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- Library management software...open source or not?
- Library management software...open source or not?SageBrushWe currently have some of our elementary/middle schools running Athena. The high school upgrade to InfoCentre last year. It does get pricey with the renewal/maintenance fees. I think our media specialist would be very interested in open-source alternatives.Personally...I'd be tempted by "Koha." Not that I...
- Tags: software, Koha, Athol PL, school library, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
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- Talkback Tuesday: Cheating at UltimateBet
- Talkback Tuesday: Cheating at UltimateBetWell said !As a famous starship engineer once noted " the more plumbing, the easier it is to spring a leak"Thanks for the reply, but...Hi Adam.Thank you for dedicating a whole new post to reply my drive-by one line comment.[b]Addamm O'Donel[/b] sic wrote:[i]"There is an elephant...
- Tags: Web site development, Talkback Tuesday, UltimateBet
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Va. decision knocking down antispam law strikes blow for First Amendment
- Va. decision knocking down antispam law strikes blow for First AmendmentYour point still fails...Freedom of expression doesn't extend to having a legislated, forced audience!By the logic you illustrate here, it would be "illegal" or "unconstitutional" to1) not answer the phone or door, if proven that you were home;2) turn away...
- Tags: Spam, e-mail, antispam law, First Amendment, anti-spam
- Discussion threads 2008-09-14
- Does TraceMonkey kick Firefox into turbo mode?
- Does TraceMonkey kick Firefox into turbo mode?Wow, we are breaking down the barriers to web application adoption for allof our every day applications. The speed here will be so close to natively compiled code that it will not matter any more. But, we still need some kind of a sandboxed...
- Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, JavaScript, Microsoft Corp., security, Apple Safari
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Episode 61 - The Smelly Laptop
- Episode 61 - The Smelly LaptopIt is obvious as to why you where not hiredto do these ads. ;)RE: Episode 61 - The Smelly LaptopOK, you have WAYYYYYY too much time on your hand. You really didn't have to go through all that to say you didn't like Vista....
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, smelly Laptop, Smelly Laptop, Episode 61, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- Can Adobe mitigate 'clipboard hijack' issue?
- Can Adobe mitigate 'clipboard hijack' issue?wrong on noscriptFirefox and noscript don't block this. It's not a script problem.RE: Can Adobe mitigate 'clipboard hijack' issue?If you use firefox, the flashblock plugin allows you to select which flash movies on a specific site you want to load. So you can ignore flash...
- Tags: Web browsers, noscript, clipboard, Adobe Systems Inc., Mozilla Firefox, FlashBlock
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Linux, user interfaces and copying Apple
- Linux, user interfaces and copying AppleIt makes sense[i]He also stated that they have to clone less the look and feel of desktop Windows, even going so far as to state they would do better to clone the look and feel of Mac applications if they are writing applications for the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Desktops, Linux Interface, Linux, Apple Inc., Linux User, KDE, Microsoft Windows, desktop, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-08-12
- Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaught
- What do you do when your country is under attack by Russia and your government's Web sites pummeled by an alleged cyber attack? If you're Georgia you turn to Google, specifically Blogger. To get its message out, the government of Georgia is posting updates to Blogger and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Russia, Georgia, Blogger, Government, Hacking, Web Site Development, Vertical Industries, Web Technology, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 089800 GTX?At $200 dollars, I think that the 9800 GTX is finally able to be considered for the mid-range level card. I was surprised by nVidia and their recent price drops, but after purchasing two of these cards, I have been pleased.Linux...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hardware 2.0, SoundBlaster X-Fi, Linux, Lol, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Verizon, Telecom Italia, and Brasil Telecom top the botnet charts in Q2 of 2008
- When was the last time you heard something in the lines of "We do our best to protect our customers from the threats posed by..." ? In reality though, the statement should end up like "protect our customers from the threats posed by the rest of our customers". China may...
- Tags: Telecom Italia, Verizon Communications Inc., Internet Service Provider, Malware, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- Anyone bothering to teach 35mm photography classes anymore?
- I just bought my wife a new point and shoot digital camera. The trusty Kodak 3 megapixel was getting a bit long in the tooth and more often she was lugging her 35mm SLR to take high quality shots. Since it's summertime, the Olympus Stylus 850SW seems like...
- Tags: Photography, SLR, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- On Exceptions and Rules: Best Practices for Where, When, and How to Handle Exceptions
- If an exception is raised in the declaration section of one's block, that block's exception section cannot handle the exception. That doesn't seem right. Why does PL/SQL work this way, and what does it mean for the author's coding practices? If an exception is raised in the declaration section of...
- Tags: Exception, Best Practice, Programming Languages, Team Management, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2008-07-01
- (Linux's dirty little secret)
- (Linux's dirty little secret)Possible workaroundI am also new to Ubuntu, although I have used early RedHat versions on a server. But Ubuntu is based on the Debian Linux release which uses a different package manager aptitude than Redhat's RPM. If you cannot find an apt-get compatible package, you may be...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- ICANN and IANA's domains hijacked by Turkish hacking group
- ICANN and IANA's domains hijacked by Turkish hacking groupWindows is to blameI hear that the Internet is basically run on Windows servers so it is hardly surprising that this happened. If ICANN would only switch to OS X I'm sure that no hacker would ever be able to break in.As...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Domain names, ICANN, IANA, hacking group, Turkish, hacker, hacking, IP, domain
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- Tonight is Linux Night!
- I'm running a Linux night with my computer club tonight. Our theme? Get Lucky on Friday the 13th with Linux! We managed to get a local non-profit called the Athol-Royalston Educational Foundation to donate $400 towards a kit computer from TigerDirect. The computer club kicked in...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Computer, Linux, Productivity, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-06-13
- Open letter to a school committee member
- A bit of background before I pass on this letter that I wrote to a member of our school committee this morning...Our district has been without a technology-director type for many years now. While we have good staff handling individual schools, coordinating and managing the use of technology district-wide...
- Tags: District, Technology, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Thinking about multicore and software
- Thinking about multicore and softwareThanks! NT:)RE: Thinking about multicore and softwarePaul,Provided a link to this blog on http://www.multicoreinfo.com , which is a website for resources related to multicore processors.Independent JobsIn the Enterprise, dual core makes sense for handling anti-virus, encryption, and other annoying security overhead functions. When you start...
- Tags: Network technology, open source, T2, MULTICS & PAPPL, Thinking about multicore, hardware, software
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Microsoft apologizes to Open Source Initiative for policy violation
- After outcry from various constituencies over the past couple of days, Microsoft has pulled from its CodePlex site its Sandcastle project for failure to comply with the terms and conditions required in order to be qualify as bona-fide open source. Sandcastle is a documentation compiler for managed...
- Tags: OSI, Open Source Initiative, Microsoft Corp., Sandcastle, Open Source, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-06-06
- Top European Search Engines in March 2008
- Property Searches, mln. Share Total Internet 24,550 100 Google Sites 19,434 79.2 eBay 752 3.1 Yandex 528 2.2 Yahoo! Sites 486 2.0 Microsoft Sites 469 1.9 NASZA-KLASA.PL 320 1.3 QXL Ricardo...
- Tags: Site, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- Gmail can be used as "Spam Bazooka"
- Gmail can be used as "Spam Bazooka"Vital that this Gmail vulnerability is fixed,something of which I am certain [b]Google[/b] developers are fully aware. Thanks are due the [b]INSERT[/b] team for finding this hole and for the responsible way in which they have reported it and to Garett for publishing this...
- Tags: E-mail providers, Google Gmail, Spam Bazooka
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
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