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What if my kid went to Dawson's School of Online Learning?

As long as you are not teachingOtherwise they would be in a class called Google101.AcronymsYou gotta be careful about acronyms. SOL is a common acro for s**t-outta-luck. With the D in front, you get: da**-s**t-outta-luck. Not what you should use for a school, is it? And you can't use just...

Tags: E-learning, training and certification, Sol, education, Dawson, online learning, Harvard

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

The old "install this codec to see free porn" trick works on Mac too!

The old "install this codec to see free porn" trick works on Mac too!We don't have enough information to make an informed conclusion.Unfortunately every time we here of malware infested Windows systems never is even the most basic of information provided. I have yet to see the name of the...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, NOW IT, Dawson, malware, computer, operating system, codec, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-11-22

Google is at your service

Most everything Google does is given away, yet it makes a ton of money. That's the open source principle in action. The reason it makes money is that it gives great value for time, and that's what credibility comes down to -- value for time. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Google Inc., Credibility, Dawson, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Gone fishing...

Gone fishing...Gone fishing...Good luck! Make us proud with whatever big catch you get.RE: Gone fishing...Good luck and have fun.Enjoy! I myself am going tomorrow.......for a week in the Pfälzer Wald in Germany:http://www.pfaelzerwald.de/Woods, white wine and smoked trout. Fresh from the clear mountain brooks. The white wine we will buy...

Tags: wine

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

Privacy is for the ignorant

Privacy is for the ignorantSounds like someone has given up...And that's the worse thing that can happen.I used to think that way!I used to think this way also until I started studying cybercrime what it truly is. I will repeat what I learned and heard in the last lecture for...

Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, Dawson, credit card

Discussion threads 2007-04-30

Additional Resources

Goodbye, Dictionary.com...Hello, Google Dictionary

And in the more-cool-resources-from-Google department, Google has formalized its dictionary offering. Although google.com/dictionary used to provide aggregated definitions for words from various dictionary resources online, it's now a full-blown dictionary tool that leverages Google's translation technology and provides concise definitions and synonyms. Although Google's attempt to...

Tags: Google Inc., Dictionary, Productivity, Wiki, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-12-04

Admin fired for incompetence, not alien search

The story of Brad Niesluchowski shouldn't teach us not to use SETI@home or other distributed computing tools. It should teach us to be really good at our jobs and to look closely at the way we interact with other staff and students. by Christopher Dawson

Tags: Administrator, Distributed Computing, Cloud Computing, Network Technology, Networking, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-12-02

Need help in math? Try Wolfram Alpha

Call me a math geek if you want, but this stuff is just so cool! by Christopher Dawson

Tags: Math, Geek, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-12-01

Are you using Joomla! yet? Why the heck not?

One of my big projects over the last month, aside from taking care of a c-sectioned wife and new daughter, was rebuilding our district's website in Joomla. The short-term goal is, of course, to just make our web presence far more user-friendly and attractive. The long-term goal, however,...

Tags: Web, Content Management System, Joomla, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-12-01

Email epidemic: Don't cut the flow, embrace it!

The right tool for the jobThey're different tools for different needs. If you want to direct a communication to me, send an email. If you want to bore people with your every move, Twitter. If you want to let people know what's happening in your life in an unobtrusive way,...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, e-mail, Twitter Inc., SMS

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Back from paternity leave...and inspired

I'm back from paternity leave...A "motivational speaker" today gave me reason to pause for a few hours and come back with a fresh outlook. by Christopher Dawson

Tags: Outlook, Speaker, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-30

If the Crunchpad is dead, what's next for ultracheap Ed tech?

The fabled "Crunchpad", an ultracheap tablet PC dreamed up by TechCrunch's Michael Arrington, as has been widely reported on ZDNet and elsewhere, looks like it will remain vaporware. Bummer. Not that any of us were holding our breath for the device. However, a $300 tablet...

Tags: Nook, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-30

Royal Society papers provide science, history resources

The 350th anniversary of Britain's Royal Society (making it the world's oldest scientific institution) will be marked by the release of a vast library of papers online from the likes of Sir Isacc Newton and Benjamin Franklin. This isn't just science nerd stuff, though. This is a treasure...

Tags: Science, Site, Web Site Development, Search, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-29

Does Chrome OS mean anything for schools?

Readers who don't share my infatuation with all things GOOG will probably expect me to predict that netbooks running Chrome OS will dominate the educational space in a year and save schools and students countless dollars. Believe it or not, though, I don't think this is the case. At...

Tags: School, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-27

Are cheap LCDs a good choice for classroom sharing?

Can low-priced LCD TVs serve most classroom computer demonstration needs? 32" and 40" TVs can often be found under $500. While it's true that LCD projectors have also come down in price considerably, LCD TVs can be wall-mounted and won't need expensive replacement bulbs. by Christopher Dawson

Tags: LCD TV, LCD, Monitors & Displays, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-25

Is it time to go quad-core?

I need a new laptop. My oldest son's laptop finally bit the dust, and he's pretty well attached to it, both for personal and school purposes. As a likely film major, my Mac would serve him well (at least through the first year of college, at which point he'll...

Tags: Quad-core, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Can Obama make science cool?

On Monday, I wrote about the decline of science education in the US, as well the rise of "unscience" and our growing struggle to compete with China in terms of real innovation. As if he wanted to hand me the perfect segue, President Obama announced the administration's Educate to...

Tags: Workforce Management, Leadership, Strategy, Human Resources, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Falling behind in science? No kidding!

Our school district is providing H1N1 shots to any students whose parents request it. It's an easy way to build some so-called "herd immunity" in the age group most vulnerable to this particular flu strain. In fact, my 7-year old was the very first in the district to...

Tags: Vaccine, Flu, H1N1 Flu, Science Education, Healthcare, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Educating IT decision makers

Here's the difference:-It's education if you truly let people make their own decisions and support the decisions they make, even if it's your personal opinion the decisions are wrong.-It's advocacy if you do not support the decisions they make when it's your personal opinion the decisions are wrong.So, decidable only...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Teaching, education, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-21

Who's afraid of the big bad cloud?

Tech news has been dominated this week by Google's announcements regarding their upcoming Chrome OS. Plenty of geeks are excited; so are plenty of industry insiders and business analysts. You know who aren't excited? Those who say we aren't ready for an OS dependent upon "The Cloud." by...

Tags: Tech New, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-20