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The kids are all right with Linux

Apparently my son's school spent the summer ripping out the old PC system and replacing it with a centralized Linux server and terminals. Now here's the real shocking part. No one noticed. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: kid, school system, linux, unix, operating systems, open source, software, dana blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-11

There's data and then there's asking for trouble

Ars Technica is reporting on a Queensland, Australia initiative to build a massive student database whose invasiveness and privacy concerns seem to dwarf even the volumes of data collected on students here in the States. According to the article, 1,251 state schools would...

Tags: School System, Professional Development, Hacking, Storage, Performance Management, Databases, Career, Security, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-17

VA county a study in etech turnaround

The Washington Post profiles Loudon County, Va.s school system, which 10 years ago was "limping along" but was recently awarded the National School Boards Associations Technology Salute District award. In March, a group of national educators will visit Loudoun and the two other districts to see how those jurisdictions...

Tags: Corporate governance, WIRELESS, Loudoun, board, school system

Blog posts 2006-12-25

Nortel Network Case Study: Pike County School District

Located in the heart of Kentucky's Eastern Coal Field region, Pike County's fortunes have risen and declined with coal mining and logging. The local school system is addressing the harsh reality: today's students may have limited futures unless they can be prepared for technology careers. In step with statewide reforms,...

Tags: Network, Nortel Networks Corp., School System, Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600, Ethernet, Network Technology, Leadership, Networking, Management

Case studies 2006-02-07

Large Public School System

Since a large city's public school system used a paper-based system for reporting student information to its truancy officers, its employees were forced to rely on several hundred page printouts of the data while they were in the field. Nextel assessed the school system's information challenges and brought in one...

Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., School System, Business Structures, Web Services, Java, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

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Looking forward to 2018, let's hear your predictions

Google is now officially 10 years old, an impressive notion considering their rapid dominance over any and all things that get in their way. Even Microsoft is shaking in their boots, 10 years ago people would have laughed that off as mpossible. The fact that Google has risen...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Phone, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Browser Landscape Google, Web Browsers, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-09-07

Review: Aerovation Checkpoint Friendly Laptop bag simplifies security process

If you read my post on "checkpoint friendly" bags back in July you may be wondering what is going on with this program. Starting on 16 August, the TSA announced they were ready allow compliant "checkpoint friendly" bags through the X-ray machines while remaining in the bags. The TSA always...

Tags: Security, Transportation Security Administration, Laptop Computer, X-ray, Aerovation Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Bag, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-07

Measuring the acceleration of the universe

According to Theodor Hänsch, director at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics MPQ in Germany and one of the winners of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics, a 'laser frequency comb' can now be used as a basis for new astronomical instruments. Telescopes using this method, which could 'answer...

Tags: Laser, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-09-06

Image Gallery: Aerovation Checkpoint Friendly Laptop Bag speeds you through the X-ray system

The TSA has started a new program that allows compliant laptop bags to pass through the X-ray security system without being removed from the bag. These bags should be popular with frequent travelers and so far the TSA seems to be accepting of compliant bags. by Matthew Miller

Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Matthew Miller, product photos, laptop, notebook, air travel, security

Image galleries 2008-09-06

Google demos speed benchmarks for Chrome

Google demos speed benchmarks for ChromeGoogle Chrome - resource hog .....I know some one who has trialed "Chrome", and was taken initially by the speed, but in less than one day was back to using FireFox as Chrome became a resource hog! Once you have more than a few browser...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

The Linux laptop goes to school

The Linux laptop goes to schoolOn the Mouse Buttons ...[i]Robin’s biggest complaint was the slow response of the mouse buttons. But it’s something you can get used to, she said.[/i]Don't use the mouse buttons they're too slow, instead use the tap, double tap and side scroll features on the touchpad....

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Mice, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, mouse, Linux laptop, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

The Linux laptop goes to school

This is not a PC you load with additional hardware, or much additional software. This is more like a cell phone, something you toss in your backpack and use on-the-run. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Linux Laptop, Laptop Computer, Linux, UNIX, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Is Firefox faster than Chrome?

Is Firefox faster than Chrome?Is Firefox faster than Chrome?When is Firefox 3.1 with tracemonkey expected to be released?yepper, 1.26x in my test RE: Is Firefox faster than Chrome?my test show tracemonkey being 1.27x faster than v8 on win xp sp3. here is the link with screenshothttp://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=6157396&postcount=433I noticed no speed difference.Chrome...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Mainstream media writes Windows obitMS should have never...killed off XP. Especially when such a huge segment of the market is tired of being forced fed what they do not want.This article makes a good point about users beginning to realize that as long as they can hit the web rather...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), LIKE IT, Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co., mainstream media, Windows obit, Microsoft Windows Vista, obit, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog that Windows is "already...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mainstream Media, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Echelon wins smart meter project in Germany; plus insight on smart grid in Europe

A reseller for smart grid technology player Echelon announced a deal this week to deploy an advanced metering infrastructure system that will serve roughly 10,000 customers in Hassfurt, Germany. The contract, which will be rolled out over the next three years, is being handled by EVB Energie AG. The utility...

Tags: Germany, Green Technology, Echelon, Grid, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Enterprise password management really isn't a good idea

Being at a university and working for a government department allows me to understand this concept well. There are shared resources here, there and everywhere, provided by different people and providers, all open to a "certain type" of person - employees or students. By having a single sign-on SSO point...

Tags: Software, Password Management, Mozilla Firefox, Password, Single Sign-on, RoboForm Enterprise, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Demo Facebook app creates DoS botnet

Do you know what that innocent-looking Facebook app is really doing? Researchers at the Institute of Computer Science ICS have created a proof-of-concept Facebook application capable of covertly herding users of the popular social network into a powerful -- and malicious -- botnet. The...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Facebook, Application, Network, DOS, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Microsoft exec rebuts hypervisor security claims

Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has answered claims that the company's hypervisor software could be maliciously replaced on PCs without administrators knowing. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--Senior Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has used the vendor's TechEd conference in Sydney to rebut claims by a Polish researcher that Microsoft's hypervisor software could...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Hardware, Liam Tung ZDNet Australia, rootkit, hypervisor, Joanna Rutkowska, security

News items 2008-09-05

Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?

Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?Microsoft is also airing the Mojave experiment ads. nt.RE: Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?That add is really stupid . . . but, if you're totally incapable of building a quality operating system, why not try comedy?Best marketing for...

Tags: Operating systems, Branding, Microsoft Windows, advertisement, Windows Gurus, Windows brand, Microsoft Corp., brand, Seinfeld

Discussion threads 2008-09-05