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Getting Things Done, Amazon Order, Pacific & Kate Beckinsale

I decided late last night to refrain from working today, not exactly the most strategic of decisions considering the amount of things I need to get done in the next couple of weeks, but it may well prove to be best option. Firstly it's a Bank Holiday and there are very few people doing anything work related today, I find it very hard to work when I know everyone else isn't. Secondly and more importantly I just need some me time, so I intend to spend the next twelve hours taking things relatively...
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Review: Apple Pro Training Series – iWork 09 & Final Cut Express 4

I have been using the Mac platform for about eight months now, in that time I have grown to love everything Apple including the wonderful software applications they develop. I have spent many hours using both iWork 09, Apple's production suite of applications and Final Cut Express, their all but professional application for video editing. While I consider myself more than competent in using both applications, I am aware that I am still playing catch up to some degree. Eager to extend my knowledg...
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Mahara 1.2 E-Portfolios Beginners Guide

I have already discussed Mahara and the wonderful range of features it offers in an earlier post on the blog and have received some inquiries regarding it's implementation. While the initial setup process is fairly straightforward I can appreciate for those not technically minded or with the same knowledge and experience with computers as myself it may prove more of a challenge. Indeed although the basic setup and usage of the platform is fairly intuitive, Mahara provides a wealth of features an...
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Review: Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques

Recently I was lucky enough to get my hands on a review copy of Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques distributed by the wonderful people at Packt Publishing. I have long been an advocate of Moodle and indeed of all things open source, so I must complement Packt Publishing on the excellent job they do in providing educational material on a wealth of open source software. I have ordered several e-books from them over the past few months, with each delivered quickly and securely, while saving me money by...
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Daemon – Review

Daniel Suarez's Daemon is classic cyberpunk, a techno thriller set in a time when cyberspace means more to each of us on a daily basis than it has ever meant before. We live in cyberspace now, banking, shopping, communication, education, politics, recreation - all stapled to electronic mechanisms. Ten minutes from now I will be notifying people all around the world that I have published this review via Twitter, anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can view my thoughts. When you real...
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