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  1. A new laptop for me is really all about the kids

    hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - 11 hours ago

    It's no secret that I want one of the new MacBook Pros. I've blogged about it. I promised Santa I'd be a good boy for the rest of my whole entire life if I could have one. I've explained all of the great new features

    Also tagged: hardware, productivity, notebooks, computer, apple macbook pro, apple macbook, laptop computer, notebooks and tablets

  2. AV on my Macs? Say it ain't so!

    hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Dec 3, 2008

    As fellow ZDNet blogger, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, notes, Apple now recommends the use of antivirus software on your Mac. UGH. Really? The relative immunity of Macs to the plethora of malware floating about the Net has

    Also tagged: security, hardware, malware, desktops, apple macintosh, viruses and worms, cyberthreats, spyware adware and malware

  3. Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 1)?

    hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Dec 1, 2008

    Last week, when I asked "Are you sure you don't just want to use Ubuntu?" I received a record number of talkbacks, good, bad, and in between. One of the more interesting, though, came from reader ksheppard, who

    Also tagged: hardware, microsoft windows, software, linux, operating systems, desktops, budgeting, desktop linux, superintendent

  4. Crappy economy = great time for open source in schools

    software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 27, 2008

    Not only is it budget time for me right now as we put together our FY10 plans, but it's also time to figure out how we're going to make it through the rest of FY09. Since so many people have lost jobs and/or homes

    Also tagged: hardware, microsoft windows, software, management, linux, open source, money, finance, operating systems, unix, document management, enterprise software, microsoft windows vista, tools and techniques, microsoft windows vista longhorn, managerial accounting

  5. Is Apple pricing itself out of education?

    hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 27, 2008

    Fellow blogger, Robin Harris, wrote an interesting piece on the costly touches to the new MacBooks (design process, LED backlighting, etc.). Steve's history of putting form before function - or price - comes at a

    Also tagged: education, hardware, notebooks, steve, apple macbook, apple inc, netbooks, pricing strategy, notebooks and tablets

  6. A quick Thanksgiving digression

    web technology News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 27, 2008

    Here in the States, tomorrow is Thanksgiving and in between budgeting for FY10, trying to find areas of the FY09 budget to cut in preparation for trickle down effects from our state deficit, and redeveloping our

    Also tagged: internet, manufacturing, food and beverage, web technology, web site, web site development

  7. Are you sure you don't just want to use Ubuntu?

    software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 25, 2008

    The assistant superintendent came to me on Thursday with a very sad laptop; it was malware city, population 1. Although it's his own laptop, he uses it all the time for school-related work, so I was happy to fix it up

    Also tagged: security, hardware, microsoft windows, software, malware, operating systems, ubuntu, microsoft windows xp, viruses and worms, dell computer corp, cyberthreats, spyware adware and malware

  8. Ed Tech in a recession

    hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 21, 2008

    At the beginning of this week, I wrote about why the OLPC makes less sense than ever during a recession. Little green netbooks, though, aren't the only things that will get hit as the global economy tanks even further

    Also tagged: technology, hardware, software, productivity, teacher, enterprise software, benefits, human resources, recession, vertical industries

  9. Great educational websites (and an intro to Diigo)

    web technology News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 21, 2008

    As promised, I've compiled your suggested educational websites and posted them on Diigo, as well. Diigo, by the way, is a bit like delicious on steroids. It has a really straight-forward interface and allows you to

    Also tagged: internet, web, marketing, web technology, web site, channel management, web site development

  10. I really don't want to use Windows anymore

    software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 20, 2008

    Every week, more and more bits of malware seem to be making their way past commercial anti-virus, firewall anti-virus, and ISP anti-virus software. New patches and downloads abound, and I've still re-imaged 3 computers

    Also tagged: security, hardware, microsoft windows, software, productivity, linux, malware, operating systems, computer, desktops, antivirus, apple macintosh, viruses and worms, cyberthreats, spyware adware and malware

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