Monthly Archives: January 2018

Disney, Television

Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Begins the End February 19th

STAR WARS REBELS
Photo credit: ©Lucasfilm Ltd.

I got really excited when I got this Press Release about Star Wars Rebels. I read the date wrong and thought it was tonight. Nope it is a month from now. But, that gives me time to get caught up on the season four episodes. I lowered our cable bill and lost Disney XD but maybe I can watch everything on the Disney Now app. I have been a fan of this series ever since I learned about it at Toy Fair from Freddie Prinze Jr. back in 2014. I was excited then and the show has been amazing in that time since. I am going to miss this show when it reaches the finale. I look forward to whatever surprises are ahead. You can learn all about it below.

THE FINAL EPISODES OF 'STAR WARS REBELS' BEGIN FEBRUARY 19 ON DISNEY XD
— Ian McDiarmid Reprises his Role as Emperor Palpatine–

The beginning of the end starts MONDAY, FEB. 19 (9:00 p.m. EST) when the critically-acclaimed animated series "Star Wars Rebels" returns to Disney XD with new episodes as the series nears its grand finale. The final episodes will unfold over three weeks, with two back-to- back episodes premiering every Monday night on Disney XD, until its epic 90-minute conclusion on MONDAY, MARCH 5 (8:30 p.m. EST). As teased in a new "Star Wars Rebels" trailer, Emperor Palpatine makes his series debut in these final episodes, voiced by actor Ian McDiarmid who reprises this iconic role from the "Star Wars" live-action films.

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Photo-A-Day, Review, Technology

Blackboard by Boogie Board is the Most Hi-Tech Low-Tech Device You Didn’t Know You Needed

Blackboard Logo
Photo-A-Day #4664

I was provided a Blackboard by Kent Displays, makers of Boogie Board eWriters for free to use and review. Opinions are 100% my own.<>To be honest, when I received the Blackboard by Boogie Board I was confused. What would I do with this device. It doesn’t plug in, it is not Internet connected. What am I going to use this for? So, I took it with me to work and played around with it for a while. The Blackboard is an electronic writing tool that feels like you are using pen and paper. It is a natural way to write on Liquid Crystal PaperTM. As I used it more I thought of different ways that I could incorporate it into my own life.

The Blackboard is large. It has an 8.5” x 11” Letter-sized, semi-transparent writing surface that allows writers to electronically write on any document, photo, map, or even digital screens. If I wanted to write on a photo and point out a critique of that photo I could overlay the Blackboard on top of the photo and make sketches and notes right over the photo. If I was collaborating with a friend on a website design I could lay the Blackboard over a digital screen and make my notes. Then by using the Blackboard app on my phone I could capture that screen and share it with my friend. There are many other scenarios like that one where working together on a project would be enhanced with a Blackboard.

BlackBoard replaced by notepad at work

The way that I found Blackboard fit seamlessly into my life was at work. I take calls all night long and have to jot down names and notes from the customers who call. I usually capture all that into a notebook and when the notebook is full I toss it in a shredder. That is pretty wasteful. One of the things that my company is trying to do is help people go paperless. So, in an effort to go even more paperless than I have ever done I released the notebook with my Blackboard. The nice thing, too is that I don’t have to shred any sensitive information because with one press of the clear button that information is gone. Continue reading Blackboard by Boogie Board is the Most Hi-Tech Low-Tech Device You Didn’t Know You Needed →