The Google Developer Group of Mercer University strives to teach web and mobile developers about the various tools Google has available to help create great products more efficiently. GDG Macon also helps technology students at Mercer University meet developers from the local community and provide community building for Middle Georgia Read more…
As parents and teachers, we encourage our kids to become well rounded people who love learning. In our world of cell phones, ipads, and computers, it’s easy for kids to become passive consumers of media and technology. We, however, want are kids to be active, curious, and creative. Read more…
Working in information systems as a programmer, you often find yourself writing boring repetitious code over and over again. Think about it. Let’s imagine you are writing code to access the following table. How many times will you type those property names? CREATE TABLE user( id VARCHAR(50) , user_name VARCHAR(50) Read more…
To help make Android App building more accessible to EVERYONE, researchers at MIT have released a wonderful tool to empower makers and students to quickly build apps using a puzzle metaphor of programming. Everyone can play with puzzles. Right!? MIT App Inventor, originally developed by Google, enables beginners Read more…
Some research and development requires big and expensive equipment, resources, and sensors. It’s awesome when innovators make cool technology more affordable, accessible and available to young students and hackers. As a student at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Johnny Lee explored ways to use the remote control devices of a Nintendo Read more…
In honor of the Global Game Jam 2014, I collected a few tools and resources to help you or your students get started in learning game programming using various technologies. The Global Game Jam is a world wide hackathon and online festival for game developers and designers. Check Read more…
Looking for an easy and free way to visualize data to gain insight? Google has provided a JavaScript programming interface so that you can integrate Google Charts in your applications. To my surprise, I found it is very easy to build interactive Google Charts that use data from Google Sheets Read more…
I have started reading a fun book on innovation management called “Beyond the Obvious” by Phil McKinney. Mr. McKinney has directed a diverse technical career including serving as CTO of HP. A core theme of his book is that innovative thinking occurs when you start asking better questions. Read more…
How was your day? Did you feel energized by your activities or work? For me, this is such a powerful question. We have no clue how long we will be blessed to live our lives. I consider each day a gift and treasure. I know that I feel energized when Read more…
http://www.college-startup.com: Started by Ben Bleikamp, this blog began teaching people how to make money from their dorm room. Their community of authors now share insight to a broad range of topics of running an Internet based business. http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/ : “Founded in 1999, YoungEntrepreneur.com has become one of the largest online forum communities for Read more…