VerveEarth - blogs on a map

I got a mail from Clayton today. You're probably wondering - who is Clayton? And to be honest, I don't know. But Calyton is part of a new project called VerveEarth. He invited me to be one of the first on this new VerveEarth thing. So thats what I did.

I suspect (without having done any research on it) that this is a GoogleEarth mash-up. It does look like that anyway. So I added my blog under Bergen, Norway.
A least I can hope on more traffic, and if ti become a big hype, I can brag about being one of the first on it.

I also added a small link in to the right so that you can take a closer look at this service. Or you can just on the picture bellow.

Happy "blog on a map" hunting!

Popfly - mashup everything

I've just discovered a new cool service from MS. POPFLY

Basically its a program, service or what you want to call it..... that lets you combine different websites and API services eg. Flickr, twitter, Facebook, slideshows and so on...

I made this slideshow in 30 seconds using pictures tagged Bergen, Norway in Flickr, and a slideshow service.



I think this is very interesting to set into a school setting. And hopefully I'll get the chance to experiment more with it. One thing I see as a real limitation is the need to have users on different web pages like Facebook. Thats a challenge in a school setting.

New tutorial survey

Since I published the Voki/it's learning tutorial I've had a lot of respons on it. So why not make another?

So I've published a survey to the right with some topics. Please vote for your favorite one, and 'll make it and publish it in the near future.

Applications you can't live without

There is a lot of blog post on applications you/or I can't live without. So this post may be of no interest what so ever. But since I have an above average level of self esteem I walk out on a limb here.

Here are my top five applications* that I can't live without:

1. Firefox - in my view the best browser. I especially like the option to add plug ins.
2. Snagit - A picture can speak a thousand words, and with this small ( and brilliant) application from TechSmith you can take screen dumps of specific areas of the screen on the fly by just pressing print screen.
3. NotePad - less is more.
4. Photoshop CS3 - This is my time off application. Even thou I use Photoshop and other CS3 products in work related tasks, I often use time in the evenings to explore all the millions of possibilities.
5. Live Messenger- need I say more?

*installed in my machine.