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The Philosophy of the Good (exe)

The Philosophy of the Good is a free e-book including an Anthology of essays on a new Philosophy concerning the ancient concept of the GOOD. These essays cover religion, philosophy, psychology, social theory and social comment. If the e-book cannot be read on your computer because of system incompatabilities the...

Tags: Essay, Caius Ebook, E-books, Channel Management, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-07-25

Google curbs essay-writing service advertisements

Corporations over time gain social responsibility for the products they release: Microsoft and their report abuse features, Facebook and their privacy settings, and now Google are adding more to the list. I spoke some time ago about plagiarism, more on a positive note, considering the use of...

Tags: Google Inc., Essay, Advertisement, Plagiarism, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-30

96ò0of 15-17-year-old teens like to create essays

96ò0of 15-17-year-old teens like to create essaysProbably the #1 good reason I didn't go to college LOLI HATE writing papers and essays. I'm an implementer, not a creator :) I have the artistic capabilities of a Toaster, but I can work on a Toaster and make it the...

Tags: Toaster, essay

Discussion threads 2008-05-22

So what's an application, anyway?

So what's an application, anyway?Unix Museum - Exhibit AConfiguration files that are only validated at run time - even for being syntactically correct, never mind type or any other kind of consistency checking.This applies both to Unix itself and to many Unix system applications or utilities (or whatever you want...

Tags: essay, Bach, Unix Museum, Unix, compilation

Discussion threads 2007-11-07

Type 1? Type 3? How about just typed?

Type 1? Type 3? How about just typed?Well...Take some time to breathe and then I'd suggest you compare the quality of your kid's writing before he was drilled, and after. Also, compare his after writing with kids who haven't been drilled.That aside, I think you will find your...

Tags: Word processors, PRODUCTIVITY, word-processor, computer

Discussion threads 2007-09-13

Type 1? Type 3? How about just typed?

My 12-year old was finishing an essay tonight when he realized that he hadn't skipped lines, per his teacher's instructions. He had handwritten the essay because it was a "Type 3." Apparently there are 5 types of essays, corresponding to various levels of draft, where Type 1 is...

Tags: Essay, Tool, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2007-09-13

No more essay-writing ads on Google

The BBC reported yesterday that Google will shortly be banning paid essay-writing services from their list of advertisers. In addition to their existing ban on "weapons, prostitution, drugs, tobacco, fake documents and "miracle cures". While advertisers have been quick to criticize the ban for punishing legitimate business, educators...

Tags: Education Technology, Google, Higher Ed

Blog posts 2007-05-23

eWork (exe)

EWork contains hundreds of homework resources, and a built-in essay search. Check out the other features like notes on over 210 books (Perfect for helping you with that book you're reading for English, and essay search. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Essay, eWork

Software downloads 2007-05-17

Congressman: Ed software study shows administration bias

Congressman: Ed software study shows administration bias(Students+IT)*(teachers+IT)=effectiveness of schools[b][i]"a recent study which found that using software in schools has little or no effect on student's performance."[/i][/b]One has to wonder what they tested. If you give a student a few years of practice touch typing and then test penmanship, maybe you...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, software, essay, IT IS

Discussion threads 2007-04-14

Term Papers are Gr8!

I'm taking a little break from assembling facts and figures for the series on computer purchasing and just had to comment on Tech Republic's "10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes that make you look stupid." Although we are in the midst of an unprecedented revolution in the ways we work, learn,...

Tags: Instant messaging, e-mail, essay

Blog posts 2006-05-31

ComposeEssay (exe)

ComposeEssay is a program designed to help writing compare and contrast essay. It guides through the process of ideas brainstorming and structuring in an interview-like style, in the end the program will create a template for compare and contrast essay. ComposeEssay makes process easier with tips at the top of...

Tags: Essay, ComposeEssay, Construction

Software downloads 2006-04-05

A teacher's blog makes a difference

Andrew McNamar' s blog, The Daily Grind gained notoriety last year when he posted criticism of some of his female students for they way they dressed at the junior prom. He was asked by the school to "be careful" about what he writes on his blog, and he wound...

Tags: essay, blog

Blog posts 2006-04-04

Is Work Broken?

Tonight, I'm speaking to a post-grad class at the University of New Mexico. The course is being taught by my friend Dr. Bob Grassberger, a man who knows more about knowledge management in his little finger than I'll probably ever learn. Bob is a senior research scientist at UNM's...

Tags: essay

Blog posts 2006-02-14

Five Essential Essays - Prabandha Panchakam (zip)

This exceptional book is a compilation of five different essays written over the past 20 years in defence of truth in the Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya, the disciplic succession of Brahma. Each refutation is elaborately and conclusively proven from scriptures. Included are two lectures that glorify and follow the example of...

Tags: Essay

Software downloads 2006-01-07

Bhakti-tattva-viveka (zip)

Composed originally in Bengali by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Bhakti tattva viveka is a collection of four essays. By understanding the true nature of suddha bhakti, pure bhakti, one can relish the ultimate goal of all scriptures, the pure nectar of krsna prema as exhibited and preached by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu....

Tags: Essay

Software downloads 2006-01-07

iWrite (exe)

iWrite is a wonderful new text-editing program. It has many features that Microsoft Wordpad has. However, iWrite runs much better. iWrite is very reliable for all your needs. Whether it's a quick or a essay iWrite fits all your needs.

Tags: Essay, iWrite

Software downloads 2005-09-01

Additional Resources

Teaching telecommuting

Teaching telecommutingtelecommuting skills?I'm a fulltime telecommuter, though I do venture out to teach an IRL composition class a couple of days a week. I think the kids already have the skills they need to telecommute, and they value having the connection between the classroom and that new work environment made...

Tags: telecommuting

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Google is your friend

I know there are those among us who lack my love for all things Google. Sure, it shows our kids ads, keeps track of the searches coming out of our buildings, displays naughty thumbnails that only the best of content filters can block, most kids don't look beyond the...

Tags: Google Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-07

The kids like Vista

The kids like VistaWhy did you toss that in?You were doing well until you reached:Most kids have largely recognized what only a small number of adults have come to grips with: the OS is irrelevant. It’s all about the web browser, folks. Google Docs, Zoho, and OpenOffice all work quite...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

How big the Google open source credibility gap

How big the Google open source credibility gapSame script, different actorsEveryone hates "the king of the hill." Once upon a time, Microsoft was David and the Goliath was IBM... and everyone was filled with schadenfreude as IBM lost control of the PC market hardware and wound up seriously restructuring its...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google open source credibility gap, IBM Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2008-09-22