Resolution #6: Guard Your Online Reputation
This is one of a series of articles with suggested resolutions for the new year. See the other suggested resolutions. In today’s wired world, it is important to consider your online reputation. When I interview people who apply for jobs, I always look at their...
Resolution #4: Keep a Journal
This is one of a series of articles with suggested resolutions for the new year. See the other suggested resolutions. The article “Thinking outside the Book” in the November New Era magazine (pages 40-42) discussed several creative ways to keep a record of...
Resolution #2: Make Wise Media Choices With Ok.com
This is one of a series of articles with suggested resolutions for the new year. See the other suggested resolutions. Many families struggle to find the information they need to make good decisions about what movies to watch in today’s world...
$40 Tablet
A 7″ tablet computer is being purchased for schools in India. It is multi-touch and has a camera, microphone, and speakers. It costs $40. The government of India will subsidize half of the cost, making it available to students for roughly $20. It’s part of...Widget for LDS Response to Hurricane Sandy
If you are interested in promoting the Church’s response to Hurricane Sandy, LDS Philanthropies has created a widget that you can embed in your blogs and websites. For the large widget, use this code <iframe width=’415′ height=’450′...Internet Memes
Ever heard of an Internet Meme? A meme (rhymes with “team”) is a virally-transmitted cultural symbol or social idea. It can be as simple as a catch-phrase, fashion, or anything else that spreads through groups of people. The Internet has had a profound...Family History Records in Granite Mountain Vault
Watch this video “Granite Mountain Records Vault” to learn about the technologies and processes used to unlock the collections of genealogy records preserved in the Granite Mountain Records Vault. The video explains how records stored in microfilm and...
The Internet a Decade Later
I love this animated infographic “The Internet a Decade Later” by Bestedsites.com. It’s amazing how things have changed in just 10 years.
Do you really know what your children view online?
The Deseret News has published a great article “Do you really know what your children view online?” Here are some key points from the article: 32% of teens said they had deliberately accessed pornography and only 12% of parents are aware of it. 48% of...
Internet Map
Want to see an interesting visual representation of the Internet? See internet-map.net. It shows the relative size of various websites on the Internet. You can enter the address of any website and see its size relative to other sites as determined by website traffic....Communicating through SMS Messaging
The following is the article “Communicating through SMS Messaging” in the November issue of the Meetinghouse Technology Newsletter: When a Relief Society president or Sunday school teacher wants to remind members of an event change, a lesson topic, or an...
60 Seconds on the Internet
Click on this graphic to see what happens every 60 seconds on the Internet.Accessing Mormon Messages in the Meetinghouse
The following is the article “Accessing Mormon Messages in the Meetinghouse” in the November issue of the Meetinghouse Technology Newsletter: Mormon messages illustrate important morals and gospel principles, explain key aspects of our faith, and highlight...Broken iPad
Watch this video of a young child trying to manipulate a printed magazine like an iPad. Notice how she tries to pinch and swipe the printed pages of the magazine. Frustrated that she can’t get the pages to respond, she begins to wonder if it’s her finger...Follow on social media