tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116023992011-04-21T15:17:50.745-07:00thoughts on education & technologySeannoreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11602399.post-1140640918902369542006-02-22T12:41:00.000-08:002006-05-11T15:39:52.960-07:00

Exposing Children to Technology?: "LabelThis asks: 'While I'm not a huge fan of immersing children in technology, there is a certain point at which you must expose them to the tools that will help them be successful in the world.'"Good question from one of the readers of slashdot -- what sorts of technologies do you expose your children to, your students to? What guidelines should families,

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Ok, Macintosh Business Unit, now that Groove is part of the fold, it's time start working on a Mac version of Groove.

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Does Skype offer "best-in-class" Security? "... a balanced reader would draw the conclusion that Skype relative to other VoIP products, ISDN and the phone system is already very secure."

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Greg passed this one on to me. Great article on the difference between blogs and wikis and how they can facilitate collaboration in the enterprise. Beware though before you open up an official employee blog service without thinking through the implications.

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You Can Run Firefox, But You Can't Take the IE Out of Windows

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Groove Networks is an amazing P2P collaboration tool that enables individuals dispersed all over to collaborate in a secure way. The first time that I heard about the software was on NPR in store about how NGOs and the military are using Groove to collaborate and communicate.

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Groove Networks - Customers - Case Studies is a set of case studies on the use of Groove in Education.

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User Education Is Not the Answer to Security Problems (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox): "Internet scams cannot be thwarted by placing the burden on users to defend themselves at all times. Beleaguered users need protection, and the technology must change to provide this. "Nielsen challenges again with a perspective that puts the onus on the enterprise to manage the environment for users.

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The Honeynet Project has an article called Know Your Enemy...The purpose of this paper is to make you ask the question "Why is no one hacking Linux anymore?"

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Kenyan school turns to handhelds: The E-slates are replacing school books in one Kenyan schoolAt the Mbita Point primary school in western Kenya students click away at a handheld computer with a stylus.

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DenverPost.com - BUSINESSHow secure is your computer?“Honey pot” experiment shows unprotected Windows SP 1 at riskA Windows computer without the latest security patches is in big trouble.

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The Google Desktop Search Toolprovides a new way to search (and I'd imagine index) information on your computer. I'm going to give it a try.

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Sun Changes Support Policies - OSNews.com Sun is changing their support policies...those without support contracts will be unable to access the full range of documentation that used to be available to all. While it makes sense from a business standpoint it further emphasizes how the advantages of Sun are becoming harder and harder to differentiate at the level we are at. Linux on Intel is better

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Getting started.

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