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December 18, 2012

How to resize by pixels in Photoshop Elements

Samuel J Tan Tutorials Adobe Photoshop Elements Help, Designing in Photoshop, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements

I get asked this question all the time and I know the solution is a simple one but it still throws me off sometimes, trying to […]

December 17, 2012

Can I delete Windows.old after installing Windows 8

Samuel J Tan Tutorials deleting old Windows installation post upgrade, Upgrading to Windows 8, Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Upgrade, Windows.old

Fresh from my upgrade to Windows 8 Pro from Windows 7 Pro (64bit), taking advantage of Microsoft’s time limited offer via online download, I found a […]

December 17, 2012

Windows 8 with Multiple Displays

Samuel J Tan Tutorials Windows 8, Windows 8 on Multiple Display, WIndows 8 Shortcut keys, Windows 8 with Multi Screen

I was already running Windows 7 with two additional large screen displays (on top of the laptop display) so I was really quite excited to see […]

December 13, 2012

Going BYOD Infographic

Samuel J Tan Classroom Technology, Technology BYOD Pros and Cons, education technology, going BYOD, Implementing BYOD, Technology in the School, Why BYOD

Going BYOD Infographic by Online Colleges Fresh from our article earlier this week on the same subject Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in Schools – Considerations, […]

December 13, 2012

Spotlight On: MercierMagic

Li-ling Ooi Education, Learning, Web digital learning, edtech, education technology, immersive learning, online learning resources, Teaching with Technology

A couple of weeks ago, we came across MercierMagic, a blog an entire website run by a Save clearly, very dedicated teacher, Tracy Mercier. It has snippets of information […]

December 11, 2012

What is on iOS6? Do I need it?

Samuel J Tan Personal Technology, Smartphones, Software & Web Apps, Technology Apple, Apple iPad 2, Apple iPhone 4, Apple iPhone 4S, How do I get iOS6, how do you get iOS6, how do you get the iOS update, iOS, iPad 2, iPhone 5, new iPad

I noticed that some people are still on iOS5 because they don’t want to lose Google Maps and YouTube and thought, aren’t some of the features […]

December 10, 2012

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in Schools – Considerations

Samuel J Tan Classroom Technology, Technology Android, Bring Your Own Device, Bring Your Own Device for Schools, BYOD, BYOT, BYOT for Schools, digital learning, edtech, education technology, iPad, ipod, Learning, mobile devices, teaching, Technology in the School

Many schools are looking to implement Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) to give students and staff access to personal devices such as laptops, tablets and smartphones […]

December 8, 2012

Introverts in the Classroom: Susan Cain’s The Quiet Revolution

Li-ling Ooi Education, Learning, Learning Skills, Life, Parent, Teacher e-learning, edtech, Introverts in the Classroom, Quiet, Royan Lee, social media, Spicy Learning, Susan Cain, The Power of Introverts, The Quiet Revolution

I recently listened to Susan Cain’s TedTalk on The Power of Introverts and found it really interesting. While it seemed quite clear (at least to me), […]

December 6, 2012

How to choose the right tablet?

Samuel J Tan Personal Technology, Tablets, Technology Amazon Kindle, Android Tablet, Apple iPad, Apple iPad mini, Asus Transformer, Google Nexus, How to choose a tablet, Samsung Galaxy Note, What to look for in a tablet, Which tablet is right for me

With the holiday season upon us, it is without a doubt that a tablet (be it Apple or Android) would be at the top of many […]

December 6, 2012

Samsung Galaxy Note II and 10.1 Bringing Back the Stylus

Samuel J Tan Personal Technology, Tablets, Technology Adobe Photoshop Touch, Galaxy Note II, S Memo, S Note, S Pen, S Planner, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Stylus, Stylus making a comeback

Remember the days of Palm, Handspring Visor, Sony CLIÉ and Apple Newton, apart from being obsolete they had one thing in common and that was the little plastic stylus. […]