[ad_1] In the early 2000s I dabbled in making websites. It was a time in my life when I wasn’t doing as much after recovering from a surgery. I became engrossed with the fact that I could do something behind the scenes and see it come to life in a web browser. I peeled back…

[ad_1] As I read Jim Whitehurst’s The Open Organization, as well as articles about initiatives involving educators and students in open source projects and communities, I imagined what the future might look like in primary, secondary, and higher education around the world. In a recent article, I wrote: Since the purpose of education is to…

[ad_1] From the advent of the printing press to the emergence of the Internet, knowledge has become increasingly abundant and accessible. But as we move into the future, I ponder how accessible, interactive, and understandable knowledge will be as more and more individuals are connected to the Internet and as computing technologies advance. How will…

[ad_1] Every year on the third Wednesday of November, map geeks around the world (myself included) celebrate GIS Day. Short for geographic information systems, or occasionally geospatial information science, GIS is all about using computer systems to collect, store, analyze, and display geographic data, or really any data that has a spatial component. The past decade…

[ad_1] Every year on the third Wednesday of November, map geeks around the world (myself included) celebrate GIS Day. Short for geographic information systems, or occasionally geospatial information science, GIS is all about using computer systems to collect, store, analyze, and display geographic data, or really any data that has a spatial component. The past decade…

[ad_1] We all need to eat, and we know that good nutrition is an important component of a long and healthy life. Daily we read about genetically modified food and the dangers inherent in a system rife with food that’s been altered by biotechnology. And, if you’re like me, you begin to wonder, “Where can…

[ad_1] Git for Teams by Emma Jane Hogbin Westby is a good technology book, but it’s the non-technical parts that make it excellent. Git has a bit of a reputation as being difficult to learn and even more difficult to master. Because it’s such a powerful and flexible tool, it is easy for users to…

[ad_1] Opensource.com 2015 Holiday Gift Guide Here it is—the annual Opensource.com holiday gift guide. Our collection of gifts is sure to get kids, adults, and hobbyists geared up and ready for hours of fun coding and creating. We’ve got 3D printers, Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, gadgets, robotics, and more! First, for the book nerds out there,…

[ad_1] Food and electronics don’t usually mix well—unless you’re cake hacking. I’ve been embedding electronics into edible cakes since 2008. And, in 2009, my group won the New York City Yahoo! Hackathon with a cake that showed rudimentary emojis via LEDs with emotions based Del.ico.us tags. Most cakes I’ve put electronics in have been for…

[ad_1] The last chapter of The Open Organization talks about how a leader in an open community has to be a catalyst, “an agent that provokes or speeds significant change in action.” When I read this definition, say it out loud, and reflect on my connotations of this word, I sense a degree of urgency.…