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QR Codes and You

What’s a QR Code?
Quick Reference or QR codes are a two dimensional matrix code that performs a function similar to a bar code. That is to say that it’s a form of encoded information not easily read by people, but easily decoded by computers. QR codes can often been seen on UPS or FedEx packages, and [...]

Embedding RSS Feeds in BlackBoard

Feeds (RSS or Atom) are one of my favorite features of the web these days. Who, what, why? Really Simple Syndication makes it incredibly easy to share the web in real time. As a publisher it means that your audience can subscribe to see updates as they roll out – imagine a newspaper that always carried the [...]

Embedding a PowerPoint Presentation

Presentation slides are handy things for students, in fact for anyone, to have after a lecture or talk is long over. PowerPoint documents, especially, can contain useful information that’s valuable to look back on. In many way’s they’re great, but they also have some failings. For example, unless you’ve posted the whole file on the [...]

Google Calendar – Simple Steps

Interested in learning how to subscribe to calendars using GCal? Here are some simple steps that will walk you through that process

Step 1:
Do you have a google/gmail account?
Yes:
Okay, great! Head to google.com and sign in.
No:
As much as I hate to say it, this whole process is going to be infinitely easier (not to mention less [...]