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- FOWA 2009: Microsoft Surface 'proof of concept' actually pointless
- The young whipper-snapper I spoke to, a computer science-studying university student at Nottingham Trent University, showed me a demonstration of the Surface table. I had seen it before and while I was initially impressed with the technology, we seemed to hit a defining moment when we both realised that...
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
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- An interesting exchange on politics and IT
- Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-14
- Would you march for Internet privacy?
- We've seen it alreadyRemember the recent outcry from the right about "President Obama trying to take control of the internet"? With, I might add, assurances from the left that it's not so. No different really than the left's alarmism at President Bush trying to "personally eavesdrop on every telephone conversation...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- SCO Group wins Unix copyright appeal
- I see M$ dirty fingerprintsThis BS decision is the result of M$ FUD and dirty money paid to SCO to continue annoying the FOSS and Linux in particular.Prove itI bet you cant!Was that before... or after you adjusted your tinfoil hat? Take your meds dude, it's for your own good.A...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Stars are aligning to ban U.S. drivers from text messaging
- Stars are aligning to ban U.S. drivers from text messagingStars should keep their mouths shut.They're a bad example to all of us anyway. What do they show really? That marriage means nothing? That it's ok to be idolized for not having achieved zip? fff.I'm burned out on stars giving me...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Workflows Power New Courses at Vocational Education Institute
- Box Hill Institute is one of Victoria's leading vocational education providers. Located in Melbourne, its four separate campuses teach approximately 35,000 students each year. The process for accrediting new courses with the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority was highly complex and subject to stringent regulation. To complete this process, the...
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Avoid accidental complexity, and 96 other things every software architect should know
- Favor simplicity. Avoid accidental complexity. Don't worry about building the 'perfect' beast. Don't worry about future-proofing. Treat people with respect. These common-sense pearls of wisdom come from a book titled 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know, edited by Richard Monson-Haefel, that is packed with truisms...
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- Should broadband connectivity be a right?
- Is it possible to achieve 100% broadband availability and penetration? Should it be a right? Vermonter, inventor, author and Fractals of Change blogger Tom Evslin recently wrote about the real-life challenge to bring broadband to the masses in the state of Vermont and the implications of such...
- Blog posts 2009-05-31
- The problem for open source textbooks
- The problem for open source textbooksinteresting one, here is an attempt...1) Find an author/publisher willing to open source an existing textbook as the 'seed' for each subject. The seed is very important.2) Have a wikipedia style site. Decide whether and how contributors and contributions will be managed. 3) Have periodic...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Space race or education?
- Space race or education?Just FYIJust FYI, the Constellation program is the replacement for the Shuttle. There's no separate Shuttle replacement program.However, regarding Ares / Constellation, some like myself have been troubled by the program from the beginning. For more info I suggest forum.nasaspaceflight.com and www.directlauncher.comAs an architecture, I...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
- Fatties are smokers
- Fatties are smokersStep 1Indoctrinate into the health issues of being overweight.Step 2. Socialize medicine so everyone bears the cost.Step 3. Use step 2 to claim moral authority to control what you eat.Step 4. Sit back and smile as a nation full of useful idiots go along with your plans to...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
- Girl arrested for texting in class
- Girl arrested for texting in classSo...Other than thinking the whole thing is absurd, what would be the procedure for dealing with such a lame kid as this in dear old Massachusetts? In particular, what would you personally do with such a miscreant?RE: Girl arrested for texting in classIs texting a...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- ACP PIER Physicians' Information and Education Resource Database 12.0.1 (Mobile)
- Continuously revised and updated with scores of new and updated evidence-based disease modules, Skyscape's version of the ACP's Physicians' Information and Education Resource PIER sets a new standard as the authority in point-of-care clinical guidance. Designed by the American College of Physician's for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of diseases,...
- Software downloads 2009-02-06
- My latest faceoff: Google
- My latest faceoff: GoogleCollaborative LearningAs the DCFS pushes their "Harnessing Technology" agenda over here in the UK, the idea of collaborative learning comes more an more to the fore-front.Our local education authority has bought into in the RM Learning Platform; we have been using Moodle for a number of years;...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-05
- CRM 2.0: The Government, Public Service & A Transformed World
- I KNOW that everyone who reads ZDNET columns loves technology. I get that. I also KNOW that everyone who reads ZDNET blogs loves it when the bloggers dish on technology companies - especially, it seems, Microsoft. I realize that coolness and government don't go together very well - probably something...
- Blog posts 2009-01-14
- China cracks down on porn
- China cracks down on pornChina cracks down on pornNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!RE: China cracks down on pornI think this is great! I only wish that the U.S. could implement mandatory porn filtering.RE: China cracks down on pornChild porn is still one of the biggest problems, much of it from the Far East. As...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-06
- 3Com Global Services Bolsters Network Infrastructure at Scottish Schools
- Dumfries and Galloway (D&G: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk) is a rural Education Authority in southwest Scotland. To rectify the situation, D&G sought a robust, reliable, fully integrated network capable of delivering Gigabit Ethernet connectivity from the core to the desktop. D&G wanted the new infrastructure to support a WAN, which is planned to...
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Doctor shortage could derail reform
- Doctor shortage could derail reformAre you nuts?Chiropractors may be fine for a sore back but they also think allergies can be treated by spinal manipulation. Nurses do not have the training to prescribe the correct antibiotic for the patient's condition, the correct dose of insulin, the best antihypertensive. ...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-23
- Educational Authorities Find Scalable, Flexible E-Learning Solution With EduWave Live
- Software company ITG has developed EduWave Live, a K-12 e-learning solution that uses collaborative Microsoft products and is particularly appropriate for national educational reform initiatives. Few e-learning solutions are designed for nationwide K-12 deployment in countries with a central educational authority such as a Ministry of Education. An exception, EduWave...
- Case studies 2008-12-01
- Go ahead...Hang out on MySpace. Wait, what?
- The MacArthur Foundation just released a study suggesting that, not surprisingly, given the integration of social media into business and modern culture, the time kids spend with so-called new media, is generally neither wasted nor particularly harmful. In fact, as one of the lead researchers points out in the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
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