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- Download Statusbar (xpi)
- Download Statusbar is a browser extension that allows you to keep track of ongoing and completed downloads in a hide-away statusbar. View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar--without the download window getting in the way of your Web browsing.Version 0.9.6.3 adds support for Firefox 3.0.
- Tags: Download, Web Browser, Devon Jensen, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-06-18
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- Intuit pushes deeper into cloud, points to its track record.
- Intuit, the parent company of financial software products such as Quickbooks and Turbo Tax, has jumped deeper into the world of cloud computing with an announcement of its "Connected Services" strategy. The idea here is to expand its offerings for the more than 4 million small businesses who already use...
- Tags: Intuit Inc., Taxes, Cloud Computing, Free Trade, Software As A Service (SaaS), Financial Planning, Finance, Emerging Technologies, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-13
- Another student hacks another police website
- Oh the fun. Once again, another police website has been hacked by a student, showing that even the police aren't safe from all crimes. This is another link in the long chain of attacks over the years from egotistical teenagers trying to get a kick out of life without sticking...
- Tags: Web Site, Attack, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- VMware, Sun's Ray team partner on VDI
- I was so enmeshed in the XenDesktop happenings at Citrix Synergy last week that I paid little notice to virtualization market leader VMware, which made some significant VDI-related announcements of it own. As Citrix's XenDesktop team announced deals with thin client makers HP and Wyse, VMware announced...
- Tags: Team, Sun Microsystems Inc., Thin Client, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., Sun Ray, Thin Clients, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- XenDesktop, VDI, SolidICE offer benefits but no panacea for IT managers
- I am always skeptical about new technologies that "threaten" to transform the traditional PC desktop. In my 20 years following the PC industry, I've seen them all – server-based models, thin clients, application streaming technologies, hosted ASP and newer software-as-a-service models, even Linux. I still use a...
- Tags: Desktop Management, Benefit, Server, ScriptStart, Leostream, Desktops, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- Citrix Synergy Announcements
- Today is the first day of Citrix's Synergy Conference and the company has come out with a gaggle of announcements. (As an aside, do announcements come in gaggles, coveys, pods, or packs?) The centerpiece is Citrix's announcement that XenDesktop is now available. Another important announcement is that Citrix now is...
- Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- A new way to improve computer graphics
- Computer scientists at the University of California in San Diego UCSD have developed a fog and smoke machine for computer graphics which dramatically cuts computing costs for generating bright images. They've used 'photon mapping' algorithms, a subset of the more computationally intensive ray tracing algorithms -- and with better results....
- Tags: Algorithm, Light, Computer Graphics, Image, Computer, Engineering, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- No clear sailing for wind power
- Courtesy: US Geological Survey In many venues wind power can be as controversial as nuclear power. In Scotland there's a big fight brewing over mlountaintop windmills to generate electricity. One charge: the tall towers holding the turbines uglify the once beautiful landscape. Critics...
- Tags: Turbine, Farm, North Dakota, Wind, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-03-02
- What's on tap for Ed Tech in 2008?
- What's on tap for Ed Tech in 2008?There is a downsideAfter teaching computers in the public schools for 25 years, there are a couple of things that are overlooked. The first is how these additional machines will be maintained, especially if they are carried around and treated like a...
- Tags: PDAs, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Ed Tech, tap
- Discussion threads 2007-12-21
- News to know: Malware infects Google search; IT disaster; Macworld 08; Alienware review
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Sunbelt Software: Google search results delivering massive malware attacks. Techmeme. Globes: In global precedent, Google to hand over blogger's IP address. The top 10 IT disasters of all time. Windows XP outshines Vista...
- Tags: Google Inc., Alienware, Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows XP, Malware, Google Search, IBM Corp., Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Network Technology, Viruses And Worms, Security, Networking
- Blog posts 2007-11-28
- The Devon IT thin clients are headed back, but thin really is in
- The Devon IT thin clients are headed back, but thin really is incheap terminal serverI agree Safebook is a great product for mobile all in one thin client, however the pricing of USD599 is still too high for mass deploymentAs for the back end server you can go with low...
- Tags: Thin clients, computer lab, thin client, Devon IT, Devon, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-11-27
- The Devon IT thin clients are headed back, but thin really is in
- Sorry, couldn't pass up the cheesy title for this post. Cheese aside, though, as I box up the Devon IT Safebook and 6030 desktop thin client, I'm reminded of just how far server-centric computing has come from the green-screened dumb terminal of yore. I received a promo email...
- Tags: Thin Client, Thin Clients, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
- Got something to say?
- Got something to say?For a blog to be most successful, it should be be consistent. you develop abrand, a following. People read your blog because they like your style, your insights, your thinking. Two people CAN participate on a blog, but it of course should be clear that it is...
- Tags: Blogging, blog, Marc, guest blog
- Discussion threads 2007-11-21
- News to know: Amazon and SaaS; Firefox memory test; Dell XPS One vs. iMac
- Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Does the Dell PC XPS One top Apple's iMac are they blind? Michael Krigsman: IT security failure costs UK agency its chairman. George Ou: Ruckus brings smart antennas to the enterprise wireless LAN space ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Software-as-a-service, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Memory, Apple iMac, Amazon.com Inc., Google Custom Search, Software As A Service (SaaS), Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Emerging Technologies, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- Blog posts 2007-11-21
- Devon IT 6030 Series Terminal
- Last week, I reviewed the Devon IT Safebook. I continue to use it in class and will have a wrap-up on it tomorrow. At the same time, Devon IT sent me one of their more traditional thin clients, the NTA 6030, for review. This is comparable to...
- Tags: Information Technology, Thin Client, Server, Thin Clients, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-11-20
- Google Maps gets wikified
- Google Maps gets wikifiedMove the address not the businessIt's true that you can't move business but you could move that address. Meaning there is a Pizza Hut at 3451 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659. Search for Pizza Hut in 60659 and you will get the store in middle of...
- Tags: GrandCentral, Google Maps, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- Laptops...can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em
- As I was writing my last post on Devon IT's Safebook, and ways in which it can force students to use the computer as a tool more than a toy, a feed from Slashdot caught my eye. Pointing to a post on ComputerWorld, the headline referred to our love-hate...
- Tags: Student, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-11-15
- An update on the Safebook and 1:1 computing
- My students had another day to play with Devon IT's Safebook today. I also took the opportunity to ask them a few questions about 1:1 computing. Keep in mind that these kids are from a solidly middle-class community; many have access to computers and the web, but the...
- Tags: Student, Computing, Laptop Computer, Computer, Safebook, Productivity, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-11-15
- Devon IT's Safebook
- Devon IT's SafebookDevonIT ExperiencesGreat, we have over 50 and growing thin clients. We get them all from Devon IT. Inexpensive, responsive support. They prefer not to do small orders, though. Free server OS to remotely manage them. Highly recommended.Tech. Coordinator, OregonPrice?That bit is not clear and straightforward. Why should I...
- Tags: Thin clients, Notebooks, Servers, Devon IT, Safebook
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Devon IT's Safebook
- Thin clients, though not for everybody, have done a really outstanding job of meeting the needs of the students in my school. Easy manageability, very little maintenance, and transparent access to data and applications from a variety of locations around the school have made them a big hit. ...
- Tags: Information Technology, Thin Client, Student, Server, Laptop Computer, Safebook, Devon IT, RDP, Thin Clients, Terminal Services, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-11-15
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