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kane county Streamlines IT With Equallogic and VMware: Kane County is the fourth-largest County in Illinois and one of the fastest growing in the United States. In budget-constrained environment, Kane County wanted to upgrade old technology; increase application and data availability; consolidate servers and reduce server headcount; cut costs on HVAC, power, space; improve support without increasing staff....; Tags: HVAC, Information Technology, EqualLogic, VMware Inc., Kane County, Construction, Servers, Hardware; Case studies 2008-01-18

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Is electronic tracking for students a good idea?: A pilot program in Texas is testing GPS tracking devices to combat truancy in chronic offenders who might otherwise be sent to detention facilities. According to an article in the New York Times free registration required, not only does the program seem to be working, but also doesn't seem...; Tags: Student, GPS, Leadership, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Is the time right for iPhones in Ed Tech?: Is the time right for iPhones in Ed Tech?Those controlling the answer to Ed TechAs I understand it since I read my first Plan Room and Builders Exchange spec and blueprint at the age of six - Section 10100 (et al revs.) like 'visual display boards' and 'educational equipment' ...; Tags: Ed Tech, Apple iPhone, time right; Discussion threads 2008-05-12
Albuquerque Police Records (exe): Albuquerque police records database - Access Albuquerque police records database now. County police records searches are conducted on premise using more of the subjects personal information than just simply entering a name into a computer database. The US court system is structured by states and counties. There are over 3100...; Tags: County, Albuquerque Police Records, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-05-12
Sugar on Windows looking inevitable: Sugar on Windows looking inevitableWindows EERYWHERE.It's more than a slogan. ;-)You should reconsider your own views.Maybe educators, like governments, will prefer Windows.If the mission is in fact to provide a tool for learning, shouldn't the operating system be a lesser priority? If the customer wants a particular operating...; Tags: Operating systems, Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Sugar-on-Windows, Microsoft Corp., operating system, tool; Discussion threads 2008-05-05

Sugar on Windows looking inevitable: Now that Walter Bender has resigned from OLPC, Technology Review featured an article on the group's new president, Charles Kane. The article makes it very clear that OLPC, under the direction of Kane and Nicholas Negroponte, will definitely be seeking to deploy Windows on XOs and future products from...; Tags: One Laptop Per Child Project, Nicholas Negroponte, Bender, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-04
VC Supports Next, Greener Generation of Biotech: Using, not losing, all the carbon. Courtesy Zeachem and Mohr Davidow. Click on diagram for full view. We've had several blogs here recently reflecting the building political anxiety around the current generation of biofuels, esp. those based on using food products. You...; Tags: Food, Biofuel, Biodiesel, Clean Technology, Zeahcem, OPX, Genomatica, Biotechnology, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Reiser found guilty of first degree murder: Software developer Hans Reiser was found guilty today of first degree murder in the death of his wife in late 2006, a conviction that carries up to 25 years in prison and a possible death sentence for the Reiser4 file system. [Techmeme] The verdict, delivered...; Tags: File System, Ts'o, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Verdict in Hans Reiser murder case -- and fate of Reiser4 -- imminent: The fate of the Reiser4 file system for Linux may well depend on a verdict rendered by a California jury this week. As an Alameda County jury continues to deliberate the fate of Hans Reiser, the designer of the Reiser File System for Linux who is accused of murdering...; Tags: Developer, Ubuntu, Linux Kernel, File System, Verdict, Reiser4, Reiser, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Earth Day – have a gas: Sample Vulcan map from Purdue & NASA. The folks at Purdue University have come up with a way for us to watch the CO2 emissions across the U.S. Just in time for Earth Day, 2008. It's called Vulcan, and it's going to...; Tags: Emission, Carbon Dioxide, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Will the Earth fry future moon astronauts?: Researchers working for NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission have discovered that the Earth's magnetic tail could be harmful to future astronauts. The moon stays inside Earth's 'magnetotail' for six days every month -- during full moon. This can have consequences ranging from lunar 'dust storms' to strong electrostatic discharges, according...; Tags: Earth, NASA, Moon, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-20
Exclusive: Pictures of Psystar's corporate home; Clone maker's store is open: Exclusive: Pictures of Psystar's corporate home; Clone maker's store is openSo pull the damn trigger alreadyZDNet is aggravating in their dance around this whole issue of Psystar's legitimacy. You go through the whole order process but you don't place an order. Cowards! Place the order, put it on your expense...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Psystar, corporate home; Discussion threads 2008-04-19
2008 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet: Photo gallery:2008 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet"Taut" became our word of the day as we started to test out the 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet. There is nothing loose about this car--it goes exactly where you point it and evenly distributes power when you push the accelerator. Its...; Tags: Marin County, Porsche 911, Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, navigation system, Porsche AG, Planning; Product reviews 2008-04-08
Top cable TV programs with product placements: Program Network Total # Occurrences American Chopper TLC 52,503 Miami Ink TLC 20,594 Dog The Bounty Hunter A&E 19,179 American Hot Rod TLC 14,281 Overhaulin’ TLC 13,738 Run’s House MTV 9,898 L.A. Ink...; Tags: Orange PCS, Cable Television, Cable, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, NB; Blog posts 2008-04-07
What do we Americans want? Individuals shopping for, longing for greener transport. Where the h--- is it?: Americans are saying they want more economical and environmentally friendly fuel, and they're backing that up with action. Two separate looks at American drivers found that many are saying and doing things that actually make sense, and that could be very good for green tech companies working on alternative energy...; Tags: Car, Alternative Fuel, Americans, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-05
Texas: more than just oil and politicians: Texas. Oil. Politicians. From LBJ to George W, Texas has brought us oil, war and big military budgets. Well, now there are some subversives sneaking yet another energy business onto the scene down Texas way. Wind! Course, much of the ooomph is coming from those dread...; Tags: Texas, Vestas, Banking, Telecom & Utilities, Investment, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-04
The Oracle Tax is progressive: The Fortunate 1000 are far more likely to pay the "Oracle Tax" of a proprietary database than other firms, making this one of the few true progressive taxes in our business system. (The picture is of Oracle's headquarters, aka the Ellison Kremlin, the Capitol of LarryWorld.) ...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Tool, Oracle Tax, Fortunate 1000, Graham, Productivity, Storage, Taxes, Databases, Open Source, Hardware, Financial Planning, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-03
Promises, promises: A look at Waste Management's case against SAP: Waste Management's lawsuit against SAP for a "complete failure" of a $100 million software implementation boils down to promises. What did SAP promise Waste Management? And how much responsibility does Waste Management bear for believing those promises? As background, news surfaced last week that Waste Management filed...; Tags: Software, SAP AG, Waste Management, Tools & Techniques, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-01
The Wake County Public School System Uses Biscom Delivery Server (BDS) To: Ensure Privacy of Student and Employee Files, Comply With the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and Eliminate Transmission of Unsecured Email Transmissions: The Wake County Public School System WCPSS is one of the twenty largest school districts in the nation. WCPSS's challenge primarily focused on ensuring privacy protection of confidential information. Despite the fact that both student, and employee, records contained sensitive information that needed to be sent securely, regulatory compliance was...; Tags: Privacy, Transmission, Biscom, WCPSS, E-mail, Regulatory Compliance, Security, Online Communications, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; Case studies 2008-03-28
North America polluted by East Asia?: In a recently released study, NASA researchers have confirmed that air pollution travels around the world. They've used new satellite sensor capabilities to measure pollution traveling from East Asia to North America between 2002 and 2005. According to NASA, the amount of pollution arriving in North America is equivalent to...; Tags: NASA, Pollution, Satellite, North America, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-26