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- Breaking down the laptop wall with conferencing software
- Breaking down the laptop wall with conferencing softwareAdobe connectJust finishing up my webinar class, we were trained to use Adobe connect. Most of the time it works like a champ -- but it has its days. In my recent practice, I had to go live to the desktop even though...
- Tags: E-learning, training and certification, laptop wall, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Connect, laptop computer, software
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- Poll Everywhere = cure for the laptop wall
- Poll Everywhere = cure for the laptop wallI have used it for a while in a PowerPoint preso live!This application is fantastic.I have used it for a while when I do live presentations as I can include a slide which updated a poll live, right in front of the attendess...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Notebooks, laptop wall, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-06-05
- Overcoming the laptop wall
- Overcoming the laptop wallSeems fairly simpleIn my opinion, either:Construct the firewall and proxy services of the university properly so that the wireless network that students can connect to is tightly limited on what websites they can access, or potentially only the intranet. Only allow full inet access to hard wired...
- Tags: Firewalls, Notebooks, Web technology, laptop wall, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-06-04
- Overcoming the laptop wall
- Yesterday, I asked for input on university IT issues and received several emails, Tweets, and talkbacks. The first email in my inbox was about the laptop wall with which so many lecturers are confronted at universities. Since this brings up a whole host of issues, I'd actually like...
- Tags: Laptop Computer, Wall, Laptop Wall, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
Additional Resources
- Are cheap LCDs a good choice for classroom sharing?
- Are viewing angles an issue? ntntRE: Are cheap LCDs a good choice for classroom sharing?I have a substandard sized classroom for my lab. A 40" screen would be great to have, even have hdmi on one computer to connect.What we've found in the LCD vs Projector issueLCDs are better for...
- Tags: Projectors, Monitors & displays, LCD, projector, whiteboard
- Discussion threads 2009-11-25
- Samsung partners with NYT for Go netbook and digital subscription deal
- Samsung and The New York Times are partnering for a new deal on the Samsung Go netbook, just in time before the real holiday shopping begins. Doesn't really work for existing Go owners, but recent first-time subscribers can still take advantage of it until...
- Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Netbook, Subscription, Reader Subscription, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-11-25
- Apple Tablet - Unofficial, unannounced ... but still delayed
- You guys have been asking...You guys have been asking for a Mac tablet for years already, while we have been able to get tablet PCs for many years now, in many different form factors and from many different vendors.Yet when you close your world off by relying solely on Apple,...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Apple Inc., vaporware
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall
- Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Cloud Engines Pogoplug
- Photo gallery:Cloud Engines PogoplugWouldn't it be nice to quickly access your data from anywhere without a complicated network setup? That's exactly what the Cloud Engines Pogoplug offers. Priced at $100, this tiny gadget turns any USB external storage devices--anything from a Seagate FreeAgent Go to a Western...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Network technology, Pogoplug, network, home network
- Product reviews 2009-11-10
- New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion
- Normally I'd say this is just another NY AG trying to run for higher officebut this seems to have legs. I hope Intel didn't do it - but if they did, they need to be repremanded.Great to see some justice against InhellI can hardly wait to see the M$...
- Tags: Video cards, Corporate law, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- US-CERT warns about BlackBerry spyware app
- Justification for Apple's model?It can't be said just yet, but it's looking like a pool of trusted applications may be a good idea after all, despite the level of control wielded by Apple.No....Gee, just because someone releases a spyware app doesn't mean we need to only let RIM distribute apps....
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Handhelds, spyware app, Apple Inc., BlackBerry spyware app, US-CERT Warns, spyware, US-CERT, RIM BlackBerry, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- New LoroBot ransomware encrypts files, demands $100 for decryption
- You forgot to mention....which OSs it affects! Or is it based on something multi-platform like Java?Look at the bigger size version of the screenshot, it's all in thereA lot of russian characters and...YES, you guessed it right, the word "windows" prominently displayed in red in the title.Who would ever thought...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, LoroBot, decryption, malware
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- More e-readers - more misconceptions
- my thoughts . . ."Like any good Massachusetts liberal, I?m a big fan of NPR."Well, do keep in mind some of us are conservative.Please?As much as I like ZDNet for tech news, it can be a tad disheartening when there's the occasional trip down political lane, and ZDNet does tend...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, E-books, open mind, NPR, Car Talk, education, e-reader, tax, misconception, British Broadcasting Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Global warming? No, no, no, it ain't me, babe
- "It ain't me you're lookin' for [to blame], babe." --Bob Dylan We Americans can be a self-righteous bunch. You and I didn't get those hefty Wall Street bonuses for peddling weightless paper to investors. I didn't even pressure my foreclosed former neighbor into taking...
- Tags: Global Warming, Pew Survey, Independents, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-25
- HP revamps TouchSmart PCs with Windows 7; starts $899; will you ditch your desktop PC, HDTV?
- No... Whah? I have a PC laptop actually hooked up to my Samsung HDTV, and I comfortably use a mouse to control it.I'm supposed to ditch the mouse to do what? Stand up and walk across the room to touch the stupid thing?When I was a kid, my folks...
- Tags: Mice, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Desktops, desktop computer, Microsoft Windows, TouchSmart PC, mouse, Hewlett-Packard Co., HDTV, Microsoft Windows 7, desktop, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- Life In The Vast Plane...
- At least you'd get some peace and quiet.At least you'd get some peace and quiet. Personally, I enjoy having some time off work, and don't want to be on the clock 24/7, thanks.RE: Life In The Vast Plane...That is an extremely valid point: 'always on' = burn out. Modern work...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- Sony debuts Vaio L touchscreen desktop; starts at $1,300
- Improved the performance by batteryFor this high performance laptop, it will best with the high capacity battery.www.nuvav.comwhy does this thing have a touch screen??WHY? is serves no purpose.. is you hang it on a wall and are going to use it as a media PC is anyone really going to...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Desktops, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., touch screen, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- iTablet redux, more details trickle out
- Innovative!!And by "innovative", I mean the new definition which is where Apple slaps their logo on things that have been around for years.BTW, while you guys are cheering about iTablet picture mockups, others are actually releasing real, working products:http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/c-motech-shows-off-snapdragon-powered-mangrove-tablet/That's innovation. :)Troll-o-vative!! (n/m).Or, you could go by the actual definition of...
- Tags: Engineering, Smart phones, Digital media, Digital music, learning curve, Apple Inc., iTablet, battery, Innovative
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- 3D football, anyone? Intel offers peek at 21st Century television
- TV isn't TV anymore. It's out of the box. It's off the wall and it's not going back anytime soon. That was the opening line of the final keynote at the Intel Developer Forum, delivered by Intel exec Justin Rattner, who took to the stage to talk...
- Tags: 3D, Intel Corp., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-24
- News to know: IDF; Skype; New neutrality; HP; Palm; Madoff
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. John Morris: Intel: 32nm is just the beginning Sam Diaz: Intel on laptop chips: Speed kills Mary Jo...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., Twitter Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-24
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