Tom Scheinfeldt

Connecticut

Tom is Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Connecticut. He writes about history, technology, digital humanities, design, higher education, and (sometimes) politics.

Sep

Apple History Roundup

Like many enthusiast communities, the legion of Mac users seems particularly interested in its history and in the history of

25 Sep 2006

1 min read

Sep

CoverPop

If you ever have eight or ten hours to kill, check out CoverPop.com, a new mashup site and a

22 Sep 2006

1 min read

Sep

Computer History Timelines

We have seen before how timelines are a particularly attractive mode of historical production among non-professionals, perhaps especially among those

22 Sep 2006

1 min read

Sep

What is a Museum?

This one comes from Found History reader Tim, who wanted to hear my thoughts on NPR's recent story

18 Sep 2006

2 min read

Sep

Wordpress Ho!

I finally took the plunge and switched from MovableType to Wordpress. So far, I'm very happy. I had

15 Sep 2006

Sep

9/11 Imagined

Unsurprisingly, the anniversary just passed has prompted widespread historical reflection among the popular media. More surprising is the fact that

13 Sep 2006

1 min read

Aug

Fame! (I'm Gonna Live Forever) - kevo.com

If you get a chance, check out kevo.com, a new social networking site where users collaboratively profile their favorite

29 Aug 2006

1 min read

Aug

Talladega Nights

"America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, bad-ass speed" — Eleanor Roosevelt ... (epigraph from the new Will Ferrell comedy,

06 Aug 2006

Jul

(Very Nearly) Fighting Over History in the Ohio Senate

Despite media claims, polling data, and bureaucratic number crunching to the contrary, one of the main contentions of Found History

25 Jul 2006

1 min read

Jul

Back in the Saddle

It's been nearly a month since my last post—the result of some project deadlines and a monster

25 Jul 2006