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Kidz CD 4 (exe)

Designed specifically for 13 years and older. Ideal for teenagers. KIDZ CD 4 will greet your teenager daily with a joke of the day, a Did you know Today s definition Celebrity birthdays along with a list of newly added sites suited to their age group. The sites are indexed...

Tags: CD, Teenager, Games, Professional Development, Personal Technology, Career

Software downloads 2006-05-09

Kidz CD 3 (exe)

Designed specifically for 13 years and older. Ideal for teenagers. KIDZ CD 3 will greet your teenager daily with a joke of the day, a Did you know Today s definition Celebrity birthdays along with a list of newly added sites suited to their age group. The sites are indexed...

Tags: CD, Teenager, Games, Professional Development, Personal Technology, Career

Software downloads 2006-05-09

Friday the 13th Part 1 Trailer (htm)

Watch the trailer for this classic thriller. Despite repeated warnings to stay away, a group of fun-loving but none-too-bright teenagers set out to reopen the eerie Camp Crystal Lake, which closed 20 years earlier after a series of bizarre and unexplained deaths.

Tags: Teenager, Death

Software downloads 2005-10-25

Teenager's Unprotected Computer Hijacked Via Music Download

Kathy Morris, a contractor for a major corporate training company who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, was glad there was a McAfee technician a quick phone call away one Saturday morning. Kathy had just logged onto the Internet using her daughter Carrie's computer, but instead of seeing the normal home...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Teenager, Corporate Training, Computer, Music Download, Productivity

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News to know: Linux; iPhone; Gmail; Insecure antivirus software; SAP

Notable headlines: Phil Wainewright: SaaS star leaves SAP for Salesforce.com Dennis Howlett: Ticking bombs in enterprise land Garett Rogers: Your Gmail is now a lot more secure Dancho Danchev: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products ...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Linux, Google Gmail, SAP AG, Antivirus Software, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Vista is "OK", says Ubuntu-converted teenager

Vista is "OK", says Ubuntu-converted teenagerInteresting...I find this experiment very interesting. However, there are a couple observations here:1) This wouldn't really be a typical experience for a typical user. Ubuntu has to be installed and configured; would he have done this or been able to do this without...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista, VISTA IS, GUI, Ubuntu, typical user, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

Vista is "OK", says Ubuntu-converted teenager

Having finally gotten my oldest son a nicely-working install of Ubuntu on his laptop, I couldn't resist but wipe out his hard drive (saving his music, of course) and install Vista to get his impressions. He was perfectly content with Ubuntu once I had it all spiffed...

Tags: Ubuntu, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Windows Vista, Compiz, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-07

I'm done with the MacBook Air (for now)

I'm done with the MacBook Air for nowSince your MBA will just be lying around...So, since you're done with your MBA, can I have it?Must agreeI must agree with you. I also have MBA and MBP. The performance is a bit of an issue. But I think the portability overcomes...

Tags: Notebooks, AirBook, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, MBA

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

diversITy: the lack of women in the IT industry

This series of entries, called diversITy, will cover a number of topics all concerning the diversity of people within the IT industry. Whether we discuss women in industry, sexual orientation in the workplace, religion or ethnic background; these are all topics which will have an effect on students, if not...

Tags: Women, Information Technology, Industry, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-21

Lori Drew arraigned today

Lori Drew, the psycho mom who set up a fake MySpace identity to toy with a teenage neighbor, is being arraigned on federal charges in Los Angeles today. She's charged with accessing protected computers without authorization and conspiracy. After the fictional Josh Evans told 13-year-old Megan Meier...

Tags: Internet, Web Site Development, Productivity, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-06-16

MySpace makeover announced

MySpace makeover announcedToo little, too late?Glad Myspace finally did something about their sites and profile pages but wonder if it's too little to late.I left them early in 2007 for Facebook as I got a headache going through their site and profiles. It was WORSE than giving children all the...

Tags: MySpace

Discussion threads 2008-06-14

TouchFLO 3D, FM radio, YouTube and text input methods on the HTC Touch Diamond

TouchFLO 3D, FM radio, YouTube and text input methods on the HTC Touch DiamondCan't decide between this and the HTC Touch ProI just have to decide how important a keyboard is to me personally but I'm getting one of these 2 devices. HTC has once again shown us where Apple...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Apple iPhone, HTC Touch, HTC Touch Diamond, Apple Inc., TouchFLO 3D, TouchFLO, FM-radio, 3D, YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-09

No, really, we're studying physics

I've only recently discovered the joys of roller coasters; according to my 13-year old, I have a very manly scream. I guess that's a compliment. Regardless, I'm taking my physics class to Six Flags New England (made possible in part by a generous donation from Rocky's Ace Hardware,...

Tags: Physics, Insurance, Financial Planning, Corporate Communications, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan Bs

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer walked away from his bid for Yahoo and left numerous questions hanging. The biggest ones: What's plan B for Microsoft? Can Yahoo deliver? And who are the winners in the aftermath of the Yahoo saga. Here's your cheat sheet to the aftermath (Techmeme,...

Tags: Google Inc., Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-04

Has math instruction actually changed in the last 40 years?

Has math instruction actually changed in the last 40 years?It depends....In my kids' school district, math teaching is geared toward taking the district assessments and focuses specifically on learning what will be on the next assessment. Assessments are given quarterly. While this school district didn't exist 40 years...

Tags: math instruction, calculator

Discussion threads 2008-04-30

If my kid doesn't like Linux now...

...then I'll give him Vista. I finally had the chance to install Ubuntu 8.04 on his laptop last night, wiping out an unhappy 64-bit Kubuntu 7.10 installation. His final words before I took the laptop were, "Just save my music." Typical teenager. So I backed up...

Tags: Desktop, CD, NVidia Corp., Laptop Computer, Vista Business DVD, Linux, Notebooks, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-04-28

Obama site hacked; Redirected to Hillary Clinton

Obama site hacked; Redirected to Hillary ClintonYou'd be amazed how many sites are out therewhere you could delete the whole database just by filling in a search form in a particular way. It would take literally seconds.RE: Obama site hacked; Redirected to Hillary ClintonThey've probably just literally entered something like...

Tags: Web site development, Obama, security, Hillary Clinton, Web site

Discussion threads 2008-04-21

Microhoo: A frenetic week ahead; Yahoo could turn the tables on Microsoft

It's crunch time for the Microsoft-Yahoo saga. Yahoo reports first quarter earnings on Tuesday and if the results are good the company could get a little negotiating leverage against Microsoft, which is chasing Jerry Yang & Co. like a lovelorn teenager. Microsoft reports its earnings on Thursday and will be...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yang, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-21

Invincible ignorance and the Pirate's Bay

Invincible ignorance and the Pirate's BayAgree in fullI'll also make the audacious claim that if one really thinks that software/recordings/books should be free, the right thing to do is to follow Richard Stallman's example by producing one's own freely sharable items and encouraging others to do likewise. Pirating copyrighted...

Tags: piracy, software

Discussion threads 2008-04-04

Teens turn deaf ear to risks of MP3 players

Teens turn deaf ear to risks of MP3 playersI always keep mine lowNot just because loud music hurts, but because it really annoys everyone on the train next to you.I have the 'in-ear' style headphones the ones you have to cram right in your ear and I barely have the...

Tags: Digital music, Media players, Digital media, MP3, MP3 player, deaf ear, risk

Discussion threads 2008-03-27