The TI-Inspire is not what it is cracked up to be
This is the TI-Nspire, the calculator that promises to foment lazier minds in students than ever before. I teach math, and I look at all these new calculators with jaundiced eye. Ever see the new...
View ArticleProgramming on the TI-84, Nspire and Nspire CAS
The TI-Nspire comes with a great deal of programming tools, but after many updates, it is still crippled by the lack of an input statement. Without input, what you have is a collection of functions....
View ArticleThe TI-NSpire Programming Language
A couple of changes to the TI-NSpire programming language, including the addition of a host of commands and libraries, and the Request "x",y command, have made the programming experience more pleasant...
View ArticleThings to blame for my miserable life
Today, I have made a discovery. If you want to bring Windows 7 Home Edition to its knees, all you need to do on your laptop is plug in a 2 GB SD card into the SD slot. Every time I have done this, I...
View ArticleFollow me on Twitter
This suggestion is also a test posting for Twitter. I am attempting to acquire the capcbility of my posts also becoming tweets that you can follow on handheld devices and cell phones. My url is here. I...
View ArticleThe Obfuscation of Electronics: The Behringer Xenyx 502
This is more like a meta-review. I have gone to Canada Computes where nearly the entire Behringer line is sold, and was impressed by the specs. But does it do what I want, the way I want it? I face a...
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