Grab Bag: Your Five Links of the Week

www.macfreedom.com - Have you ever found yourself wishing, at some point or another, that you could be truly free from the temptations and distractions of the internet? MacFreedom can help you fulfill this wish; it disables networking on your Mac for up to eight hours at a time. No hopping on the Internet “you know, just for two minutes…” (But what happens if there’s an emergency, you ask? No worries — a simple reboot will get you back online.)
www.academicearth.org – Learn more. This fantastic site was created with the goal of giving everyone on earth access to world-class education. (Well, everyone on earth with a solid internet connection who understands English, it appears.) The website allows you to view free video lectures/courses from leading universities. There’s an amazing breadth of fascinating topics you can learn about; I highly recommend taking a look. Thanks so much to Marie Orlin for the link!
http://tinyurl.com/yfjr4p6 - What are the steps involved in upgrading to Windows 7? Find out right here.
www.vark.com - “Aardvark is a new kind of tool that lets you tap into the knowledge and experience of friends and friends-of-friends.” Use Aardvark to find recommendations, answers to questions that come up every day, answers to research questions, advice or second opinions, etc.
http://tinyurl.com/y8ryzes - A great blog post by Johnathan Fields explaining why, when it comes to social media, small is the new big. Love the mountain bike madness example.

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