Now I know this is rather a large list of sites but I can assure you, you will find something that is useful for your educational purposes. XP Math is a good place to find math games, math videos, math worksheets, and math e-books. The games section of XP Math offers games for basic arithmetic, [...]
Archive for December, 2009
60 Educational Game Sites That You’ve Probably Never Seen
Posted: December 30, 2009 in educationTags: education, kids
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The 11 Top iPhone Apps of 2009
Posted: December 29, 2009 in 2009, Apple, iPhoneTags: 2009, Apple, iPhone
Bolstered by arrival of the 3GS, launch of in-app purchasing and push notifications, the iPhone apps of 2009 have become richer and more robust experiences. Across 11 categories, we’ve selected the best apps of the year. In every category, each winner is an essential addition to your iPhone. This is the ultimate roundup of essential [...]
Twitter’s List Of 100 Banned Passwords
Posted: December 29, 2009 in twitterTags: passwords, security, twitter
Twitter appears to have learned from its security scare earlier this year and seems to be taking password security more seriously than most Internet services. TechCrunch and a few other people noticed this list of 370 passwords that Twitter bans its members from using when they sign up for new accounts. They range from the [...]
If you get busted for drunk driving in Montgomery County, Texas, USA, this holiday season your neighbors may hear about it on Twitter. That’s because the local district attorney’s office has decided to publish the names of those charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. County Vehicular Crimes Prosecutor Warren [...]
These are full-featured cross-platform softwares, free as in beer and speech. Vivek Gite picks his best open source software of 2009. 1: Inkscape ( Vector Graphics Editor ) Fig.01: Inkscape is used by artist/illustrator/designer as vector graphics editor Inkscape is a vector graphics editor. It is similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, and Xara X. This is [...]
The year is fast winding down and everyone is no doubt looking forward to a break over Christmas. If you want some reading and pondering material over the holidays, during December we’ve been publishing a series of annual review posts. We’ve picked our best products of the year in 10 categories, analyzed the top companies [...]
There’s a flurry of rumors this morning that Apple is planning an event as soon as this January, though exactly what they’ll be showing us is still in question. Most of the buzz (along with our buddy Gene Munster) says we will finally see the long-awaited tablet, and that after a January showing, it might [...]
Escaped prisoner taunts police on Facebook
Posted: December 23, 2009 in Facebook, In The NewsTags: Facebook, theif
Craig “Lazie” Lynch vanished from Hollesley Bay Prison in Suffolk in September this year close to the end of a seven-year sentence for aggravated burglary. Instead of hiding away from police Lynch has set up a Facebook account complete with a photograph sticking his middle finger up and boasts about eating 12lb steaks and his [...]
Internet Explorer may remain the world’s most popular browser by most measures, but StatCounter is reporting some numbers that put Firefox on top. One particular version of Firefox, that is: 3.5, which StatCounter says is now the single most popular browser version in the world. Doing the math by version number rather than for all [...]
