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In age of digital cheating, a return to the Honor Code: With tempting high-tech devices that can whip up an answer at lightening speed, schools are returning to good old-fashioned military honor code to encourage students to not cheat, reports the Pasadena Star News. From cell phones with cameras and Internet capabilities to advanced calculators that can store equations, students...; Tags: Education Technology; Blog posts 2007-02-13
Colleges give fair warning on plagiarism: Colleges give fair warning on plagiarismTeachers cheat too! What about that part?So, I guess my question is that if it is a so called sin for a student to use the resource of the internet for all that it is worth. Then what about teachers/professors who use the...; Tags: plagiarism, Internet, honor code, lesson plan, Plagiarism; Discussion threads 2006-08-21

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Red Hat draws its line in the virtual sand with Qumranet: The caves of Qumran, located in in the highly disputed region of the West Bank that sits between Israel and Jordan and is populated by both Palestinians and Jews, is where the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. The scrolls are said by many Judaic scholars...; Tags: Hypervisor, Red Hat Inc., Virtual Desktop, Qumranet, Open Source KVM, Virtualization, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-09-04
SocialCast: enterprise Twitter/FriendFeed mashup: SocialCast has revamped its group comms service, given it a facelift, aligned itself more closely to consumery apps like Twitter and FriendFeed and then given it an enterprise twist. As far as I am aware, this is the first enterprise facing application that has gotten close...; Tags: Enterprise, Mashup, SocialCast, Pricing, Sales Force Management, Branding, Wiki, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sales, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list: Microsoft today announced plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday (September 9, 2008) to cover worm holes affecting Windows users. All four bulletins in September's Patch Tuesday will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. A "critical" rating is used to rate a vulnerability that can...; Tags: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-09-04

Ten key differences between Linux and Windows: Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list....; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Jack Wallen. TechRepublic, Jack Wallen. ZDNet.co.uk, Windows, Microsoft, GNU Public License; News items 2008-09-04
CPUOff Lite (zip): CPUOff Lite monitors average CPU load and initiates computer power off if the CPU load has been below 15% for 60 seconds. It can be started manually or automatically via the windows task scheduler. The program parameters are not configurable. The program normally runs in the system tray. Requires a...; Tags: CPU, JSutils, Program Parameter, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 2008-09-04
Forms in Google Docs: Google has been getting a lot of attention in the last couple of days for its Chrome browser. As a Google devotee, I'm particularly bitter that the Mac port of Chrome hasn't made its way out of development yet. However, I did discover a slick new Google feature...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Spreadsheet, Productivity, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-09-03
On stupid mascots and closed source browser plugins: Everyone's been harping on Google this week with the release of Chrome, so I thought I would be different -- today I'm going to give Adobe some love. Because I bet they feel left out. Adobe's Flash and Acrobat Reader plugins are some...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Web Browser Plug-in, Adobe Acrobat, Web Browser, Plug-in, Flash, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-09-03
Deep packet spy's CEO resigns: Is this the beginning of the end for NebuAd, the Redwood City-based company that uses deep packet inspection technology to monitor Web surfing habits of individuals and use the information to insert advertising? CEO Bob Dykes has resigned to become Chief Financial Officer for Verifone. The company's...; Tags: Packet Inspection, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Business Services, Internet, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-09-03
Revenge of the techies: Revenge of the techiesThink of it this way.You fired me, i had planned on living my life as it were, i might have a house and kids to take care of, you have essentially ruined me. Now it might not seem right to destroy and take information, but that...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Revenge, job; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 ready for lift off: Dell Inspiron Mini 9 ready for lift offAbout time :)If they include XP and keep the price < $400, I'll get one for sure. Nothing against Linux, but all my work involves Windows and MS Office. I actually have an EeePC with Ubuntu installed, sitting on a shelf gathering dust....; Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows XP, Dell Inspiron Mini 9, Dell Inspiron Mini, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Intel Atom N270, Intel Atom; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
Five reasons Chrome will take over the world: Five reasons Chrome will take over the worldFive reasons Chrome will take over the worldYou know what ZDNet needs? More articles about Chrome! 12 over the last 24 hours just isn't enough so why not add to that number.Chrome isn't taking over anything because its terribly broken. It doesn't render...; Tags: Development tools, Web browsers, chrome, Chrome, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
Google Chrome ... the day after: Google Chrome ... the day afterGoogle Chrome ... the day afterGoogle Chrome had its initial spike from people trying it then realizing how broken it is. So they went back to their default browsers leaving Google out in the cold. The countdown begins now for them to cut...; Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, countdown, FF3, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome, IE8; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper: Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperHave you ever read MS EULA? In short...We can go into your machine and do what ever we want.If this is the case with the browser....how are they using your data in their cloud?Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperI looked...; Tags: Web browsers, EULA, Google Inc., Chrome EULA, TOS; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome, crashes with all tabs: DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome, crashes with all tabsChrome will have security problems, and they will NOT all of a sudden gainshare. That said, the Google brand is very powerful, and people use it every day to search, and there will be lest resistance to trying Chrome than there was...; Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Google Chrome, Chrome, DoS vulnerability, Google Inc., DOS, vulnerability; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
Chrome is 42x faster than IE7, 9x faster than FF3: Chrome is 42x faster than IE7, 9x faster than FF3Pretty amazing!! It seems like we DO need competition to foster innovation.NT.Chrome and key logging!http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/web_services_browser/chrome_privacy_is_full_of_dents.htmlRE: Chrome is 42x faster than IE7, 9x faster than FF3Well please, by all means, do the opposite give us an example of ANY javascript test that...; Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, FF3, 9x, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
Chrome is 42x faster than IE7, 9x faster than FF3: I've been testing the new Google Chrome browser and one thing's for sure: they weren't kidding about great JavaScript performance in this beta. Check out these numbers I got from running Google's V8 benchmark suite higher is better: IE7: 30 FF3.0.1: 131 Chrome Beta 1:...; Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Performance, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, 9x, Chrome, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Performance Management, Team Management, Scripting Languages, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-09-03
Mozilla CEO: No worries about Google Chrome: Mozilla CEO John Lilly said he has no worries about Google jumping into the open source browser market. In a blog posted on September 1 before the beta release of Google's Chrome yesterday, Lilly noted that Mozilla's Firefox has plenty of competition and reminded the public that...; Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-09-03
IT Dojo video: 10 common mistakes you should avoid when flashing your BIOS: The BIOS is critical to your computer's proper operation. It's the first code executed at start-up, and it defines how your motherboard will communicate with the system's hardware. Flashing the BIOS is not for the faint of heart, but by taking the proper precautions and planning for the worst-case scenario;...; Tags: Information Technology, Video, BIOS, Corporate Communications, Strategy, Hardware, Components, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-03