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So you've been hit by a school bus...

So you've been hit by a school bus...Fair points, but...As you have painted the picture of who works with a school's IT and how they generally act, you haven't really considered that the "next guy" will have a similar but different idea on how things should all work. In my...

Tags: Strategy, school bu, information technology

Discussion threads 2006-07-03

Turn your radio on

The yellow school bus might bring to mind the innocence of youth, but a new proposal would equip Massachusetts school buses with the controversial Channel One radio station—piping in music, games, safety tips and eight minutes of advertisements played every hour to a captive audience. The corporate sponsored school bus...

Tags: school bu, radio, programming

Blog posts 2006-06-22

Hybrid's hot. Fuel is high. Why not a hybrid schoolbus?

The push for less reliance on foreign oil has trickle down all the way down to the humble school bus. A prototype of the nation’s first hybrid diesel-electric school bus is expected to be built in 2008, reports eSchool News School bus manufacturer IC Corp. has partnered...

Tags: school bu

Blog posts 2006-05-01

Sun: 'These systems are like a rack on a chip'

Sun: 'These systems are like a rack on a chip'So 9.6 Ghz is equal to a 5000 mph school bus?Sun, calling this a 9.6Ghz processor is a little over the top. It's a 1.2Ghz processor with 8 lanes. If I used Suns math a school bus...

Tags: school bu, lane, Sun Microsystems Inc., chip

Discussion threads 2005-12-08

Secret 'bus cams' challenged in court

Secret 'bus cams' challenged in courtReally stupid move ...This was really stupid on the part of the school district. While no one in their right mind should have an 'expectation of privacy' in a public place, to place these cameras secretly was a really dumb move. They should...

Tags: SECURITY, Entrapment, school bu, camera, entrapment, privacy

Discussion threads 2005-02-02

Additional Resources

Kernell's prior: In 7th grade he broke into school computer

Kernell's prior: In 7th grade he broke into school computerprobably an arrogant kidI doubt that other kids don't wanna hang around with him due to his smartness. He probably likes to put other kids down trying to show-off himself. Why leave a computer logged into the school server? If you...

Tags: Kernell, e-mail, school computer, Palin

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Open source and military procurement don't mix

Open source and military procurement don't mixWhat's the alternative?Once an IT department with very elaborate and essential software decided to cancel the contract with the original supplier. In return, the department received a termination date for using the software. Someone had long ago decided to rent rather than...

Tags: open source

Discussion threads 2008-09-10

The+end+of+my+love+affair+with+Google%3F

The+end+of+my+love+affair+with+Google%3FThe anti-Microsoft.Do you really think Google is anything different from Microsoft?I would say that in some ways worse read on, but Microsoft are clearly trying to emulate their ad-based model, so there is not so much difference.They use your own data to profile you, and then sell their ability to...

Tags: E-mail, E-mail providers, Google Inc., Gmail-account, advertisement, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-22

Google: Reinventing management?

Google: Reinventing management?Soon...... there'll be a post mortem in which Google management is accused of wasting money on frivolity and closed markets, while failing to obtain substantial new sources of revenue.The company could become one of the largest if not the largest portal. That could take advantage of the...

Tags: Software development, Databases, SEARCH, Google Inc., Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-15

Wikipedia used to spread malicious code

Wikipedia used to spread malicious codeLovely. Time to stop using it...or wikipedia doing more on their part to prevent opportunities like this in the future.Thats the problem with communityOpen source information only works as well as the least common denominator. There will always be someone looking to take advantage...

Tags: Wiki, Viruses and worms, Wikipedia, malicious code

Discussion threads 2006-11-06

Sony's software future

Sony's software futurePSP Software not without flaw...John's article paints a picture suggesting that the software created for the PlayStation Portable was well-received by gamers, but I think this is largely due to the fact that Sony starved a market that is used to having their desires quickly appeased. If...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Digital music, Games, Digital media, Sony Corp., software, Apple Inc., consumer electronics

Discussion threads 2006-03-02

Microsoft sues more resellers in piracy battle

Microsoft sues more resellers in piracy battleNon-IssueI swore off Microsoft products after XPsp2. Banned in my house, and banned in my business network. I use other operating systems SuSe and Macintosh and switched over to OpenOffice for collaboration. And who needs buggy Outlook when there's Evolution out...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Cyberthreats, virus, Microsoft Corp., software, piracy

Discussion threads 2005-09-19

Communication breakdown threatens VoIP

Communication breakdown threatens VoIPVoIP inter-connectivityInter-connectivity is only a problem If you dont know what you are doing.I suggest that Companies being talked into partly proprietory solutionsSuch as Cisco or the spin-offs of Clarent and the list goes on,are going to have connectivity problems.Those companies are trying to sell only their...

Tags: Communication Breakdown, ITXC, phone, VoIP, VoIP world

Discussion threads 2003-12-29