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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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- IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers
- Gartner on Tuesday outlined its grand IT challenges from 2008 to 2033 and it includes a world where you'll never have to charge your device. That was one of the futurama type predictions outlined by Gartner analyst Ken McGhee at the firm's Symposium ITxpo. These prediction presentations...
- Tags: Device, Information Technology, Gesture, ROI, Programmer, Programming, Wireless, Roi/Tco, Strategy, Development Tools, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- You know a trend has gotten broad when..
- The New York Times, a well-known font of information in the area of information technology, published Revived Fervor for Smart Monitors Linked to a Server, an article by Ashlee Vance October 13th. If the NY Times gets around to saying something about technology, it's pretty well known by those in...
- Tags: New York Times Co., Virtualization, Strategy, Desktops, Hardware, Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Zmanda launches open source backup, recovery solutions for Windows
- Open source backup and recovery independent software developer ISV Zmanda formally announced two new products tailored for Windows users. Zmanda, of Sunnyvale, Calif. announced Zmanda Recovery Manager Enterprise Version 3.0 for MySQL and Zmanda Internet Backup ZIB. ZRM 3.0 is the first Windows edition...
- Tags: MySQL, Recovery Solution, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Databases, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Hoping for AppleTV update at Apple's notebook event
- The clock is ticking toward the big Apple event - you know, the one where the company is expected to announce the sub-$1,000 notebook and/or a new design to the MacBook line and/or the move into Nvidia's graphics chipset and/or something altogether different. (Dontcha just love the Apple rumor mill?)...
- Tags: Notebook, HDTV, Apple Inc., Apple TV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Copyright czar is born: Prez signs Pro-IP law
- Get ready for the Copyright Czar. President Bush just signed the Pro-IP Act (the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008), which provides for a new executive position dedicated to managing copyright protections. The bill also increases penalties for infringement...
- Tags: President, U.S. Congress, Intellectual Property, Leadership, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0
- Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, On-demand, Server, Enterprise 2.0, Egnyte, Backup Facility, Storage, Backups, Hardware, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Facebook as social rule of thumb?
- This new course I'm taking introduces sociology, and I assure all you budding sociologists who read that this new-found knowledge isn't going to my head. It seems for many, especially students who are forced into a semi-confined place as others, take precedent, that Facebook confirms events within our lives. ...
- Tags: Facebook, Social Networking, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- MobileTechRoundup show #150, More netbook talk
- James, Kevin, and I were quite happy to record MobileTechRoundup show #150 and celebrate 3 years of podcasting about mobile tech. Kevin continues to tease me with the MSI Wind and now I am even closer to switching from my Fujitsu U810 to the Wind thanks to Dynamism who sent...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Dual-core, Lenovo Group Ltd., Kevin, WiMAX, Podcasts, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Why Apple will shift to an NVIDIA chipset
- Why Apple will shift to an NVIDIA chipsetNvidia- Extent of Chip PerformanceThe move if true could leverage Transmeta's Intellectual Property.It would be a fast trac expedite, but the leg work could have been done during the due dilegence by Nvidia.Yes I am a Transmeta shareholder.This may balance the NVidia vs...
- Tags: Chipsets, Performance management, Notebooks, Semiconductors, NVidia Corp., graphics, performance, chipset, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-12
- Paradox (msi)
- Paradox SBS offers an efficient, easy to use application for the creation of purchase orders for small and medium sized organizations, using multiple suppliers or vendors. With each vendor activated having a unique set of items or materials. The application includes a number of useful features including multiple vendors or...
- Tags: Vendor, Supplier, Purchase Order, Paradox Software, EDI, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-10-12
- Are there really too many Windows editions?
- Are there really too many Windows editions?Are there really too many Windows editions?Nope!Still, from a consumer point of view, he wants one version, 20 bucks,enable any features you want. The multiple versions are ONLY for Microsoft's benefit in order to extract more money from YOU the eager customer.There is something...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- 'A device that will blow the roof off all previous Blackberrys'
- 'A device that will blow the roof off all previous Blackberrys'Add a JAVA JREThan I'll be happy.
- Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UACSo I don't have to wait for Windows 7?The need to wait or upgrade to Windows 7 is looking more dim for Windows Vista users. Microsoft just yesterday announced their intention to improve the user experience for UAC in Windows 7. But with third...
- Tags: SECURITY, Web browsers, EXPLORER, UAC, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Is OpenOffice good enough?
- Yes. OK, obviously there's more to this story than my tongue-in-cheek answer. This came up after one of our supercool, power user secretaries (who is an Office 2003/2007 wiz) ran a training session for the other secretaries in the district. The other secretaries are largely...
- Tags: Secretary, Training, OpenOffice, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Happy Runner 2 ("Happy)
- A continuation of one-button platformer with added Time counter, 23 brand new levels, switcher an item which turns the movement direction 180 degrees, which adds a lot of new possible level designs. Everything is packed into high difficulty to challenge ambitious players. This version is the first release on CNET...
- Tags: Maurice Zarzycki
- Software downloads 2008-10-10
- Garmin Nuvi 265WT
- The Garmin Nuvi family of portable navigation devices PNDs is growing constantly, and the GPS manufacturer has added a new line called the Nuvi 2x5 series that focuses on providing high-end features for an affordable price. The flagship model of this line is the Garmin Nuvi 265WT, and it offers...
- Tags: Keyboards, GPS, Network technology, POI database, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., Garmin Nuvi 265WT
- Product reviews 2008-10-09
- Look who's buying Vista Home Basic (hint: it's not home users)
- Who's buying new PCs with Windows Vista Home Basic? Judging by the name, you'd assume those OS editions would be loaded on underpowered machines for starving students and penny-pinching families. But you'd be wrong. Based on my observations of the PC market over the past year or two, I think...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Small-business Buyer, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- New MacBooks and MacBook Pros: $800 and Mini-DVI (updated)
- New MacBooks and MacBook Pros: $800 and Mini-DVI updatedBetter not leave out Firewire portsWould be nice if the added some more ports to the MacBook Cripple . . . Air.RE: New MacBooks and MacBook Pros: $800 and Mini-DVI updatedI'm happy to wait until Tuesday to find out more about the...
- Tags: Notebooks, Mini-DVI, New MacBooks, Apple MacBook, MacBook PROS
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Dell speeds backup with disk-to-disk system
- The PowerVault DL2000 will simplify and accelerate data backup by offering disk storage and backup in one unit, Dell says. Dell has introduced the Dell PowerVault DL2000, a disk-to-disk system that places backup and recovery alongside the main data storage within one unit, with the aim of...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerVault, PowerVault DL2000, Backups, Storage Management, Servers, Hardware, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk, backup, storage, Dell
- News items 2008-10-09
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