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- Georgia State sued over electronic "course packs"
- Georgia State sued over electronic "course packs"The Dodo AwaitsThe average yearly cost of books for students at my school equals to or exceeds the cost of an adequate notebook computer. I have no tears for textbook publishers or that industry as a whole. God speed and good luck to Georgia...
- Tags: Notebooks, Georgia State
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
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- The cloud finally comes to education
- Cloud computing is one of those great buzzwords in IT that, so far, has meant very little to the average Ed Tech customer. We all have a pretty good idea what it means: lots of computers somewhere (we don't actually care where) doing lots of processing to deliver services...
- Tags: Education, PC, Thin Client, Computer, Cloud, SIMtone Corp., Desktops, Productivity, Thin Clients, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Wind: A sound investment in unsound times?
- Wind: A sound investment in unsound times?Oh - no need to worryDon't worry about the funds drying up. With Uncle Sam footing the bill, the good times for wind will just keep rolling.Besides, it's a pretty sweet deal for energy companies. All they have to do is put...
- Tags: investment
- Discussion threads 2008-10-04
- Wind: A sound investment in unsound times?
- The first intra-state public offering associated with the development of community-backed wind farms in Dodge, Olmsted and Mower counties in Minnesota has been completed in just four months. The project managers, National Wind and High Country Energy, reported this week that the offering pulled in 60 Minnesota...
- Tags: Minnesota, Investor, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-04
- Google releases Chrome 0.3.154
- Google releases Chrome 0.3.154Anyone else tired of version 0.0.0.0.1?I've had it with companies that "release" software with version numbers of less than 1.If you are doing a limited beta of a few thousand users, a version number of less than 1 is maybe understandable.Once you release something to the general...
- Tags: Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome 0.3.154
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- End the spectre of science for sale
- End the spectre of science for saleOr Not[i]He will graduate from high school next spring, an honor student, and cost me a fortune at some elite college.[/i]Depends on what he really wants to study. There are some world-class universities that are also shockingly inexpensive, even for out-of-state students. ...
- Tags: NIH, democracy
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- To ESped or not to ESped
- Our SIS now includes a fairly mature special education module. It's not perfect, but it's well-integrated with the rest of the SIS and gives teachers immediate and easy access to the accommodations they need to provide for students. From a teacher's perspective, it really rocks. ...
- Tags: Teacher, SiS, ESped, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Research & Development, Development Tools, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Business Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Election Talking Points: A discussion place
- Election Talking Points: A discussion placeSpoken like a true believer in ...a constitutional republic.RE: Election Talking Points: A discussion placereally this post is for an opinion location,It really becomes a bunch of BSGuess doe to reports about the debate it help McCain,everyone has to put two cents of nonsense,Ok...
- Tags: Mortgages, Palin, Election Talking Points
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- President Obama will take away kids cold medicine
- President Obama will take away kids cold medicineWhy regulate something that is only a problem due to irresponsible parentsALL over-the-counter OTC medications have information about who can use it and how much medicine it should get. Every bottle of OTC medication has very visible warning and most specify that...
- Tags: blog author, gov, cold medicine, Obama, prescription, medication
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptop
- Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptopMicrosoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptopThis is a great plan brought to you by Microsoft. This laptop will run the Microsoft Windows XP operating system allowing these school children to be compatible with the rest of the world. They can share...
- Tags: Notebooks, software, laptop computer, cheap Portuguese laptop, Portuguese laptop, Microsoft Launches, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Put your PC on an energy diet!
- Put your PC on an energy diet!The wonders of USB and Firewire...Almost all of my new "toys" are either USB or Firewire; I don't know how much power these things draw when they're not in active use, but the really infrequently used ones can at least be hot-plugged on demand.But...
- Tags: Desktops, Network technology, PC, chip, CPU, USB
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- iPrez: Obama releases app grassroots organizing app
- Get-out-the-vote campaigns have been cellphone-based for some time now. So what makes more sense than leveraging iPhone cool to put a calling app right on people's phones? That's what the Obama campaign did today, News.com reports,with an iPhone app that "organizes and prioritizes your contacts by key battleground states, making...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, App, Obama, Congress+, Corporate Communications, GPS, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Track the Presidential election polls with your iPhone
- While you may not be able to watch tonight's V.P. debate on your iPhone, you can sure keep up with the polls. Poll Tracker '08 (iTunes link US$0.99) is an iPhone application that's a dream for election junkies and politicos of all stripes. Poll Tracker '08 is...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Election, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Schwarzenegger terminates new data breach bill (again)
- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed data breach notification legislation for the second time in the last year. The bill, dubbed the Consumer Data Protection Act, would have required retailers that take card transactions to disclose more detail about any data breach. Schwarzenegger's veto comes after the...
- Tags: Bill, Payment, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Agency, Schwarzenegger, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Toshiba: Feel free to trade in more gadgets. Lots more.
- Toshiba: Feel free to trade in more gadgets. Lots more.Dealtree partnerHave past experience with Dealtree. Be very careful, as they have a bad habit of lowering the value of your trade on everything. Traded in 3 desktop systems plus a LCD monitor and they devalued every one of them by...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Desktops, Feel Free, Toshiba Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- AT&T layoffs, Step 1: Reorganization
- AT&T layoffs, Step 1: ReorganizationDSL and WirelineThe driving force behind manpower in the wireline and DSL venue is FCC and State Commerce Commissions requirements for repair times. Provisioning is also still going to be a major concern. It too is subject to Fed and State CC regulations.As long as...
- Tags: DSL, Workforce management, Sales force management, manpower, AT&T layoff, layoff, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- How online activities of broadband and dial-up users differ
- All internet users Dial-up at home Broadband at home all respondents Accessed internet away from home or work using WiFi on laptop computer Pays for premium home broadband services Use an online search engine 49 26% 57% 68% 61% Check weather reports and forecasts 30...
- Tags: Broadband, Internet, Social Networking, Broadband Internet, Corporate Communications, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Networking, NB
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- The cost of doing business in China: Privacy
- The cost of doing business in China: PrivacySo does the US !The only difference is, in china's case, you know and in US, you don't (or atleast most people don't). They even hijack all the data that flows through pipes of ISPs and make a copy and put analyzers on...
- Tags: SECURITY, Skype Technologies S.A., fundamental human right, big deal, human right, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Pirates plunder Adobe Creative Suite 4
- Pirates plunder Adobe Creative Suite 4That's how they're the "de-facto" standard.Just like Microsoft would be screwed without pirated copies of Windows floating around street corners across the globe.Without pirated copies of Photoshop, it would have a truly limited market. Look at the bloody price of it to figure out...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., graphics, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Creative Suite 4, Adobe PhotoShop, piracy
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Fans to build own radio as Slacker takes on iPod
- Fans to build own radio as Slacker takes on iPodWow, just heard about these guysAs it turns out I just found an ad for these guys right up there when looking for "internet Music-on-Demand" at google. There were just a few links Prior to this company's URL though. ...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Digital music, Microsoft Zune, Slacker, Apple iPod, radio
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
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