Alternate Media Spotlight

Interesting article about how and why websites use Captcha to authenticate users.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/science/29recaptcha.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

A one stop location for most windows options, commands, and functions. http://blogs.sitepoint.com/windows-7-god-mode/

http://campustechnology.com/articles/2011/02/23/is-ed-tech-accessible-enough.aspx

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/business/13novel.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

http://chronicle.com/article/College-20-6-Top-Smartphone/125764/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

http://www.informationweek.com/news/smb/hardware_software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226300293

Can scan 200 page book in 15 minutes, although it still requires someone to manually turn the pages.

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/technology/Book+scanning+device+adds+fuel+copyright+debate/4101062/story.html

Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com/) is a free and open source e-book management tool that allows one to organise, save and manage e-books, in and between a variety of formats.

The Pulse pen has great potential in notetaking, audio capture, etc. The Echo picks up where the Pulse left off and includes app launching, a dictionary function, and drawing on your computer by drawing on paper. Check it out… http://gizmodo.com/5590745/livescribe-echo-the-smartpen-gets-some-brilliant-upgrades

This article talks about how  closed-captioning on television is required but captioning for that show on the internet is not. With Youtube.com rolling out their captioning system earlier this year we can see that progress is being made but until other big companies like CNN, ESPN, CBS, etc. jump on board there will continue to be a gap in web video captioning.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/business/media/21captions.html?ref=technology