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- The full cost of ADHD includes ignorance
- The bottom line is that until we stop treating ADHD as a disability, seeing it as the mixed blessing it in fact is, and stop stigmatizing those with ADHD, instead celebrating our accomplishments, it will continue to cost all of us. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Robin Williams, Ignorance, Disability, ADHD, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- Why Windows users don't switch to Mac
- Over on Apple Matters I came across an interesting post by Steven Leigh which considers 8 reasons why Windows users don't switch to Mac. Leigh is a recent Mac switcher and he has an interesting insight into the issues surrounding making a switch, but I think that there are...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Truth, User, Ignorance, Leigh, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2007-10-10
- Unix in education
- Unix dominates in both research and educational computing in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics. In business education, however, it isnt very visible at all. For example, I once reviewed 8 introductory IT textbooks intended for use in MBA and CA programs to find 3 mentions of Solaris in a...
- Tags: General, Enterprise Policy, IT Retardants, Unix
- Blog posts 2006-11-07
- Ignorance, Wal-Mart and desktop Linux
- Paul Murphy talks about a social divide between Linux and Windows users, arguing this is the real reason desktop Linux has failed in the marketplace. In other words, bias explains why people don't enthusiastically embrace Linux...that, and the fact that IT decision makers are stupid. But don't take my word...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2006-03-09
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- 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
- 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
- What, me worry (about mobile viruses)?
- What, me worry about mobile viruses?Cannot agreeAuthor concluded that diversity of handsets are kind of protection from epidemics which is logically true, but we have no such diversity of operating systems on those handsets - when we speak about smartphones.Therefore, smartphones are vulnerable to malware and should be protected if...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Advertising & Promotion, Viruses and worms, Telecom & Utilities, SECURITY, mobile, Kaspersky, virus, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Spammers attacking Microsoft's CAPTCHA -- again
- Spammers attacking Microsoft's CAPTCHA -- againI'm all for shutting down...mail servers that are spamming. No matter how big they are. If my server started spamming, my ISP would give me one shot to clean it up. If I didn't or couldn't it would be blocked. Just because it's Microsoft doesn't...
- Tags: Spam, spammer, CAPTCHA, Microsoft CAPTCHA, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- I... B... Wha?
- I... B... Wha?I. B. AmazedYou have to think though, after the 90's the markets are flooded with consumer products based on technology. People associate with what they are exposed to. However in the 70's and better part of the 80's if you wanted a PC, it had to be "IBM...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Branding, Desktops, Operating systems, Mindshare, IBM Corp., Wha
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Open source and the blame game
- Open source and the blame gameHmmm..So Open Source isn't magic beans in a tin. The problem with these ventures is the delusional prospects these guys cook up.How many social networks do people want to set up? It's like treating a commodity market as a broad base offset market. You run...
- Tags: history lesson, banking, Federal Reserve Board, open source, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Norway to challenge closed iTunes model
- Norway to challenge closed iTunes modelAnd so it begins......although Norway aren't part of the EU you can be damn sure the Trade Commission are watching this one closely.It would solve DM problems, but create a large one for Appleas if many iPods are purchased on the strength of iTunes, then...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., iTunes Model, iPODS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Why IT mergers fail
- Why IT mergers faileds hp lay offsTry employing writers that can count.24600 lay offs 50% will be in the USA so 12300 out 47,000 is ~25%.SidetrackThe gain from a Hurd/Fiorina style merger is easy to comprehend, Murph. Combine two companies and lay off a slew of people. All...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, information technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., merger, Electronic Data Systems Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Outside school doesn't equal online carte blanche
- Outside school doesn't equal online carte blancheTime to teach the little buggers, and the idiot parents, a lesson.If I were the principal, I'd file a defamation of character & libel suit against the kids involved, AND their parents...two of whom are obviously low-grade morons at best. Then see what they...
- Tags: principal
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Grab yourself a 64GB solid-state drive for $99
- Grab yourself a 64GB solid-state drive for $99Comments are lousyI looked through some of the comments at the Newegg site and they are pretty uniformly negative. Apparently the drive has a lot of problems.hoops?The only hoops I ever run into are the norm: you must have bought it in...
- Tags: UPC, original
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- Microsoft pressed SHIFT-DEL on epic fail Gates/Seinfeld ads
- Microsoft pressed SHIFT-DEL on epic fail Gates/Seinfeld adsTwo old farts pushing an outdated OS, that's a winner...I can't believe Microsoft thought this was a good marketing strategy by bringing one old comedian and one old nerd to brand to an upcoming generation of computer users and buyers. These commercials were...
- Tags: Microsoft AD, Microsoft Corp., advertisement, Gates/Seinfeld, Gates/Seinfeld ad, Shift-Del
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- Boingo - a traveler's lifesaver
- Boingo - a traveler's lifesaverIs blackberry charging for 'data roaming' now?A colleague informed me that since May 2008 she has been charged for sending and receiving emails while outside of the country. As far as I know the charge for the data component of blackberry service is a lump sum...
- Tags: Handhelds, Boingo Networks
- Discussion threads 2008-09-17
- Your capacity will vary
- Your capacity will varyA "wordo"I dictated the first draft of the article, and while the software is pretty good about not misspelling words, if it gets the wrong word it can be hard to spot. Like "desk" for "disk". Thanks for noting it.Robinhours of ten?Should it be "powers of ten"?If...
- Tags: Storage, RAID
- Discussion threads 2008-09-17
- Google downplays Chrome's carpet-bombing flaw
- Google downplays Chrome's carpet-bombing flawGreatAnother company that doesn't understand blended threats when it's pointed out to them. Even worse with them responsible for Web 2.0 stuff that's a great set of vectors for attacks.RE: Google downplays Chrome's carpet-bombing flawOh the ignorance at Google never fails to amaze me. They...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Google Inc., Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, carpet-bombing flaw, Microsoft Internet, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Using open source smarts to pick change agents
- Using open source smarts to pick change agentsNetworksPeople are usually promoted one level at a time. If one of your potential allies has a reprimand in his file for rebellion, would you expect to find him in a more senior position? Would you want to endure the difficulties...
- Tags: open source, network, Murph, agent
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer
- Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputerI Wouldn't Use ItWould you if you were a scientific organization that needed precision calculation and system reliability? I'd rather have a beowulf cluster doing my job than this mess.Horse Power NeededYou can now run vista with all its bloatware in full...
- Tags: Operating systems, supercomputer, Cray Inc., WINDOWS BASED, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
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