Wolfram Alpha Introduction
For those of you who are college students or teachers, you have potentially already heard of the online answer engine called Wolfram Alpha. If not, …
Tips and Tricks
Facebook: Should I Friend My Students?
Facebook is a great tool for getting and keeping in touch with people, but convenience comes with concerns about privacy and appropriateness. Maintaining a professional …
Reference and Bibliographic Tools: Zotero
Tired of trying to keep track of all those sources you checked when you started writing that article? Hate writing your bibliography with a fiery …
Basics of External Hard Drives
Every time you use a computer, you are relying upon a hard drive. A hard drive contains the data it needs to operate the computer …
New in Windows 8: Part 1
If you are a PC user, you are probably quite aware that PC laptops (and some desktops) have a new operating system called Windows 8. …
Choosing Strong Passwords
We always hear about people getting ‘hacked,’ and can imagine some computer genius breaking in to the coding of our computer itself. In reality, it …
Facebook vs. Google +
I am sure that by now you have heard of Facebook, the most popular social networking website in the world, but have you heard of …
Using Dropbox.com
You are probably familiar with Dropbox on Sakai, but there is another Dropbox you may not be so familiar with – dropbox.com. Dropbox is an …