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Student Technology Day: Microsoft Surface demos

Student Technology Day: Microsoft Surface demosexplain to me again......how tablets & other touch sensitive PCs are niche market items, again?And how can I get this on mine? (Even though it is single touch, I could probably kludge something using the pen and touchpad in synch)

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Student Technology Day, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-07

Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A

Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&ABallmer is so knowledgeable!This man continuously impresses me!http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

Tags: Student Technology Day, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Student Technology Day: Microsoft CEO's keynote speech

Student Technology Day: Microsoft CEO's keynote speechCool! NT.

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Student Technology Day, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-04

Student Technology Day: how to start a start-up

Student Technology Day: how to start a start-uphow to start a start upHiThanks for sharing.Good summarised points.

Tags: Student Technology Day

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Student Technology Day: "Windows Cloud" revealed

Student Technology Day: "Windows Cloud" revealedI guess no-one mentioned the "G" word, then?I've heard that the "G" word makes Steve Ballmer angry.Don't make Steve Ballmer angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry. Allegedly... ;-)http://battellemedia.com/archives/001835.phpRE: Student Technology Day:[i]So, a streamed, web-browser’d version of Office; sounds like a plan.[/i]Sounds very nice![i]I...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Student Technology Day, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Student Technology Day: what it's all about

Student Technology Day: what it's all aboutIn more detailWhat actually happened? Amongst lots of description of Ballmer touring London and the female attendees, you've written the words DreamSpark, Microsoft Surface and Live Search.

Tags: Student Technology Day

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Student Technology Day: your questions to the presenters

Student Technology Day: your questions to the presentersIt shows where their heart isI didn't receive this email... that's ok. It shows any kind of respect Microsoft may have for professionals who've been designing, developing, building, manufacturing, installing, and bidding on Dry Erase for nearly 50 years. Mainly, my...

Tags: Student Technology Day

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Additional Resources

Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?

I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, operating system, desktop, Google Inc., desktop app, netbook, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

iTablet goes OLED,??bumped until late 2010

$2000? I doubt it.Apple puts themselves in a "premium" price range, but $2000 for a 10" tablet? Even they're not THAT crazy.No ThanksDon't need or want either, waste of space...If I want real gaming, I'd rather play real games on my PS3 or Wii on my flat screen; or on...

Tags: SunSHINE, iTablet, organic light-emitting diode, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

An unusual day, part 2 (or "My lease is up! Now what?")

Smart Boards...Are Smart Boards such a great idea? Those projectors are all good and nice but there are other ways to achieve the same thing...The Interactive whiteboard is a compelling technology for teachers, it closely mimics what they're already used to. But there are weaknesses. Firstly using a whiteboard is...

Tags: Projectors, Tablets, Notebooks, projector, unusual day

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Ubuntu 9.10 launch - 29 October

If it's ...... easier than Win7 to install, they will have a winner!^o^Yawn, another boring launch of another boring linux distro. No excitement, people aren't enthused. There is nothing new here. As I said...BORING.Well 9.04 was not diffcult to install Not sure what you are going for here 9.04 was...

Tags: Linux, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, KDE 4 Desktop, Win7, Ubuntu, HDCP, Microsoft Windows 7, hardware, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Email Overload Syndrome: Too much in too many places

Dump it all into Gmail sarcasmDump it all into Gmail.Then their magical search engine will not only index the words in the email, but every word you are thinking currently so you can search for that too, even if it doesn't appear in the email.In addition, it will conveniently via...

Tags: E-mail providers, e-mail, FastMail

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Clients: fat vs. thin, net vs. note

Can I suggestNetbooks with Win 7. Just installed it on a useless Linux netbook and it works fine and only cost me A$399 (which now is almost the same as US ;-))For once try and rein in your hobby horse and let the students join the new millenium.On and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, NeatX, oh-so, netbook, thin client, Linux, desktop, operating system, tool

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Gen X/GenY/Enterprise 2.0: are the naysayers right?

It seems that analyst firm Forrester has woken up to the fact that Gen Y are not the big movers and shakers that we've been told the last couple of years. According to Read Write Web Enterprise: A favorite argument among those who talk about...

Tags: Generation X, Generation Y, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-14

Wikipedia: What's good for the goose?

It's extremely useful--to a pointVery useful to the extent that it gives a surprisingly deep and thorough investigation of a topic, based on the opinions of one person or a very small group of people.For many topics, that good enough. Most people will agree that the moon is made...

Tags: Wikipedia, Wiki

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

The new Sony Reader Daily Edition may replace my Kindle and Reader 505

And it's real easy for you to transfer, right?All you have to do is push a button, or make a phone call, or send an email, and all your Kindle stuff moves right over to the Sony?Of course notBut that's the risk you take when you deal with companies that...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Reader 505, new Sony Reader Daily Edition, Sony Reader Daily Edition

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Making the tablet computer "classroom-ready"

With all the recent conjecture about the rumored Apple tablet (nee "iPad") I found this email particularly interesting. Confessions of a teacher, parent and wanna-be tech geek by John H. Julian I've taught since 1980 and the people to get involved...

Tags: Teacher, Computer, Tablet Computer, Personal Information, Tablets, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-16

Edubuntu followup

Sharing knowledgeWell done and thank you! Knowledge sharing at it's best.In the first Edubuntu blog post you asked us readers a technical question, and now, in the second Edubuntu post, you provide us with a summary of the most useful solutions.This is how knowledge sharing within the ZDnet community should...

Tags: Thin clients, OPEN SOURCE, thin client, Edubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Walmart to sell $298 Compaq laptop in time for back-to-school, 'while supplies last'

The annual back-to-school shopping trip is just around the corner. Load the family in the mini-van, drive over to your local Walmart, and watch as your shopping cart fills with new clothes, shoes, pencils, notebooks, protractors, calculators, and a million other things. The yearly resupply is...

Tags: Hard Drive, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Compaq Computer Corp., Notebooks, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-07-24

Sitting "Shiva" For My Dead Laptop

Sitting "Shiva" For My Dead LaptopSomeone from HP will read thisand email you with an apology and some effort to correct this. I hope you do not take them up on their offer since it would never be extended if you weren't blogging for ZDNet. It has taken some time...

Tags: Notebooks, Hewlett-Packard Co., laptop computer, HP Laptop, Shiva Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-14