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- Your top Windows 7 questions, answered
- If we wanted tech stats on Linux we know the URLNever ceases to amaze me that people search for ways to say a whole lot of absolutely nothing relevant. Must be because they don't have an answer so they change topics. Typical!You beat me to it Ed!!!nt64-bit environment...
- Tags: Network technology, Linux, Operating systems, Linux Distro, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Clients: fat vs. thin, net vs. note
- Can I suggestNetbooks with Win 7. Just installed it on a useless Linux netbook and it works fine and only cost me A$399 (which now is almost the same as US ;-))For once try and rein in your hobby horse and let the students join the new millenium.On and...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, NeatX, oh-so, netbook, thin client, Linux, desktop, operating system, tool
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- LaptopSentry 1.1 (Windows)
- LaptopSentry is simple, you plug your power cord in and lock the computer, and any attempt to access or steal the computer or any peripheral (flash drive, mouse) a loud, unmutable alarm that stops the would-be thief dead in their tracks. Upon alarm activation, you will receive an SMS text...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Laptop Computer, E.E. Soft, LaptopSentry, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Software downloads 2009-10-12
- Flu shot controversy illustrates compliance problem
- I refuse the flu shot every year...and definately will be refusing the H1N1. As a young adult with a healthy immune system I see no point. Sure I may get the sniffles - but diet, exercise, and such take care of most of it. Who knows what is ACTUALLY in...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, SECURITY, compliance, flu shot, flu
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Hands-on with the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600
- BooksDid you get the Cory Doctorow books from Project Gutenberg? If so, what format did you download them in?Connectivity?The Sony sounds like it's worth a look, but I didn't see much about connectivity. Does the PRS-600 include lifetime free wireless like the Kindle, or must it be tethered...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Adobe PDF, Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600, Sony Reader Touch Edition, Hands-On
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- The new Sony Reader Daily Edition may replace my Kindle and Reader 505
- And it's real easy for you to transfer, right?All you have to do is push a button, or make a phone call, or send an email, and all your Kindle stuff moves right over to the Sony?Of course notBut that's the risk you take when you deal with companies that...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Reader 505, new Sony Reader Daily Edition, Sony Reader Daily Edition
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Parents bought me an Apple fruit, not Apple computer: FML
- After the news this week, I think the vast majority of us could do with a cheer-me-up post. The FML craze has been spreading like wildfire since the start of this year: the website, Twitter and Facebook especially. "FML", stands for "f*ck my life", has its own dedicated website which...
- Tags: Phone, Apple Inc., Boyfriend, Computer, FML, Productivity, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- Cut. Scan. Read.
- Cut. Scan. Read.i dunno man.there's something about destroying books that makes me queasy. i know you're not destroying the information... but it's a visceral response, i guess.My biggest issueRight now when I fly, or when the power goes out, I have a book in my lap, reading comfortably by natural...
- Tags: natural light, eInk
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac
- I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddanceâ€...
- Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- An idea for older students using the Classmate
- This weekend, I had to set my Classmate aside for a while, putting my experiment temporarily on hold while I put together some large assessments and worked on scheduling. The plan, of course, was to use the Classmate exclusively for a month since it hardly seemed reasonable to be...
- Tags: Student, Classmate, Productivity, Monitors & Displays, Web Site Development, Notebooks, Hardware, Components, Internet, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- The case for a Global Digital Public Library Network policy
- By Bill Kallman This guest blog is penned by Bill Kallman, CEO of Scayl, a direct, unlimited secure email solution, a longtime VC and real estate investor. He was a founding director of Streamcast, one of the defendant's in the landmark MGM v Grokster ruling. He holds...
- Tags: Google Inc., Network, Radio, Library, Digital Library, Library Network, GDPLN, Content Industry, Copyright War, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-05-22
- Apple's iPod touch, iPhone as education tool: Should universities dictate whether you're a Mac or PC?
- Apple's iPod touch, iPhone as education tool: Should universities dictate whether you're a Mac or PC?I do understand a need to narrow the support costsbut at the same time I agree that the school or university should not dictate what I purchase for what ever reason.Part of the problem is...
- Tags: Desktops, Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., PC, iPhone-as education tool, Apple iPod Touch, iPhone-a, education tool, Universities, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2009-05-11
- Revisiting the ROI of the Kindle DX: Why is Amazon blind to Wi-Fi?
- Revisiting the ROI of the Kindle DX: Why is Amazon blind to Wi-Fi?Theft on college campusesThat's an excellent point. I went to a large public university. I have never in my life had as many things stolen as I had during my time there. It's not even...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, Wireless LANs, e-Reader, Amazon.com Inc., Revisiting, Kindle DX, Wi-Fi, ROI
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
- Revisiting the ROI of the Kindle DX: Why is Amazon blind to Wi-Fi?
- Amazon unveiled its much hyped Kindle DX, an e-book with a 9.7-inch screen designed to raise a ruckus in the textbook market, but delivered a $489 curve ball that seriously alters the return on investment calculation for academia. On the surface, the argument for the Kindle DX...
- Tags: Student, ROI, Amazon.com Inc., Textbook, Amazon Kindle, Kindle DX, Roi/Tco, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
- Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to a problem that doesn't exist
- Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to a problem that doesn't existI won't buy this, but you know what I WOULD buy?I would buy a lightweight, feature-rich, electronic replacement for my leather-bound notepad. In fact, I've been searching for this mythical device since the first PowerBooks, always to be disappointed....
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Tablets, Desktops, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapers
- Amazon plans big screen Kindle: Textbook margins are the real aim not saving newspapersPlus, how would this work for...I recall in grad school often having several text books open at once on my desk as I wrote my thesis, worked on projects, and studied. How would you keep multiple things...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Amazon.com Inc., big screen, Textbook margin, textbook
- Discussion threads 2009-05-04
- Scitable brings peer-reviewed credibility to the Wikipedia age
- Regular readers will know that I'm actually a pretty big fan of Wikipedia. I think it has as much, if not more of a place in student research than actual encyclopedias did for us Gen-Xers when we were younger: it's a starting point and a great source of background...
- Tags: Student, Scientist, Wikipedia, Scitable, Nature Education, Wiki, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-05-03
- Dads & Grads: Top 10 laptops for college students, class of '09
- Got a kid who is about to graduate high school and pestering you for a laptop to accompany him or her on the great adventure that is higher education? As if the last 18 years and the next four years of tuition bills isn't enough. ...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Student, Battery, HP Pavilion, Intel Core 2 Duo, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Satellite Pro U400, Battery Life, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-05-01
- 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
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