However, if you’re planning to dual boot Windows 7 on your Win XP/Vista machine, want to run it on a Mac, or on a netbook, Gizmodo has come out with a step-by-step guide on how to accomplish this with Windows 7. Just remember, the minimum system requirements include a 1GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor, 1GB [...]
Date : January 26th, 2009 | Category :
Business,
Internet
Firefox 3.1 is currently in its second beta release, and it already looks great. In fact, it looks set to deliver a lot more than one might expect from a typical “minor” software-update release.
InaTux.com recently posted a good summary of some frequently-overlooked new features coming in Firefox 3.1. One of the most important of these [...]
Date : January 22nd, 2009 | Category :
Internet,
News
In addition to Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) announcements about the elimination of 100 recruiting positions and the shutdown of offices in Austin, Texas; Trondheim, Norway; and Lulea, Sweden, the company said it would close Dodgeball, Google Catalog Search, Google Mashup Editor, Google Notebook, and Jaiku. It also said it’s discontinuing the ability to upload videos to [...]
Date : January 15th, 2009 | Category :
Business,
Internet
Web 2.0 technologies in particular have found a receptive audience among educators. Many use blogs to share ideas on teaching and technology, some of which might surprise students.
One idea in the teacher blogosphere: In the age of podcasts, kill off the classroom lecture, or at least rely on it less.
Why fill classroom time with passive [...]
Date : January 15th, 2009 | Category :
Internet