August 1, 2011
Unless you’ve been living under a rock all your life, you’ve probably stared at the night sky wondering what all their names are and what stars actually make up which constellations. I’ve wondered about this many times, and I still do. But my curiosity can now be quenched thanks to a fantastic open source program that delivers in spectacular fashion.
July 27, 2011
For months now I have been well-and-truly hooked on the Stuff You Should Know podcast, and I felt it was time I shared my number one boredom killer, and a smattering of favourite episodes with MakeUseOf. Each week knowledgeable hosts Josh and Charles settle down to tackle anything from nuclear science to Rastafarian hairstyles.
July 26, 2011
If I had to choose which subjects I learned at elementary and middle school which proved to be really useful in later life, mathematics would definitely be one of them. We use basic math so naturally all the time – from counting how many days left to the weekend, to calculating how much money we have left until the end of the month.
July 19, 2011
Do you ever get the feeling that maybe you could do a little better with your money management? Maybe that you could plan a little more thoroughly, save more money, learn more about financial products or be more disciplined about building good money habits and making more money? Well, you’re not alone.
July 17, 2011
Whether you have an ebook collection or a hard-copy collection, it’s likely that you’ve collected a few technical books along the way to learn the more important things about your chosen mode of tech. So, at last count tell us how many have you got?
July 13, 2011
Ultimate Frisbee has been around for years but in the last few years it seems to have been making a serious resurgence. With so many new players out there, it puts a serious burden on the guys who have been around to try and show these new players how the game needs to be played. Thankfully, there are plenty of websites that can handle this load.
July 1, 2011
In past articles we have shared a wealth of free online college courses, as well as courses for free download in iTunes U, hosted by popular universities around the country. But if you have the skills and dedication for sharing your knowledge and collaborating with others online, the newly revamped grassroots website, Peer 2 Peer University allows anyone to start and offer an online course on any subject.
June 22, 2011
The fresh web service called Smarterer aims to shake our inertia about learning skills and make smarter workers out of us all. Smarterer pits us against the technology, digital, and social tools we use every day and tells us if we are able or inept with them.
June 17, 2011
Are you a current student? A homeschooler or homeschooling parent? Have you decided to keep learning and to always be a student? Have you ever dreamed about the ideal study group? Well, OpenStudy has too, and they’re determined to make it happen. It is a collection of study groups based on topic and it’s an ideal way to meet your peers from all corners of the world.
June 17, 2011
CSS is the single most important change webpages have seen in the last decade, and it paved the way for the separation of style and content. In the modern way, XHTML defines the semantic structure – the meaning and content of the webpage, while CSS concerns itself with the presentation. While most of us are comfortable writing a little HTML, we seem to think that CSS is some kind of black magic.
