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Parents would rather talk drugs than math/science with their kids

Well, DUH!It's always easier to talk about something that you have experience with.RE: Parents would rather talk drugs than math/science with their kidsIt would also help talking with the children about those subjects even if the parents really don't know about it! Maybe they could learn with the kids and...

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Discussion threads 2009-10-26

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YouTube/Univision deal a huge resource for teachers

Here's one from the "One more reason not to block YouTube" files: Univision will be posting its content for free on YouTube. The details announced yesterday provide easy access to programming online for a quickly growing segment of the US population. Just as importantly from an educational perspective,...

Tags: YouTube Inc., Material, Corporate Communications, Internet, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-17

Netbooks dead? Not when sales are up 264% percent

My prediction:Intel and MS and the major brands are trying to drag the market upwards in size and cost to maintain their margins. They will shortly face a barrage of products based on ARM class processors and Linux (Chrome?), which will cost much less and have much better battery lives....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, sales, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

NASA Images for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

NASA Images for iPhone, created through a Space Act Agreement between NASA and the Internet Archive, offers public access to NASA image, video, and audio collections in a single, searchable online resource at nasaimages.org. This application provides a window to the content available on the site. This application delivers the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, NASA, Mobile, Tomute Software, Smart Phones, Internet, E-mail, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-09

10 ways to evaluate your IT management software

Does your helpdesk work for you or do you work for your helpdesk? Saar Bitner of SysAid Technologies tells how to manage you IT management software. Commentary - Choosing the right IT management software solution is a strategic decision that requires the careful planning and consideration of every IT...

Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Software Solution, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, IT management, software, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-05

ProteinID Finder Lite 1.7.0 (Mac)

ProteinID Finder is a proteomics analyzation software capable of extracting information from the online universal protein resource database UniProt. ProteinID Finder imports your mass spectrometer analyzed protein lists uniprot accession numbers into experiments and organizes your proteomics experiments into workspaces. You can share workspaces with your collaborators so everyone is...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Experiment, Tool, Proteome Solutions, ProteinID Finder, Productivity, Microsoft Windows 7, Storage, Apple Mac OS X, Databases, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Apple Mac OS, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Smart.fm - almost enough to make me want an iPhone

I really don't want an iPhone. I'm holding out for a Droid, just as soon as I figure out some way to justify getting rid of my perfectly adequate BlackBerry. However, the iPhone has lots of apps and one in particular is being unveiled today: Smart.fm's iPhone interface...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Smart.fm, iPhone App, RTI, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-02

My Top Scary Technology Trends

The Most Terrifying:Google.Kills good companies by handing out "freebies". VERY scary.Machines replacing humansI thought they were tools to enhance our experience on earth.The worst is when customer is an AI telephone. "I'm sorry, could you repeat your last phrase. I did not understand". I thought the buttons were bad enough.RE:...

Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Google Inc., hardware, virtualization

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Qik (Android) 1.3.2 (Mobile)

Stay better connected to family and friends. Share your travels live with friends back home. Show your baby's first steps as they happen. Have Grandma "attend" the birthday party, even though she's on the other side of the planet. Qik also works with MySpace, Orkut, Facebook and other websites, enabling...

Tags: Mobile, Web Site, Web Site Development, Insurance, Web Technology, Social Networking, Financial Planning, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Finance

Software downloads 2009-10-27

How To Sell Low Cost Items Online & Make Big Profits 1.0 (Windows)

This free e-book reveals some easy ways to sell low cost items online and reap big profits doing it. Sections include Are High Ticket Items Dead?, Think Value & Salability Not Price, and What Can You Sell For A Low Price. This is a great resource for anyone interested in...

Tags: Item, Profit, Red Pepper Publishing, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Ding Dong, The Vista's DEAD!

This Halloween, let's all celebrate what we're really feeling: The Wicked Vista is DEAD! In the United States, we've got a bunch of frivolous holidays. I've always regarded Halloween as a particularly frivolous holiday, one in which we encourage our...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Halloween, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-24

News to know: Windows 7, Net Neutrality, Nokia-Apple; Kindle

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. Windows 7 Coverage Andrew Nusca: Liveblog: Microsoft CEO Ballmer kicks off Windows 7 availability Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-10-23

ProteinID Finder Lite Win 1.7.0 (Windows)

ProteinID Finder is a proteomics analyzation software capable of extracting information from the online universal protein resource database UniProt. ProteinID Finder imports your mass spectrometer analyzed protein lists uniprot accession numbers into experiments and organizes your proteomics experiments into workspaces. You can share workspaces with your collaborators so everyone is...

Tags: Experiment, Proteome Solutions, ProteinID Finder, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-10-23

Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loom

Flash 9 is already availableThe web browser is called SkyFire and Flash on it works very nicely.RE: Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loomI'll try not to do my banking on my cell phone.Problem solved!RE: Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loomWhat...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Flash 9, Apple iPhone, Flash Lite, smart phone, security headach, monoculture, Adobe Systems Inc., security

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Gwinnett County Improves Operational Efficiencies and Ensures the Integrity of Constituent Data With Database Technology

The lifeblood of any United States county is the accurate and timely maintenance of all its data. Gwinnett County is no exception as it relies on core business systems to deliver world-class services to its citizens and constituents. Gwinnett County relies on Oracle Database to provide a secure database infrastructure...

Tags: County, Oracle Corp., Gwinnett County, Records Management, Managerial Accounting, Storage, Databases, Finance, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2009-10-01

Move over Enterprise 2.0, it's now Social Business Design

Given the relatively friendly pounding I took over my Enterprise 2.0 - what a crock post, it's gratifying to see that it has stirred some interesting interpretations and thoughts on the topic. That's always good and especially pleasing when one considers that most blog posts are the equivalent of digital...

Tags: BPR, Enterprise 2.0, Re-engineering, Cohen, Oliver Marks, Business Process Engineering, Organizational Structure, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Human Resources, It Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Doctor Antivirus 2008 (The ultimate guide to scareware protection)

ScamsI have seen many of these screens before, on my own PC. I usually retreat to AVG, Norton, or Symantec sites to check their claims, do online scans, and Google search to find unhappy "users"RE: Doctor Antivirus 2008 The ultimate guide to scareware protectionthere ought to be laws... even so...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, antivirus, SpyBot, ultimate guide, TrendMicro RUBotted, Trend Micro Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Twin 1.1.2 (Mac)

Twin is the most flexible online backup solution for Mac OS X, compatible with most Internet servers: FTP, FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, MobileMe. It even supports offline backups to external drives. Twin is a true Mac product that preserves Finder info, resource forks, ACLs, Privileges and comes with an...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, app4Mac, Backups, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS

Software downloads 2009-09-11

Am I a big whiner about Gmail's downtime?

Establish Down-Time Procedures. Move on.Google Apps is a GREAT resource.Whining for something you get for freeNTyes you areand on top of it you give the M$ shills something to hang on.I've never looked into it, but does Google Gears help......when / if Google Apps is down?Teachers are hardly unique...

Tags: cloud computing, E-mail providers, Google Inc., big whiner, Google Gmail, whiner, Google Apps

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Wikipedia: What's good for the goose?

Most people have probably heard the expression, "What's good for the goose is good for the gander." Really, we're talking about double standards. I had an interesting Twitter exchange last week with @maciekzielinski after I posted my rant asking, "Will Wikipedia ever be legitimate?" and found myself fairly...

Tags: Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-31