Monthly Archives: January 2009

Making YouTube More Cinematic

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Andy Rush

Here’s a neat trick to use next time you want to show a YouTube video in class, or in your home theater (h/t to WebWare). You need to have the Firefox web browser and an add-on/plugin called YouTube Cinema. So … Continue reading →

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Think YouTube is Insignificant?

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Andy Rush

Then ask this guy . . . President Obama not only makes his case for why we need the stimulus package, but he announces a new website to track the spending of it – Recovery.gov. If your reaction to all … Continue reading →

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Ubiquitous YouTube

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Andy Rush

Sarcasm notwithstanding, the sentiment in the above video is held by many people – “YouTube is a site of millions of sucky videos.” I have, in the past, argued against that statement here, here, here, and here. Until recently, a … Continue reading →

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Stick THAT in your Google . . .

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Andy Rush

Just a quick post to tell folks about two nifty plugins (add-ons) for Firefox that make Google searches more . . . well . . . interesting (especially when you search for Edupunk). The first is Search Cloudlet which will … Continue reading →

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Monkey Magic

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Andy Rush

It’s about time I blogged this, so why not go with New Year’s Day, 2009. This post could also be titled, “What to do while waiting for a Blur Reunion”. I had every intention of posting this in June after … Continue reading →

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