Smartphone use in academia
I recently ran a poll on smartphone use in academia, now that there are numerous apps available that track how much time we spend/waste on our phones. Whether we are wasting or spending our time can be a blurry line.…
How to use Google Drive in an optimal way
Today, Eugene Feygin shares with us some tips and tricks for using Google Drive. Eugen has a B.S. in Advertising from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. As an SEO expert, he has published articles on the SEO trends…
Catching the technology wave
Today I have the pleasure of inviting Mary-Lynn Chambers, Assistant Professor of English at Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina, to PhD Talk. Dr. Mary-Lynn Chambers has her Ph.D. in Technical and Professional Communication from East Carolina University. She has…
Treat Yourself to Relaxation: Silva Relaxation App
Silva Relaxation is a free app that can be used as part of your meditation practice.If you enjoy these recordings with headphones, you can use them as a means to relax and shut out the outer world while you are…
Pranayama iPhone app
It's been a while since I wrote about mindfulness and meditation, and the reason is that in all the thesis stress, I've been slacking off.However, I recently started doing some breathing exercises, based on the instructions from an iPhone app.…
An afternoon without network connection
This afternoon, the network connection of my office computer suddenly broke down. I spent a lot of time first trying to figure out what happened, rebooting a few times, then calling the service desk and finally having two technicians trying…