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A success story out of Florida

Before I left on vacation (I'm back, by the way and officially jacked in...Go WiFi!), I asked what all of you were doing this summer. I heard from and got a few ideas from a tech coordinator out in Oregon. A couple days ago, I heard from a...

Tags: Certification, Professional Development, Student, Academy, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-18

In Houston, a virtual academy or virtual vouchers?

Texas has launched an online instruction course for grade-schoolers called the Texas Virtual Academy, the Houston Chronicle reports. The first of five pilot programs is up and running through the Southwest School, a Houston-area charter school. Four other school districts are expected to start their pilots shortly. The...

Tags: E-learning, academy, voucher, Southwest

Blog posts 2006-04-25

Next big thing--or the latest fad?

Next big thing--or the latest fad?I don't need no stinking project management softwareStep 1 assign the projectStep 2 assign a completion dateStep 3 midway of project completion date check with employee on statusStep 4 on completion date ask for project resultsStep 5 if project is completed pop the champagne and...

Tags: Strategy, mill, completion date, academy, projector

Discussion threads 2005-03-31

World-Leading Music Conservatoire Develops Unique E-Learning Strategy for Teaching

The Royal Academy of Music in London, one of the world's leading music conservatoires, has a special teaching approach that emphasises master classes and one-to-one tuition. However, the academy had an open source infrastructure that was difficult to maintain and extend. To better meet intense international competition and open up...

Tags: Open Source, Environment, Microsoft Corp., Music, Academy, E-learning, Training And Certification, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows

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Additional Resources

Asphalt 5 for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)

With Asphalt 5 for iPhone take a ride in over 30 of the fastest, most prestigious cars you have ever dreamed, from manufacturers like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Audi, and Ducati. Highly polished HD graphics let you see every detail and animation of the track as you speed over snow, mud, dirt...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Gameloft, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-04

AFA RSS Reader for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

AFA RSS Reader for iPhone RSS reader receives information for the Air Force Academy Football program, latest football news, a feed from Twitter, and a Air Force Academy Alumni news feed. AFA RSS Reader for iPhone contains frequently updated information such as blog information, news headlines, audio, and video.

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Blog, Air Force, Pivot Studios, Smart Phones, Blogging, RSS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Microsoft drops 'Family Guy' special

Viewers watch Family Guy because they want tonot because it's forced in to their cubicles at work.That doesn't fit with the Windows brand, indeed.MSFT tried to alter the content of the show"Microsoft sent MacFarlane and Fox several notes expressing their concern over the show's content but ultimately decided just to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Family Guy, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Magic Academy II 1.0 (Windows)

Once again, trouble is brewing in the world of magic! A priceless and ancient treatise, with the power to summon a dangerous and exiled demon, has gone missing! Irene must track the magical book down to clear her sister`s name and become the savior of Tirisfal Fortress. Meet a curious...

Tags: Magic, SpinTop Games, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-09

Social Traffic Network 1.0 (Windows)

All successful internet marketers have a social network of fellow marketers and prospective customers. Learn how to succesfully build your network with this video tutorial for the Academy.

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, Video, TopSoftwareStore, Internet, Corporate Communications, Networking, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-01

Red Book: Report of the committee on Infectious Diseases (RedBk) 12.0.3 (Mobile)

Red Book: Report of the committee on Infectious Diseasespowered by Skyscape Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics The Red Book - The authorative guide to the latest pediatric infectious disease information brings you the latest clinically tested guidelines on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of more than 200 conditions....

Tags: Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., Mobile, Hepatitis, Skyscape Inc., Data Mining, Federal Government, Tools & Techniques, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Government, Management

Software downloads 2009-09-25

Pediatric Nutrition Handbook (PedsNutr) (Mobile)

Pediatric Nutrition Handbookpowered by Skyscape Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatric Nutrition Handbook provides the latest information about nutrient metabolism and nutrition to support normal development and health of infants and children who are well, those born with congenital anomalies or disorders of metabolism, and those with acute and chronic...

Tags: Nutrition, Mobile

Software downloads 2009-09-16

Lasker Awards show controversy of basic science

We're humans, not robotsAll humans, even your (and Harry Fuller's) beloved scientists, incorporate emotion into their decisions; there's no way to avoid it. We judge based on self-interest (even those concerned about global warming/climate change). We wrap it up in nice flowery language about "saving the planet" or "think of...

Tags: Government, patent, skepticism

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Cushing Academy leads the way with e-books

Oh pleaseEven EnGadget isn't buying this one. They only have 18 ereaders for the whole student body! Are these magic timesharing or multipresence ereaders? And what about the books that aren't available electronically? I guess students 19 through N will be walking to the local libraries that got the donated...

Tags: E-books, Cushing Academy, e-book

Discussion threads 2009-09-05

Cushing Academy leads the way with e-books

Cushing Academy is only a short drive from my house out in the idyllic country of central Massachusetts. Despite its country location, is leading the way in a conversion from paper books and texts to electronic books. Although the staff is clearly divided, I have to applaud their...

Tags: Cushing Academy, E-books, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-09-05

U.N.'s Ban Ki-moon warns of 'abyss" and 'widespread disaster'

Dear Mr Fuller you have to understand a few thing WEll even if i find your post always refreshing and deeply educating you must understand this until there hurrican lvl 6and 7 or twister force 6 or 7 or all coastal area will be under...

Tags: Ban Ki-moon

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Geo-engineering drawing more and more attention

Now the Royal Society of the U.K. is looking at various geo-engineering schemes suggested for combatting global warming or its effects. As time passes and nothing significant is done in the political realm, global warming promises to become an exercise in triage. Thus macro-scale schemes to alter the...

Tags: Global Warming, Royal Society, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-02

What does it mean to be a green IT professional? The definition is definitely a moving target.

Wondering if you have what it takes to be considered a "Green IT" professional? Cisco has taken a stab at defining what sort of skills you might need to adapt your role as businesses look to information technology to help slash carbon dioxide emissions, energy costs and so on. ...

Tags: Network, Information Technology, Carbon Dioxide, Green IT, Cisco Systems Inc., Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Macworld without Apple: The show will go on

I get it.While at first blush, it really makes no sense; Apple quits Macworld?it sounds like Oscar quitting the Academy Awards. On the other hand, Oscar is a product of the Academy Awards and Macworld is actually more or less a product of Apple. While the linkage between...

Tags: Desktops, Mac World, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

A modest proposal to fix the primary care shortage

The American Academy of Family Physicians is estimating a shortage of 70,000 primary care doctors in 10 years. There are currently about 100,000. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Shortage, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-08-20