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Is there a happy medium for standardized testing?

Is there a happy medium for standardized testing?Are they necessary?A question I am always hearing is whether standardized tests are necessary.I keep wondering whether it was necessary for my kid's physician to pass her MCATs. I mean, afterall, if the AYP testing proves so little, what does her MCAT...

Tags: standardized testing, happy medium

Discussion threads 2008-05-21

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Who's afraid of the big bad cloud?

Not even hybrid apps?Right, got it. You hate everybody who doesn't buy your religion, which doesn't even allow for hybrid applications."I ask why I?d entrust sensitive data to a user with a laptop."You're right, companies can't even trust their own employees. Heck, let's send everybody home and dissolve the whole...

Tags: Desktops, desktop, Google Inc., bad cloud, Desktop Application

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)

Without demonstrated Linux or OSX support......what's the point? Who does video stuff on Windows?Plenty do.....You just don't get out much. My XP system with cakewalk software did me just fine and that was on a P4 system that couldn't keep itself cool, ever. But my audio quality...

Tags: Desktops, Maingear, personal supercomputer, supercomputer, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Onkyo HT-S7200

Photo gallery:Onkyo HT-S7200"True" home theater fans may look down on home-theater-in-a-box systems, but sometimes that elitist attitude is unwarranted. The Onkyo HT-S7200 may technically be an HTIB, but that's just because it comes in a giant box; the system is composed of two separate components, the SKS-HT870 7.1 speaker package...

Tags: speaker, Onkyo HT-S7200, Onkyo, HTIB

Product reviews 2009-10-27

A Net Neutrality Solution: Opinions Wanted

First thoughts"the incumbents fought it tooth and nail"Same thing happened in the last 4 industrial revolutions!I'm broadly in favour of your improvements ... with a few caveats ... and will look at the 2 papers you plugged, sorry referenced ;-)"Users should be concerned that the Internet services they pay for...

Tags: Fiber optics, Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality Solution

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Saying goodbye to Zimbra

Garbage?Garbage?It's not garbage if it works for him.Just because you're on some strange crusade to hate it doesn't mean nobody should use it.If it works for him, great.Always the right tool for the right job, always. Some things work better for some people than others.Good luck, you picked the WORST...

Tags: E-mail servers, E-mail, Groupware, Notes 8, IBM Lotus Notes, Zimbra

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

iChurch for iPhone 1.5 (Mobile)

iChurch for iPhone features access to members, pre members, and small group listings, call, text, or email anyone in your church directory, map the address for anyone in your church directory, run birthday and anniversary reports to remind yourself to wish someone a happy one, see pictures of your church...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Smart Phones, E-mail, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-10-26

How Internet surveillance, IT sleuth work helped indict suspected terrorist Zazi

Kinda eerieMakes me wonder if I should delete that "Socialism" picture of Obama as the Joker from my machine.There are 2 Issues HereThe first is whether such forensics have a legitimate place in law enforcement and the second is whether these methods can be misused. I believe that the...

Tags: Blogging, information technology, Zazi, Internet Surveillance, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Apple preview: A non-event for Wall Street? Are camera iPods ready?

See, that's the problem......no-one outside the fanboys and tech journalists really cares anymore.I'm sure you'll all be there tapping away but ultimately no-one will give a crap. The iPods will sell right enough - they always do - but that would happen anyway.Obviously, you care...or you wouldn't have read...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, iPODS, camera

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

High-risk vulnerabilities hit Google Chrome

This software was programmed by Google, did anyone not see this happening? Google has the worst programmers because they don't give two squats about anything except playing with their office toys all day.For a browser built from the ground up with security in mindthere seem to be more than...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Operating systems, Chrome, Google Inc., sandbox, vulnerability, Web browser, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

If FaceBook is a "must-use", where does that leave us?

Yesterday I read with interest that Facebook has become a "must-use" application. The San Francisco Chronicle article noted that As for the marketplace, I suspect that, as eBay came to dominate auctions, and Amazon dominates books, Facebook is about to become the dominant social networking platform....

Tags: Facebook, Network, Social Media, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at System Building

Well, Jason ...... for twenty-five years I have toyed with the idea of building my own system and every time I came close, I always ended up concluding that I could get more bang-for-the-buck by purchasing a pre-built system. I am now on my seventh computer. The...

Tags: Desktops, Last Hurrah, Dell Computer Corp., home brew

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Facebook pages for schools

People ask me all the time what I think about schools having Facebook, or even MySpace pages. Businesses, after all, use Facebook all the time. So do parents, teachers, and students. Gee wiz, a common medium for communication with all the stakeholders in education? Seems like...

Tags: Facebook, Social Media, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Agnitum Outpost Network Security 3.0.2 (Windows)

Outpost Network Security ONS is specially designed to help small and medium business SMB organizations protect against modern security challenges and address the problem of productivity waste; it safeguards local networks against external attacks and internal sabotage, keeps endpoints clean of malware, prevents disclosure of inside information, policies employee Internet...

Tags: Outpost, Microsoft Windows, Agnitum, Outpost Network Security, Smb/Sme, Security

Software downloads 2009-07-23

AcidSolitaire 4.03 (Mobile)

The Ultimate Solitaire Card GameTurn A Few Minutes into A Few HoursLose track of time with the most addicting solitaire card game with effects and animations that will drive you to win just one more!Brilliant full-color backgrounds, quick and easy game play, and options including single-handed play, single and double-tap...

Tags: Mobile, Background Image, Red Mercury LLC, Games, Palm OS, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Personal Technology, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?

Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?Much like running Windows XP Home on my laptop, Windows 7 Home Premium seems to be enough for most people. Who encrypts their files? The RAM limit is much because by the...

Tags: Operating systems, RAM Limit, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Home, Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

With drop.io, real-time collaboration in the cloud

Is cloud computing a load of bull or the real deal? For drop.io founder and CEO Sam Lessin, it's everything...literally. Without it, his company and its eponymous service -- which allows two-click sharing of anything with anyone, privately -- might not exist. I spoke...

Tags: Cloud, XMPP, ZD, SL, Drop.io, Groupware, Collaboration, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-25

National Geographic Walkabout Rucksack (small)

Photo gallery:National Geographic Small Walkabout RucksackAfter two-plus years, switching camera backpacks has become somewhat of a traumatic experience for me. Not only have I been quite happy with my Kata Ergo-Tech Sensitivity V Backpack because of its combination of slim profile and infinite-seeming capacity--though it frustratingly doesn't have a bottom...

Tags: Notebooks, National Geographic, National Geographic Walkabout Rucksack, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-06-10

Google Apps: With Outlook sync, feel free to dump Exchange

Google Apps: With Outlook sync, feel free to dump ExchangeRE: Google Apps: With Outlook sync, feel free to dump ExchangeUseful for small business and maybe medium business. I don't believe it will be an alternative in large enterprises. Just image 500+ users trying to browse the web, sync outlook, etc.One...

Tags: cloud computing, Groupware, Google Inc., Google Apps, Outlook Sync, Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Poisonous Personalities at Work & Play

I picked up on this slightly superficial US 'lifestyle' post , "8 Toxic Personalities to Avoid" by Brett Blumental, on one of Yahoo!'s many consumer sub sites (Shine/Sheer Balance/Manage your Life) after seeing its popularity rising on del.icio.us. Although we like to think that the people in our lives...

Tags: Social Software, Twitter, Collaboration, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-05-27