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What the heck is a thin client?

My mom is neither an educator, nor a technologist, but she has taken to reading my blogs anyway (group, "Ahhhh", please). She actually runs a gourmet tea and spice company based just a few miles from Microsoft corporate headquarters (weird, huh?). She'll occasionally send me an email asking...

Tags: Training for the masses, Education Technology, Classroom Tech

Blog posts 2007-08-01

A quick partition primer

I just finished installing OpenSUSE 10.2 on my laptop. While the process went without a hitch image gallery of the install with instructions and potential stumbling blocks to follow later today and SUSE even recognized my wireless cards immediately, I realized that a basic understanding of disk partitions would...

Tags: Training for the masses, OpenSUSE and Ed Tech, Education Technology

Blog posts 2007-07-01

Installing Linux - The joy of live CDs

Yesterday I went through various distributions and architectures for a Linux installation, focusing in particular on OpenSUSE. Before we go through the actual installation of OpenSUSE and Linux in general, there is one type of distribution that I failed to mention in yesterday's post: the Live CD.Live CDs are...

Tags: Training for the masses, OpenSUSE and Ed Tech, Open Source, Education Technology

Blog posts 2007-06-26

OpenSUSE update (also, just what is a distribution?)

So this weekend wasn't quite as productive as I'd hoped in terms of my foray into testing and documentation for OpenSUSE. Between a wedding in New Hampshire and a shed that needed building (don't believe the salespeople - an afternoon project this is not, especially when your best helper...

Tags: Training for the masses, OpenSUSE and Ed Tech, Open Source, Education Technology

Blog posts 2007-06-25

Your mom Kubuntus!

Sorry, my students' steady stream of "your mom" jokes brings out my inner 14-year old. However, this is the first in my series this summer of training for the masses (see * for dummies) and the point is that your mom (or your grandmother, or your most typewriter-bound secretary)...

Tags: Training for the masses, Education Technology

Blog posts 2007-06-19

* for dummies

Most of us have at least picked up a copy of one of the "for Dummies" books. A lot of them are actually quite good, although they tend to be of limited utility for the sorts of folks who read ZDNet blogs. However, the people for whom they...

Tags: Training for the masses

Blog posts 2007-06-17

Additional Resources

Global cyberwar: Installed in your PC at home, the office and government

Personal Accountabilityas long as people can think and act as though their conduct on the internet is shrouded in anonomity.Until each of us takes full responsibility for what we do and operates with the knowledge that our 'unique' verifiable identities can be obtained readily, the carnage will continue and broaden.A...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Vertical industries, government, computer, PC-At Home, Internet, car

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

The burnout risks for E2.0 community managers

Dion Hinchcliffe's piece on community management surprised me. There is a sense that Dion is trying to lay down some ground rules in an area that is too new for anyone to draw anything other than tentative and early stage conclusions. That's not to say that conclusions are incorrect. There...

Tags: Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Microsoft vs. Google: An e-mail showdown at L.A. City Hall

Contract worth $7.25 million? Google will probably do it for free, or as a minimum at a greatly reduced price. Cities like Los Angeles should take advantage of the competitive situation to drive the cost of email for the city to near zero.Remember, with Google, they also get GoogleApps. One...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, cloud computing, Google Inc., e-mail, operating system, desktop, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

iPhone users don't use device for work, study says

iPhone users don't use device for work, study saysI use my iPhone for bothThough the "preponderance" of use is personal. I guess a good follow-up question would be, for those of us tho use it primarily for "play", is "Does the iPhone meet your business use needs?" For me the...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, U.S. Marine Corps, iPhone 3, business phone, Apple iPhone, soldier

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?

While the iPhone has shown that there is a large consumer market for smartphones, the primary market-driver for the smartphone is - and will remain - enterprises and small businesses. This dynamic is similar to the PC operating system market. Think about Windows Vista. It has largely...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Platform, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Business, Microsoft Windows, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian Inc., Informa, BlackBerry Let, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-03-17

Cybercriminals release Christmas themed web malware exploitation kit

Cybercriminals release Christmas themed web malware exploitation kitAre hackers just a little evil or---do they use bazookas too---RE: Cybercriminals release Christmas themed web malware exploitation kitHow about telling us WHICH 6 of the 37 AVs could identify this junk? And the "product marketing materials" indicate that they can exploit even...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Chrismas, Christmas-themed web malware exploitation kit, Christmas-themed, exploitation kit, web malware exploitation kit, cybercriminal, computer

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

Transcript: PDC08 Keynote â€" Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson

Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet;  Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething â€" and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...

Tags: Keynote, Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Service, App, Liveside, Neowin.net, Tom Riley, Signal God, Paul, MJ, Azure, Z, Red Dog, Download Link, Saruhan, Bluehoo, MOS, SSDS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-27

My Windows 7 wish list

My Windows 7 wish listPut more muscle in thereWhen you pay 100+ bucks, you'd expect it's loaded with more than just Notepad or Paint. Those two haven't had much major upgrade since Windows 3.0. If you want some themes, you shouldn't have to pay another 40 or so to get...

Tags: Keyboards, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Don't downgrade me to XP!

Don't downgrade me to XP!except thatVista won't with our printers, or our scanners, or our cameras, or much of our vital s/w.It isn't logical to buy all new and then have vista be slower than tar on a winters day on the machines it's put on.Don't downgrade me to XP:...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

FDA fake ad to test real ones

FDA fake ad to test real onesPrescription Drugs should not be marketed to the massesPeriod.Prescription drugs can not be directly legally purchased by the general population. They should not be allowed to be marketed to the masses. This marketing is not in the interest of our healthcare. It merely serves...

Tags: Federal government, physician, patient, FDA, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Deskless Workers, Useless Services: Microsoft Online Misses the Mark

I spend a lot of time tracking the deskless souls who inhabit the workworld, the factory workers, nurses and others who spend more time on their feet and less time on their butts than the rest of us. So I was all ears as Stephen Elop, Microsoft's latest Business Division...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Worker, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Physics - getting a raw deal in schools?

Physics - getting a raw deal in schools?physics is not a fundamental application of mathsPhysics is the basis for understanding any physical phenomenon. I do not see any sense in studying biology w/o a strong physics curriculum, as w/o physics you will have a hard time understanding what...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, raw deal

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Can open source help liberate the bureaucracy?

Can open source help liberate the bureaucracy?Why can't you have a five eprson team iplement UK health recordIf you design UK, Canada, or any centralized health system country's health record system, you will have to insure access to tens of millions of persons worth of records on a 24/7 basis...

Tags: Government, E-health, Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, bureaucracy, open source

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

Google holds firm against Lieberman's call to take down Islamist videos

Google holds firm against Lieberman's call to take down Islamist videosShocking??Why is it "Shocking" that Google seeks to protect free speech??Sorry, some Americans still believe in the constitution and the bill of rights.Sorry you are not one of us."Shocking"? Indeed!!RE: Google holds firm against Lieberman's call to take down Islamist...

Tags: Corporate communications, Lieberman Software Corp, Islamist video, video, Google Inc., Islamist

Discussion threads 2008-05-20