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Followup on the GIMP on thin clients

I received several great suggestions when I asked for feedback on using the GIMP with thin clients. Some were complex, some were expensive, some involved a switch from Windows to Linux since Linux seems to do a better job of managing memory. Others pointed to different thin client...

Tags: Lab, Thin Client, GIMP, Classroom Lab, Thin Clients, Terminal Services, Linux, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-02-04

Additional Resources

News to know: iPhone; DNS patch; Online privacy; VMware; Vista

Notable headlines: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: A Modest Privacy Proposal Richard Koman: Congress looks at next-gen ad networks Techmeme: iPhone reviews Matthew Miller: MSM Apple iPhone reviews are up and may just have saved me some cash ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, DNS, Online Privacy, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., HP iPAQ 910, 3G, Domain Names, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-09

They don't all really need laptops, do they?

I've been getting this question a lot lately from administrators, parents, and taxpayers. The question isn't malicious, but rather comes from folks with a vested interest in making sure that our technology dollars directly benefit students. Does giving teachers laptops directly benefit students? For people who aren't...

Tags: Teacher, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Productivity, Benefits, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Human Resources, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-08

So about that Microsoft licensing

Anyone else licensed Microsoft software lately? I've been trying to avoid it. We already have some "Open Academic" licenses in place for the high school computer lab software (Office 2007) and for some Vista testing. Since we added "Software Assurance" we've been able to install Office 2008...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Computer, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Thinking -- Or Feeling -- Like A Computer

So an unknown billionaire named Jeffrey E. Epstein has spent millions trying to develop a thinking and feeling computer. But winds up in jail instead. This sounds eerily like a wish to build a HAL 9000 computer that was the central character of Arthur C. Clarke's science...

Tags: Thinking Machines, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Computer, Astronaut, Productivity, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4.0-5.6 IS lens

Available for less than $300, the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS is a lightweight, affordable first or second lens to complement your entry-level or midrange digital SLR. With its 400mm-equivalent focal length, you get the reach and angle of view desirable for shooting portraits and sports, or just to bring...

Tags: Digital cameras, lens, Canon Inc., Canon EF-S

Product reviews 2008-06-27

Lasers detecting explosives from 20 meters away

Lasers detecting explosives from 20 meters awayBajeebersIt's amazing what people can do when they have a good enough reason.RE: Lasers detecting explosives from 20 meters awayAlso see the article on the SPIE Newsroom website "Novel method for remotely detecting explosives" using a pulsed UV laser, from MIT Lincoln Lab. http://spie.org/x24953.xml

Tags: laser

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

In-class computers vs. labs

In-class computers vs. labswhat happened to the "teaching"Your article left out the teaching aspect. When teaching to a group, via a full lab, isn't attention span better or at least better managed? Isn't individual progress to an assigned task more measurable?Didn't Dell have a program where 2-3 clusters of computers...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

In-class computers vs. labs

Most of our decisions have come together fairly well on our elementary/middle school tech refreshes, particularly in terms of platform and software. However, there is some debate about using computers in several small lab stations in individual classrooms vs. using one or two consolidated computer labs. ...

Tags: Lab, Teacher, Computer, Productivity, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-27

Internet Explorer 'feature' causing drive-by malware attacks

My colleague at Kaspersky Lab Roel Schouwenberg see disclosure has discovered a drive-by malware download taking advantage of what Microsoft describes as an Internet Explorer "feature" to launch cross-site scripting attacks. The attack, discovered at a compromised legitimate site, is using a modified GIF file to exploit...

Tags: GIF, XSS, Malware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Schouwenberg, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-06-27

The French way to open source

What government can best provide to open source is education, encouragement and incentive. True broadband into every classroom, the best possible programmer training, a few contracts, a competitive market, and an attaboy are all I'd recommend. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Roberto, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-06-27

Year-round school

Year-round schoolyes short breaks are acceptablewell i do agreee that short breaks are better option well i'm a tech too who implement CAE Computer Aided Educationin schools, wat i realize that after installing & implementing the sw the teachers come up with many suggestion and correction so they wouldn't wait...

Tags: OK Here, school year, Year-Round, Year-round school

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

First scientist to warn Congress on Global Warming: It's certain and we're certainly out of time.

First scientist to warn Congress on Global Warming: It's certain and we're certainly out of time.It's the sun, stupid.The earth has been cooling for the last 10 years. If the current low solar activity keeps up, we could be in deep doodoo.RE: First scientist to warn Congress on Global...

Tags: U.S. Congress, Hansen, data set, global warming

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

Use and abuse your Tablet PC for notetaking

Use and abuse your Tablet PC for notetakingAnd an opening "catch phrase"How true!Onenote RocksYes it's huge. Yes there are a million things it can do that I will never use. But it's not a case of reinventing the wheel.Click Filenew notebook. Choose a save location. Start Typing. Want a new...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Microsoft Office, tablet, tablet PC, PC

Discussion threads 2008-06-22

Teachers want more training...no kidding

Teachers want more training...no kiddingThe new OpenSUSE 11 has an education software sourceYou may want to check out the new OpenSUSE 11 released yesterday: it has an education software source which you can turn on easily. :-)Important new feature: Yast has become a whole lot faster.It's standard long term...

Tags: Workforce management, training and certification, Ning.com, Moodle, Novell OpenSuse, training, OpenSUSE 11

Discussion threads 2008-06-20

Teachers want more training...no kidding

As we look to really transform our use of technology in our district, we're getting one clear message above all others (and there are plenty of messages: Mac vs. PC, open source vs. proprietary, web-based vs. local software, open access vs. greater restriction, etc.) and that is the need for...

Tags: Training, Teacher, Computer, Internet, Productivity, Training And Certification, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-20

Plagiarism detection style software identify authors of terrorist propaganda

Universities around the world have been using plagiarism software for a good few years now, to crack down on the amount of copied work. This, after all, is defrauding a university for the purpose of gaining a qualification, which can and has been classed as a criminal offence at...

Tags: Software, Web, Analysis, Tools & Techniques, Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-19

So what about mobile labs?

So what about mobile labs?Doesn't scaleIf you've got one or two carts in a smallish school, it can work pretty well, in part because using them is a special event. If you've got, say four or five carts in a school, it is pretty much a full time job...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, mobile lab, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-06-19

IBM wins supercomputing bakeoff; Playstation chips rule; Intel dominates HPC

Supercomputers are like muscle cars for IT: Few of us have one, but boy they are fun to look at. IBM on Tuesday touted that its supercomputer built for the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Lab is the most powerful system in the world. It...

Tags: Supercomputer, Blade, Sony Playstation, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Chip, Supercomputing, NNSA Supercomputer, Roadrunner, Roadrunner System, Intel Quad-core Blade System, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-18

It's the last day of school!

So what do I need to do? A few things, actually. It's time to make a list. Several thin clients have hit hardware snags surprising since they have so little actual hardware to fail; others need to just be reimaged those darned kids. Right...

Tags: Thin Client, Teacher, Thin Clients, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-17