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- IN teachers union fights online schools
- The issue of state funding of charter schools came to a head this week as Indianas largest teachers union is making plans to fight the approval of two new online charter schools, reports the Indianapolis Star. After the approval by Ball State University of two online schools and three...
- Tags: Education Technology, Online Education, K-12, education, charter
- Blog posts 2007-02-07
- Oregon virtual charter ready to fight state
- Oregon's Department of Education recent scrutiny of an online charter school has drawn criticism from school advocates, reports Oregon Public Broadcasting. When the Oregon Connections Academy - an online charter school - had its funding threatened due to the charter school's requirement of parental involvement, Matt...
- Tags: charter school, charter
- Blog posts 2006-09-27
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- End the spectre of science for sale
- End the spectre of science for saleOr Not[i]He will graduate from high school next spring, an honor student, and cost me a fortune at some elite college.[/i]Depends on what he really wants to study. There are some world-class universities that are also shockingly inexpensive, even for out-of-state students. ...
- Tags: NIH, democracy
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive?
- Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive?Reactive to ProactiveWell it is like this:I have been in the IT field for roughly 25 years and most companies treat the IT Infrastructure worse than the mailroom. As an experienced IT Professional, the IT is one of or the very last to...
- Tags: Strategy, Usefulness, Large Corp., information technology, IT IS, IT-spending
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'
- All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'Cracker is the term people are looking for.Though script kiddie would be more applicable.RE: All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'I saw this information on www.michellemalkin.com and a few other blogs. Nothing in the main stream left wing...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Palin, hacker, knowledge, Cracker
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- How I dumped my DVR for a terabyte TiVo
- How I dumped my DVR for a terabyte TiVoI think you meant..."With the TiVo DVR, whatever you programmed in last takes priority." From context I think you mean that this happens with the Time Warner SA DVR, since on a TiVo by default new SPs get the *lowest* priority...
- Tags: DVR, Digital video, OK IT, TiVo Inc., digital video recorder
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- China proposes UN policy to defeat anonymity
- China proposes UN policy to defeat anonymityClearly a crimefighting imperativeThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights is such a nuisance.RE: China proposes UN policy to defeat anonymityHmmm, this is quite disturbing. While I can see the benefits in one hand I see abuses in the other. And the abuses I see...
- Tags: INTERNET, Internet service providers (ISPs), Spam, Now Let
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- Worst news for McCain is not from Denver
- Worst news for McCain is not from DenverYou're right about one thingHe's got little to fear fron Denver. H Clinton's speech on Tuesday didn't look as though it was really all that convincing.I'm sure his biggest risk is from cancer, not the DNC!RE: Worst news for McCain is not from...
- Tags: FUD
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Back to school special: Big thanks to our green tech kids
- I have no children so I really can't appreciate the end of August, when the parents I know count down the hours until their offspring heads back to the classroom. But I do remember mourning the bittersweet end of summer in the northeast, when crickets chirp of a summer evening...
- Tags: Green Technology, Canon Inc., Corporate Communications, Team Management, Marketing, Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- U.S. Internet down by law, not market
- U.S. Internet down by law, not marketPlease refrain from the BS, Dana[i]ISPs are free to set terms and conditions of service, but if those terms become onorous the consumer can simply change carriers[/i]And we cannot?If I do not like Comcast I can move to Verizon, Cavalier, AOL, ATX, the list...
- Tags: Cable, Network technology, broadcaster
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Congress looks at next-gen ad networks
- The Center for Democracy and Technology will testify Wednesday about the privacy concerns over ad networks like NebuAd, which has come under fire over a deal with Charter Communications to deploy user-tracking technology, ChannelWeb reports. "For years, Web sites have entered into agreements with advertising...
- Tags: Advertisement, Network, U.S. Congress, Ad Network, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- A Modest Privacy Proposal
- The Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow on Privacy Implications of Online Advertising. Appearing before the committee headed by long-time Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) are lawyers for Google and Microsoft, as well as Facebook's chief privacy officer -- and Robert R. Dykes, the chairman...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Internet Service Provider, Service Provider, Internet Service, Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Business Services, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Time to blow up the software industry
- Time to blow up the software industrySoftware is designed for Libraries and Charter or Municiple School systems.Big competition in the Linux vs Windowes Enterprise software her; Unix and Novell for Agencies and Police Departments. The Court House use Proliant-Linux I heard.BBD - old wine in new bottleBBD is just old...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, E-mail providers, ROI/TCO, cloud computing, SaaS Model, SaaS IS, enterprise software, software, Google Gmail, BBd
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- The harsh reality of suburban broadband
- The harsh reality of suburban broadbandi live in parsippanyand my Optimum line does not go down ever! I've had it for over a year now and I have decided to not even consider switching to FIOS as I have zero issues of any kind. My speed test results are 27468...
- Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Cable, suburban broadband, harsh reality, broadband, Fios, Verizon Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-22
- Googlenomics, Shrugged
- Come the morning of September 7, you'll probably go to the Google search box and find a fun-loving in-house artist has replaced the first "o" in the company name with a symbol that looks like a "1" and the second "o" with a slightly altered version...
- Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-06-20
- Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups say
- Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups sayTake a deep breath...hold it...hold it...keep holding...[i]“NebuAd requires its ISP partners to provide robust notice to their subscribers prior to deployment of the service.”[/i]I have a feeling that "robustness" is in the eye of the beholding ISPs.RE: Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups sayCharter...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), advertisement, privacy, AdBlock
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- Cable: Act, Don't React
- Cable: Act, Don't React21-Hour coincidence?Isn't it amazing that the outage "happens" to get fixed just before the 24-hour point? After 24 hours, they would be stuck to give refunds, but it was fixed "just in time."Amazing.I've been through it many times.I dont quite understand what you mean here..."[i]If this household...
- Tags: INTERNET, Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Charter Cable, cable, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-06-13
- Is it really about .Me or Montenegro?
- The land rush for the .Me domain is underway and the usual domain name shenanigans are here--especially with speculation that Apple is hoarding these digital monikers to rebrand its .Mac service. This speculation perked up earlier this month. Jason O'Grady tried to land a few Apple.me-ish domains...
- Tags: Yugoslavia, Domain, Independence, Apple Inc., Domain Name, Montenegro, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- What Yahoo doesn't want you to know about the Microsoft deal
- After fighting against its disclosure for weeks, lawyers for Yahoo! have finally lost their battle to keep the details of a shareholder lawsuit hidden. They had released a public version on May 15th, but most of the interesting parts were deleted. Exactly what were they trying to hide? ...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Compensation, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Benefits, Human Resources, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- Proposed NAFTA-like agreement would turn border guards into copyright cops
- Proposed NAFTA-like agreement would turn border guards into copyright copsDeclaring war on your customers!Great PR move by big content! Apparently big content is feeling too much love from its customers! (These guys are hopeless!)Woot!Finally someone will be cracking down on all of those GPL violations as they cross the border,...
- Tags: NAFTA, Proposed NAFTA, supreme, agreement
- Discussion threads 2008-05-29
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