Mitt Romney’s campaign announced Tuesday that supporters can sign up to be the first to learn of the presumptive Republican nominee’s vice presidential choice by downloading a new smartphone app. “The first official way to learn the name of the Republican vice presidential candidate is by using our new ‘Mitt’s VP’ app,” said Romney digital …
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Coursera adds 12 more prestigious universities – free online education grows
As we wrote back in April, there’s no doubt that the Internet is revolutionizing education, as more and more companies continue to emerge and alter the way we learn. We’ve kept a close eye on edX, Khan Academy, Academic Earth, P2PU, Skillshare and Codecademy, and rounding out that list is Coursera, one of the youngest …
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Listen to the soundtrack for The Dark Knight Rises – free online!
As part of our countdown to the release of The Dark Knight Rises, we have a very special treat for you today. Below you can listen to the film’s Hans Zimmer soundtrack in its entirety, giving you a taste of the atmosphere and action you’re in for come July 20. Listen to The Dark Knight …
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Library has more than books, creates a Fab Lab with 3D printer, podcast studio, green screen
What exactly is a fab lab? “These spaces, known as Fabrication Labs (fab labs), Hackerspaces, and Tech Shops, share common goals: collaboration and ‘making.’ They exist to give their specific communities the ability to ‘make’ through sharing knowledge and skills. They provide the technology necessary to make almost anything. However, these spaces often provide services …
Best free kids apps for iPad
PBS Kids Video The free PBS KIDS Video app brings all your child’s favorite shows right to your iPad. Curious George, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, Dinosaur Train, SUPER WHY!, Sesame Street and Wild Kratts and are all here and ready to entertain and educate. Download Now
PBS Nature has 70 full episodes – to watch online free
Click to browse all 70 episodes on PBS Nature. A few of the episodes Radioactive Wolves
Season 2 of Sherlock from BBC – watch online free until June 19
The dynamic, if dysfunctional duo of Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch, War Horse) and Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman, The Hobbit), battles the worst of 21st- century London, including a tech savvy arch-villain who wants to rule the world and a hound from the hinges of Hell. Season 2 episodes: A Scandal in Belgravia The Hounds of Baskerville …
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Surfbreak Rentals – accommodations based on specific beaches and surf breaks
Whether the origin of the term “couch surfing” had anything to do with traveling surfers is a mystery, but surfers have been crashing at each other’s pads since they first started spanning the globe in search of new breaks and foreign adventures. So it’s only natural that Surfbreak Rentals, a new website dedicated to connecting …
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An angry math blog sparked a scientific revolution
It began with a frustrated blogpost by a distinguished mathematician. Tim Gowers and his colleagues had been grumbling among themselves for several years about the rising costs of academic journals. They, like many other academics, were upset that the work produced by their peers, and funded largely by taxpayers, sat behind the paywalls of private …
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Free Surf Film – Wave of the Winter – a short film
An in-depth examination of a memorable season on the North Shore. Click here to download the movie for FREE *** Extended footage More Free Surf Films: Surf Madness – from Sterling Spencer and PinchMySalt. Free surf films from Billabong, Vans, Nike, and Superbrand.