http://www.oid.ucla.edu Occasional tidbits relevant to information technologies and teaching. daily 1 2007-02-06T17:47:02Z http://www.oid.ucla.edu/units/tec/tectalk/tecpathways Mac-only desktop application to browse Wikipedia No publisher jwilliamson 2007-05-18T17:32:47Z Page http://www.oid.ucla.edu/units/tec/tectalk/tecchicken Doug Zongker presents an academic white paper and presentation of varying degrees of importance. No publisher jwilliamson 2007-05-18T17:28:07Z Page http://www.oid.ucla.edu/units/tec/tectalk/tecwinonmac A brief description of current (May 2007) technologies enabling users to run Windows applications on Macintosh hardware. No publisher jwilliamson 2007-05-18T17:54:36Z Page http://www.oid.ucla.edu/units/tec/tectalk/tecpubdomaincomic A freely downloadable comic book illustrates many of th issues with rights management. No publisher jwilliamson 2006-06-30T23:49:18Z Page http://www.oid.ucla.edu/units/tec/tectalk/tecloremipsum Ever need to generate a large amount of false or meaningless text for a project? If so, visit the Lorem Ipsum generator. No publisher jwilliamson 2007-04-06T19:34:35Z Page http://www.oid.ucla.edu/units/tec/tectalk/tecblender A free open-source 3D modeling and animation application. No publisher jwilliamson 2006-06-30T23:39:37Z Page http://www.oid.ucla.edu/units/tec/tectalk/tecvrsoftware This short report explores some questions about using voice recognition software. VR software was designed to train a computer to recognize an individual’s voice and speech patterns for the purpose of dictation and/or voice-controlled computer commands. The benefits of the technology include reducing repetitive motion injuries and enabling disabled people to control a computer using their voice only. VR software was not, however, developed as a tool for transcribing interviews. In fact, today’s computing power is not up to this task due to the nuances and complexities inherent in the spoken word. This capability is still 10-15 years away and most likely will not be realized until the promise of ‘quantum desktop computing’ becomes a reality. No publisher eblakeman speech recognition voice recognition Dragon Naturally Speaking recognition 2008-05-19T23:16:54Z File http://www.oid.ucla.edu/units/tec/tectalk/adobeconnectaddinissue Adobe Connect, the online collaboration suite, features an Add-in to allow document and screen sharing. Sometimes, this add-in can be problematic on Intel Macs. No publisher jwilliamson 2008-03-13T21:33:00Z Page