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- News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...
- Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Dolce Music Flash Cards (exe)
- Get a head start or improve skills in reading music notation with Dolce Music Flash Cards. Program features dual question counters, score counter, optional timer, and results of each round may be printed with student name and time/date stamp for record keeping. Round length and card selection limited. Version 3...
- Tags: Card, Music, Fast Rabbit Software
- Software downloads 2008-09-05
- Microsoft Student Technology Day UK
- Note Wednesday 1st October 2008, a little over 3 weeks away from today in your diary. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft and a whole load of influential partners and companies will be in London for the Microsoft Student Technology Day. It's a day about and for students,...
- Tags: Entrepreneurial, Microsoft Corp., Entrepreneurship, Management, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- What can we do better?
- I'm collecting data from teachers across my district (using a Google Form, of course), trying to get a handle on issues we still haven't addressed, ways we can use technology more effectively, and what their wishlists might be for the coming year. Here's the questionnaire that went...
- Tags: Classroom, Teacher, Notebooks, Productivity, Telephony, Projectors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Networking, Components, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Little Hoppers Sight Words Game (exe)
- Beginning readers will have fun practicing identifying 100 easy to learn sight words in a wild west themed environment while playing Little Hopper's Sight Words Game. Learning these 100 common sight words will put your student on the fast track in learning to read. This version is the first release...
- Tags: Fast Rabbit Software, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- Can Drop.io coexist with the FRCP?
- Can Drop.io coexist with the FRCP?We use moodleWe have a Moodle server setup for this very reason. We create a Moodle course for each teacher course and give the teacher the ability to administer their own course. Students can log in from home and download assignments, syllabus, etc...
- Tags: Directory services, Drop.io, FRCP, Moodle, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Can Drop.io coexist with the FRCP?
- My teachers are looking for quick ways to get files to students. We're building infrastructure, so this sort of thing will be able to get into a content management system or onto our SIS within a couple months, but for right now, the courses certainly can't wait for those...
- Tags: Teacher, Backups, Content Management, Web Site Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Where are my class lists?
- This year we didn't give teachers at the high school class rosters before school started. We've always put their class lists in the packets of information they receive on their first day back (along with parking assignments, updated phone trees, etc.). Even last year, when all teachers had...
- Tags: Teacher, Class List, Copiers, Telecom & Utilities, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Windows Live Messenger 9: my new best friend
- What's this? Posting at 4am in the morning? Are you kidding me? No. I can't sleep. Ahh, a sigh of relief, a breath of fresh air, freshly ironed underwear, or the first sip of an ice cold beer after a crap day at work. All these combined...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-08-31
- JavaScript 2.0: Why Give Programmers Crutches?
- [Guest Comment from Shane Steinert-Threlkeld] A new spec on which JavaScript 2.0 will be based , should be finalized by the end of the fall. Yet most of the proposed changes do close to nothing to actually improve the language. A lot of...
- Tags: JavaScript, Programmer, JavaScript 2.0, Shane Steinert-Threlkeld, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- Mobile access to your SIS
- Several student information system SIS vendors offer to sync data with a Palm Pilot or Windows Mobile PDA. This is a handy feature for teachers on field trips, assistant principals stalking the halls, etc. It's fairly limited in it's utility, though since it generally only provides a static...
- Tags: Mobile, SiS, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- The depressing future of the Internet
- A brief overview of how the Internet came about: some years ago, some military boffs thought it'd be awesome if computers could talk to each other, so the US could nuke the hell out of other countries without actually being near there. A smart professor from England then came up...
- Tags: Security, IPv6, Computer, Flaw, IPv6 Adoption, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?
- Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?It is an apt comparison>Your Ubunutu/Vista comparison doesn't pass the common sense test. Think about what you can get with Ubuntu-- Compiz Fusion for eye candy, drive encryption, MythTV DVR app, OpenOffice.org, ect. You have to get Ultimate Windows to get all...
- Tags: Construction, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), pricing strategy, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Why does Safari stink?
- Why does Safari stink?Safari on iPhone is even worseSafari on a Mac should work at least as well as Firefox. but on the iPhone it crashes regularly or locks up the iPhone. And it appears Apple's licensing is designed to preclude any competition:"Apple's software requirements for the device are too...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Channel management, Web technology, KHTML, Apple Safari, Safari stink, stink, Web, Web browser, Web site
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Why does Safari stink?
- I started my day with several calls from our Special Ed folks who suddenly couldn't access their student information portal (e-Sped). I could access it without problem, our Special Education administrators could access it, but several teachers and counselors were discovering (since this was the first student day back...
- Tags: Apple Safari, Web Browsers, Portals, Desktops, Internet, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- MegaCrammer (msi)
- MegaCrammer is essential for the student who wants to get ahead. MegaCrammer allows users to create personalized tests to suit their specific needs. After easily entering the material into MegaCrammer, the program creates a unique test that automatically changes each time it is taken. MegaCrammer will grade the tests and...
- Tags: Test, KatzReview, MegaCrammer
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- How do we address the have-nots?
- I attended a leadership summit on Monday (it was actually pretty good stuff, with concrete plans, goals, and generally more than you get out of your average bit of professional development) and, not surprisingly, a serious focus was on technology. I think people are finally realizing that, while technology...
- Tags: Kid, Productivity, Business Structures, Wireless LANs, Transportation, Leadership, Wi-Fi, Finance, Wireless, Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Can you trust kids with a Kindle?
- Can you trust kids with a Kindle?Can you trust kids with a Kindle?I agree with you for the most part. An electronic book or ereader would be good for looking up information to reference. The drawback I see is the price tag of the kindle, and if someone...
- Tags: E-books, textbook, locker, e-book
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Go ahead...bring in your laptop
- Go ahead...bring in your laptopWe allow people to use their ownso long as they allow me to install security software and updates and inspect the machines at my discretion. Those who do use their own see this as me doing them a favor, not the other way around.I use my...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Cyberthreats, network, Go-Ahead, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
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