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Teaching Google

Teaching GoogleGoogle's sword of DamoclesThe author forgot to mention the sword of Damocles hanging above Google, and preventing a real breakthrough in education: advertising.I have been using google docs and gmail for quite a while now, but I know I can never use it in my classes: living in Europe,...

Tags: Web 2.0, advertisement, Google Inc., Damocles

Discussion threads 2007-02-15

Deus Ex - Rain mod (Windows)

In order to use the rainMOD, in your map you have to add several rainMaker objects. These should be added by right clicking on the _CEILING_ not the floor. The rain drops fall from these rainMaker classes, so they need to be high up. The rainMakers have three important porperties...

Tags: Rain, Radius, Damocles, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2003-10-23

Deus Ex - Shop Interface mod (Windows)

To use the shops in a level, simply add a shoptrigger to the map. Give this shoptrigger a tag name of relevance (eg Shop1) and then place a trigger with a matching event name. When the trigger is activated the shop will activate and the player will enter the shop...

Tags: Shop, Trigger, Microsoft Windows, Damocles, Investment, Finance

Software downloads 2003-10-23

Additional Resources

The case of the missing Sun refugees

The case of the missing Sun refugeesMurph's rose colored glassesEvery IT vendor out there is on the "green" energy kick - and there are many thin client providers around too. If Sun survives, it will still have stiff competition anyway you look at it. This new client virtualization stuff goes...

Tags: Servers, Murph, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray

Discussion threads 2009-06-27

Windows bit-rot - fact or fiction?

Windows bit-rot - fact or fiction?A fix which does not involve "nuking the system" is best.If the problem is coming from residue in the registry, 5 minutes with a registry cleaner will suffice. Try the registry cleaner in CCleaner as a first step. That should be sufficient. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, fiction, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, hard drive

Discussion threads 2009-01-12

ByDesign, the younger person's ERP

Many of the small and mid-sized businesses to whom SAP would like to sell its Business ByDesign SaaS offering are family-owned, especially in sectors like manufacturing, distribution and retail. SAP seems to feel that ByDesign will appeal to the forward-looking younger generation of those families â€" the future heirs of...

Tags: Peter Zencke, Product, SAP AG, ERP, WIMA, Roi/Tco, Sales Strategy, Outsourcing, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Sales, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-05-21

Countdown clock pegs Vista RTM for October 25

Countdown clock pegs Vista RTM for October 25Nobody cares, Windhose '95 hype is no more...Try PCLinuxOS, it's alot less headaches and money! >:-PAnd you wonder why companies don't wantreporters coming in to their facilities.Ready or not, here it comes![i][/i]Release the Doves!Dove release is in late beta and expected to meet...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Construction, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., operating system, window, SuSE

Discussion threads 2006-10-18

Education Funding: It's not a liberal spin

Education Funding: It's not a liberal spinOh but it ishttp://education.zdnet.com/?p=113Look at the numbers.The author is spinning the numbers. The author says "[Reagan] began the choking of public services across the board, not just the schools. Let's look at the evidence."Ok. Let's!In 1980, total education spending (on the chart the author...

Tags: Now Let

Discussion threads 2006-04-21

Dell clarifies reports of Linux PCs in Europe

Dell clarifies reports of Linux PCs in EuropeHope that doesn't affect the volumn MS discountsAnother reason the anti-trust scam in the U.S. was useless.. companies are stupidly still afraid of MS.Dell Linux Will Take Over All Of Europe!!!The linuxers will amass in almighty Europe in triumph! And Dell will make...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, PC, Linux PC, Dell Computer Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2004-07-06

The Basics of Protecting Against Computer Hacking

You can manage what you know about; it's what you know about that creeps up and stabs you. For the IT manager, computer hacking is one such sword of Damocles for which sensible preventive and detective measures have become essential. And in common with other disasters in waiting, infiltration should...

Tags: Computer Hacking, Computer, Hacking, Productivity, Security

White papers 2004-01-29