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ACTEM MainEducation Conference

The 24th Annual MainEducation Conference hosted by the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine (ACTEM) will be held at the Augusta Civic Center on Friday, October 14, 2011 with pre-conference programs offered in the same location on Thursday, October … Continue reading

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HTML5 – i, b, em, strong – What’s the scoop?

I recently saw an ad for a new Joomla! input editor plug-in that is designed to help with the production of accurate HTML code when creating new input. The advertisement specifically mentioned HTML5 standards being incorporated into the design. In … Continue reading

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USDOJ smacks down Kindle

I’ve reported about the Kindle more than a few times in this blog and have been generally fascinated by e-reader technology. I keep predicting it is the next big thing and with the pending announcement coming from the creatives in … Continue reading

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Has your Kindle been hobbled?

I just finished reading a blog entry on the E-Access Bulletin about efforts to force Amazon to shut off the text-to-speech feature of the new Kindle 2 e-book reader. It seems certain publishers want additional “audio royalties” for providing what … Continue reading

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