Mayor Doug

links for 2011-01-05

• Sifteo – The Future of Play
  Sifteo cubes are 1.5 inch computers with full-color displays that sense their motion, sense each other, and wirelessly connect to your computer. You, your friends, and your family can play an ever-growing array of interactive games that get your brain and body engaged.
  (tags: future Sifteo games cubes)
• Google Chart Tools – Google Code
  The Google Chart Tools enable adding live charts to any web page.
  (tags: tools google chart)
• Google App Engine – Google Code
  Google App Engine enables you to build and host web apps on the same systems that power Google applications. App Engine offers fast development and deployment
  (tags: google app engine icsxx)
• The Top 15 Google Products for People Who Build Websites
  Check out some of the best Google products for developing, analyzing, maintaining and tinkering with websites.
  (tags: google tools webdesign online_tools web_design webdev development web)
• Zynga To Acquire Flock, The Social Browser That You Never Used
  Zynga is acquiring Flock, a beleaguered startup founded in 2005 by Bart Decrem and Geoffrey Arone, we’ve confirmed. The deal should be announced shortly.
  (tags: acquire zynga flock browser)
• Feed.nu – Blog to app generator
  o you want to generate a mobile application of your blog as a native app in Android market? Feed.nu makes it possible!
• Gboard – The Best Solution for Google Keyboard Shortcuts
  A keyboard specifically made for Gmail users.
  (tags: google gboard keyboard shortcuts)
• Business Education Resources January, 2011
  CA Business Education
  Leadership Project
  (tags: education resources business)
• Vocabulary, Free Word Puzzles and Activities
  WELCOME TO myvocabulary.com and a DAILY WORD PUZZLE – a free resource used in over 24,000 schools to enhance vocabulary mastery
  (tags: vocabulary puzzles activities language english education resources word)
• DoHistory Home
  A site that shows you how to piece together
  the past from the fragments that have
  survived.
  (tags: history research documents interactive socialstudies reference primarysources dohistory)
• Listen to Music for Free on Playlistnow.fm
  Login to see what your friends are listening and discover new music thanks to their recommandations !
  (tags: music listen playlistnow.fm free)
• INSANELY awesome solar eclipse picture | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
  Can you see why he traveled so far to get this shot? The silhouette of the Moon taking a dark bite out of the Sun is obvious enough, as are some interesting sunspots on the Sun’s face… but wait a sec… that one spot isn’t a spot at all, it’s the International Space Station! This was a double eclipse!
  (tags: awesome eclipse solar insanely picture)
• Share files on Twitter | TwileShare
  TwileShare is a free service that allows you to share files on Twitter. Upload and share anything from images, documents, PDFs, ebooks and more. Easy peasy.
  (tags: twitter web2.0 files share tools)
• COMICS IN THE CLASSROOM: a comic site for teachers, parents and librarians
  Lesson plans, archives, and resources for using comics in your classroom.
  (tags: comics resources classroom ideas comicbooks graphicnovels Education librarians)
• my6sense for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store
  The first reader in the world to personally rank content from your Twitter, Facebook, news, blogs and RSS on your iPhone and iPod Touch.
  (tags: iphone my6sense rank content rss)