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- Just say no to the DSi in Ed Tech
- Just say no to the DSi in Ed TechStupid netbook trickUbuntu on an Acer Aspire One.Create user "reader".Rotate display 90 degrees.Opera browser set to "fit to screen".Texts from Project Gutenberg.Read your html texts in portrait orientation. No horizontal scrolling necessary. Downsides: Very confusing trying to navigate with a...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Web browsers, DSi, Just Say, Ed Tech
- Discussion threads 2009-04-07
- Bring on Android for Ed Tech!
- Bring on Android for Ed Tech!"but everybody uses Google."Sorry, Chris, but not everyone uses Google. From their very well documented spying, to their resource hogging desktop software, to their search engine that steers you to paid links and even malware infested sites, I have found Google to be a...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Google Inc., netbook, Ed Tech, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-04-01
- Windows 7 Starter Edition - not an answer for Ed Tech
- Windows 7 Starter Edition - not an answer for Ed TechForget StarterGo for Home or Pro. They'll run just as well on netbooks. RE: Windows 7 Starter Edition - not an answer for Ed TechWho said Windows 7 Starter Edition was for ed tech? No one. Are you feeling...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter Edition, Microsoft Windows 7, Ed Tech, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-02-10
- Can Wine make Ubuntu better for Ed Tech?
- Can Wine make Ubuntu better for Ed Tech?Wines Improve With Age To A PointIn reading the many talkbacks re: the perennial seesaw battle between Windows and Linux, one comment surfaces often.'I'd switch to...open source...except for some applications that aren't readily available yet.'This Wine option may be just what the Good...
- Tags: Linux, wine, Ubuntu, Ed Tech
- Discussion threads 2008-12-15
- Ed Tech in a recession
- Ed Tech in a recessionPlease explain?"Schools in my area cannot be part of the Library system as they are part of the County Government services."And the people who pay for this you and the other taxpayers are OK that this is how it is? Or is your library system...
- Tags: Ed Tech, recession, bandwidth
- Discussion threads 2008-11-21
- Will Windows 7 have a place in Ed Tech?
- Will Windows 7 have a place in Ed Tech?At Least He Has A JobUnlike you, sitting at the public library.Loser.you seem to be talking about things that you dont knowYou dont have a good technical handle on things. Just repeating the same over and over like a parrot. No reasoning,...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Ed Tech, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-10-27
- Service integrators = Ed Tech bargain hunters?
- Service integrators = Ed Tech bargain hunters?Internet accessActually, our state operates their own ISP that schools connect to. They are rolling out 10MB fiber connections to schools all over our state. Before that, we had a T1 connections to a state provider called ITCs. I'm surprised to...
- Tags: Network technology, Ed Tech
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- And score 1 more for Google in Ed Tech
- And score 1 more for Google in Ed TechGetting paidActually, Google does NOT profit from purchases of books that they refer to places like Amazon.http://books.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=43734&topic=9259They only earn money from clicks on contextually targeted ads which appear next to books included from their partner program. They share the revenue with...
- Tags: Ed Tech, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-27
- Is the time right for iPhones in Ed Tech?
- Is the time right for iPhones in Ed Tech?Those controlling the answer to Ed TechAs I understand it since I read my first Plan Room and Builders Exchange spec and blueprint at the age of six - Section 10100 (et al revs.) like 'visual display boards' and 'educational equipment' ...
- Tags: Ed Tech, Apple iPhone, time right
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- Inevitable, huh? Not in Ed Tech
- Inevitable, huh? Not in Ed TechYou're so right!The costs and trauma for moving to Vista make free and open source software that much more attractive for schools. In the US, issues with the credit crunch and real estate, both make money for schools more difficult to come by.There...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Inevitability, Ed Tech
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- No SUSE or RedHat consumer Linux OK for Ed Tech
- No SUSE or RedHat consumer Linux OK for Ed TechIt's important to notethat Linux also can make for a gaming system via wine and cedega and cedega has specific install packages for suse. Maybe students should be informed that there are options for gaming on Linux and once...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Ed Tech, SuSE, Novell OpenSuse, RedHat consumer Linux OK, Lenovo T61, Linux, Red Hat Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- Do brain-boosting drugs count as Ed Tech?
- Do brain-boosting drugs count as Ed Tech?Do brain-boosting drugs count as Ed Tech?Why not use something natural that doesn't have the side effects like ginko or DHMA (sp?)Athletes on steroids...no difference. I guess we should all be able to take our drug of choice. It seems like more and more...
- Tags: Performance management, Caffeine, performance, brain-boosting drug
- Discussion threads 2008-04-10
- OOXML vs. ODF - Should Ed Tech care?
- OOXML vs. ODF - Should Ed Tech care?Well...It's not as though OOXML is going to be viable as a standard in the intended sense of the word. It's more like where Microsoft wants to go.The major issue is that already Microsoft itself isn't following what they submitted as a standard,...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, OOXML, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format
- Discussion threads 2008-03-30
- How much does credibility matter for Microsoft in Ed Tech?
- How much does credibility matter for Microsoft in Ed Tech?Any school who offers only one OS is doing...... their students a disservice.Frankly people need to remember that an operating system is NOT a religion, it is simply a tool. Out here, in the real world, differing systems co-exist and we...
- Tags: Operating systems, Linux, UNIX, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., Multiple OS exposure, Ed Tech, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- What does a stagnating economy mean for Ed Tech?
- What does a stagnating economy mean for Ed Tech?Don't deduce anything from Dell resultsThey've been poor for many quarters now.What they don't believe is really going to hurt them.The minds that populate the organizations and bureaucracies of our school systems, have no comprehension of Open Source solutions. Some, to...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, economy mean, Ed Tech
- Discussion threads 2008-02-29
- A new list for Ed Tech purchasers
- A new list for Ed Tech purchasersWiimote for the Promethean or MimioThey should include hardware now - Wiimote for the Mimio or Promethean board Ala Johnny Lee's workDid you really read the whole list?I just want to mention to you another one for your own information. How did you...
- Tags: Ed Tech purchaser, new list, Ed Tech, purchaser
- Discussion threads 2008-02-10
- Nothing new for Ed Tech at Macworld?
- Nothing new for Ed Tech at Macworld?Spare partsBut are they USB?"and allows you to recycle old monitors, mice, and keyboards of which most of us have plenty"Gotta agree though...that Apple didn't do much for edtech this time around, except as you say, that Time Capsule could be nice!First thing I...
- Tags: Ed Tech, Nothing New, Nothing
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- Post script to an Ed Tech laptop rant
- Post script to an Ed Tech laptop rantAFAIKMicrosoft is providing with a reference implementation for these kind of machines.Message has been deleted.RE: Post script to an Ed Tech laptop rantIt needed someone with balls and vision to even get near pulling this project off - and in one sense it's...
- Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Corp., Ed Tech laptop, Post Script, Ed Tech, Nicholas Negroponte, blog, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-01-10
- An Ed Tech laptop rant
- An Ed Tech laptop rantBut, Negropronte now has the world engaged on the problem, AND, all ofthose cutting edge features will be commercialized and be available to the rest of us. Even if OLPC ends up closing their doors, it will have been one of the most breathtaking success of...
- Tags: Operating systems, Notebooks, Ed Tech laptop, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows, Ed Tech, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-01-09
- 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
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