher's story of how pre-class video lectures are making a huge difference for AP Calc students.

I really like this approach especially with topics that students will have difficulty getting help with at home. Sal Khan is a big supporter of the backwards/flip method too: http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html

Wondered how to have my LastPass extension log off automatically after a certain duration of time, etc. Otherwise, if someone stole my laptop, I'd still be logged in to LP and they'd have access to all my passwords. Good, simple options in LP Preferences...