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- Netbooks may not be for everyone, but they're peachy in Ed
- No netbooks hereI'm at a campus with 2000 students, have not seen a netbook yet.Students have to do a LOT of typing for papers, and need a full size keyboard.RE: Netbooks may not be for everyone, but they're peachy in EdOur children are experienced users and will not be happy...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Wikipedia: What's good for the goose?
- It's extremely useful--to a pointVery useful to the extent that it gives a surprisingly deep and thorough investigation of a topic, based on the opinions of one person or a very small group of people.For many topics, that good enough. Most people will agree that the moon is made...
- Tags: Wikipedia, Wiki
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- Wikipedia: What's good for the goose?
- Most people have probably heard the expression, "What's good for the goose is good for the gander." Really, we're talking about double standards. I had an interesting Twitter exchange last week with @maciekzielinski after I posted my rant asking, "Will Wikipedia ever be legitimate?" and found myself fairly...
- Tags: Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-08-31
- Will Wikipedia ever be legitimate?
- Probably not.As long as any twit can put their "two cents" in on a subject...it will never be legit.It's legitimate in that it's a good place to startWikipedia works best when being used for "non-legitimate" uses, meaning someone wants to find out something in general but don't want to research...
- Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia
- Discussion threads 2009-08-28
- Inching closer to the perfect e-reader for students
- Give it away, just like Cell PhonesIf Sony,Amazon,Plastic Logic, IREX, etc... want people to start reading content on eReader devices, they need to start giving them away for free... with a service contract, much like the cellphone industry.Most people already understand these types of contracts and will feel like they...
- Tags: E-books, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Note-taking, e-reader, perfect e-reader, eReader
- Discussion threads 2009-08-26
- EasyBib goes freemium!
- autociteThanks for writing about EasyBib! I just wanted to add that the AutoCite feature is available to all users. :) I've always wondered which writing style drives your blog...I'd guess MLA. Though, my feeling on writing styles is they accomplish little more than teaching children highly patterned methods of writing...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, Word processors, Microsoft Office, EasyBib
- Discussion threads 2009-08-26
- Albert Gonzalez was hacking in high school...where were the safety nets?
- I agree.....Most of our schools are not equipt for the new age of computers and programming. Most of our schools but not all are still stuck in the liberal arts mode of teaching and not letting students focus on their strengths. Its all about well rounded B-S. ...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Development tools, hacking, Albert Gonzalez
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- Laptop or desktop netbook for back to school?
- Laptop or desktop netbook for back to school?ExactlyPrecisely my opinion. This way, everyone benefits. The student, because he has more powerful hardware at his disposal, has some computing redundancy if one machine breaks down, and has to carry less weight around. The teachers, because they can make normal eye contact...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Desktops, netbook, laptop computer, desktop, back-to-school
- Discussion threads 2009-07-28
- $20/gallon gasoline: heaven or hell?
- $20/gallon gasoline: heaven or hell?The Devil's Dictionaryzealot: n, Someone who is willing to suffer everyone elses discomfort for his cause.$20 ain't the limit.When I was in high school, I worried about gas going over $0.30 per gallon. On the log scale that prices follow, we're already closer to $20...
- Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, gasoline
- Discussion threads 2009-07-16
- Is Michael Jackson telling us not to use Google Apps?
- Is Michael Jackson telling us not to use Google Apps?RE: Is Michael Jackson telling us not to use Google Apps?So, because sometimes the Internet fails, do we stop using e-mail? Of course not. And a cloud-based application allows collaboration. So of course we'll use it. Otherwise,...
- Tags: INTERNET, cloud computing, Collaboration, Google Inc., Michael Jackson, Google Apps
- Discussion threads 2009-07-04
- Barry Diller: The Internet ???Absolutely??? Will Become a ???Paid System.??? Time Projection: Within 5 Years
- Barry Diller: The Internet ???Absolutely??? Will Become a ???Paid System.??? Time Projection: Within 5 YearsNews Flash: It has ALWAYS been a PAID systemSaying it will become a paid system in 5 years is basically living in a delusional bubble. It has been a paid system from the start.Everyone pays for...
- Tags: Internet, pay model
- Discussion threads 2009-06-10
- Blacklists vs. whitelists
- Blacklists vs. whitelistsCommercial Site VettingMy concern with a vendor offering to optimize content is where else are they looking to monetize the relationship, perhaps through back doors?Data mine and sell to marketing? Take money from commercial sites or trade associations such as the dairy councils to improve the findability of...
- Tags: K-12
- Discussion threads 2009-04-30
- Wolfram/Alpha's demo: Search results meet analytics
- Wolfram/Alpha's demo: Search results meet analyticsHe deserves to do well.Hopefully he can take over Microsoft's little share of the search market.RE: Wolfram/Alpha's demo: Search results meet analyticsHi there,"Algorithms: Wolfram/Alpha uses a bevy of algorithms including 5 million to 6 million of mathematical code." should probably be"Algorithms: Wolfram/Alpha uses a bevy...
- Tags: Financial Planning, Engineering, SEARCH, Mathematica, IMHO, Wolfram/Alpha, analytics, search result, algorithm
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- Google isn't killing journalism, it's more of a suicide
- Google isn't killing journalism, it's more of a suicideNewspapers, RIAA and MPAANewspapers, RIAA and MPAA are all in the same boat, making buggy whips when the car came along. The obvious solution for the newspapers is to bribe the law makers into outlawing the internet and then we can all...
- Tags: INTERNET, Digital media, Strategy, Google Inc., RIAA, suicide, MPAA
- Discussion threads 2009-04-10
- Microsoft ad: Lauren wanted a Mac but 'settled' for Windows
- Microsoft ad: Lauren wanted a Mac but 'settled' for Windowstco FAR less?? What a joke.Did you factor in the rape and pilla . . er the cost of an upgrade or repair from the Apple GEEEEEENIUSES when the next door neighbor kid throws his hands up in the air when...
- Tags: advertisement, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, PC sale, TCO, UAC
- Discussion threads 2009-03-29
- Branding in the age of school choice
- Branding in the age of school choiceYou're rightIt's on folks' minds these days. I mean, when I was just a lil' ol' boy my grandmother stopped every Friday at at least 4 to 6 different local banks. Now days, they are all owned or out of biz by...
- Tags: Now Let, branding, school choice, Branding-Is, marketing, Web site
- Discussion threads 2009-03-19
- Hey, guess what? We're understaffed!
- Hey, guess what? We're understaffed!And yet, you still seem to have plenty of ....... time to moonlight on this blog. So cry me a river! Try naming a single company in the U.S. that isn't trying to do more with less people. RE: Hey, guess what? We're...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Media Center PCs, Strategy, job
- Discussion threads 2009-03-04
- To Linux or not to Linux?
- To Linux or not to Linux?A safe choiceAnd, more importantly, a good choice for your users' needs. Which they will agree with soon enough.Ubuntu for the kidsIncreasingly open source free software is making in roads in the schools. Not just because it's free but because it works. In my child's...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, tiebreaker, Remember IT, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-02-19
- Kindle 2 - It is what it is
- Kindle 2 - It is what it isCuriousWas the person who dropped the Kindle able to replace the content at no, or very little charge? That'd be a central decision point for me, as I tend to be hard on portable devices.As long as DRM is used it matters...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Digital rights management (DRM), Manufacturing, Kindle 2, Kindle IS
- Discussion threads 2009-02-10
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