Inside View

Christmas Approaching and I Need MX Anywhere Mouse

by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel

I NEED A NEW Logitech MX Anywhere mouse because my long-serving Logitech MX Anywhere 2 has walked away from one of my classrooms. I used that faithful mouse for more than six years and want to replace it with a newer and pinker version of itself.

Yes, kids, Twitter Used to Be Great

I REMEMBER NOVEMBER 2006 as the month when a dozen students in one of my university classrooms were comparing and contrasting Twitter to Jaiku. Both were simple microblogging services that were redefining how we consumed and shared information. Both are gone now.

Ireland's Ban on Smartphones for Pre-Teens

by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel

WE HAVE A tech-savvy 12yo in our home and he's facing restrictions on his use of a smartphone while on school grounds. Even though he doesn't bring a phone to school, he's watching with interest as the Irish Minister for Education Norma Foley writes a memo to Cabinet. The Minister wants a nationwide policy where parents are discouraged from buying smartphones for children of primary age.

What if the King could just turn a wheel

by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel

WHILE CHATTING WITH Larry Maguire, he scrolled back before the Industrial Revolution and asked a thought-provoking question, "What would it mean for humanity if the King of England could just sit on his throne and turn a wheel to produce whatever he needs for his kingdom?" I thought of the time I walked the crypt of Canterbury (above) where I snapped a shot of a window that appears to be a representation of cogs on a wheel.

Bernie's Knowledge Management Tools #PKM

by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel

FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS I have wanted to identify the core tools I use to manage and curate my personal knowledge management PKM system. 

TL;DR Readwise, Instapaper, Mem, and Obsidian are my key PKM services.