Internet to get much needed cleaning

Many years ago, back in the 90's ('97, I think) I had a mailing list for folks who were interested in getting some Mac Tips. We had just installed a Mac lab and I was HOOKED on a computer with a mouse, baby!! Woohoo!!!Anyway...One March 31st I sent out (forwarded) a notice that the Internet was going to be shut down starting at midnight that night in order for "them" to flush out the bad links and to reset the servers. It would take 24 hours, so don't make plans for the next day. Disconnect everything! ("Step awayyy from the computer...") I THINK I put a smiley face at the bottom of that email, but I'm not sure. Regardless, I THOUGHT it was perfectly obvious what this was about.However, the next morning I received an email from someone who thanked me sincerely for giving that heads up. He...

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Students caught sexting. Now what?

Two girls got caught sending nude pictures of themselves to their friends. But, they did it while in school. The question now is, "Now what?" "How should the school react?"Should they:1) Stiffen the rules and penalties for having cell phones in school?2) Hold an assembly to help to educate the kids on why this is inappropriate, etcGeez, I hope you didn't pick #1 as one district is doi...

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Interview with Patrick Koh of SimTech

Wallace Tait and I had the privilege of being able to interview Patrick Koh, the Managing Director of SimTechUSA Office located just outside of Dallas, Texas. Patrick is involved with developing business with customers and reseller partners worldwide for MindMapper 2009. SimTech recently released MindMapper 2009 with a host of new features which now includes use of the Ribbon Interface as well as built in project management features. MindMapper 2009 is a very formidable visual mapping tool which is both powerful and easy to use. During the interview we were able to ask Patrick to share with us his views on the visual mapping field. We hope you...

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I wish I could take this class -"Let's Get Serious - Games"

Yes, I do teach at Harrisburg University, so this will come off sounding like a University promotional post. But, I really DO wish I could take this class. If you live in the Harrisburg area and the notion of educational games interests you, you might want to take a long look at it."Central PA ASTD is offering a FREE broadcast of an eLearning Guild Online Forum - "Let's Get Serious...Games." The event will be broadcast at Harrisburg University and is sponsored by JPL.Games are intriguing as a learning solution for many, but they question whether games really are effective, whether games can really be developed without a huge budget or complex tools, and whether stakeholder support can be found for implementing serious games as part of a learning strategy.Take a look at different approaches...

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I WANT An iPHONE!!!

Every time I turn around I see more and more VERY cool things that you can do with an iPhone. I WANT ONE!!! Come on, Apple. When will you let other carriers handle that phone, too? If we can't get a signal where we use that phone we can't use it!! Just IMAGINE how many of those phones you'd sell if you allowed other carriers to sell ...

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Technology Assessments Sales Strategies

Do you offer technology assessments to your new IT consulting clients?If not, you're really missing the boat. Why? Simply put, technology assessments are a very important part of a well thought-out, step-by-step sales process.These small initial proving ground projects show prospects that you know your stuff. And they help start real, long-term relationships with steady, high-paying business owners that will sustain your business long term.However, technology assessments can be a difficult sell if you don't know what you're doing.In order to overcome resistance from prospects, approach the sale from a features and benefits perspective, and be prepared to answer the important question, “Why do I need a technology assessment?”Answering this question involves making sure you are explaining...

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The Horizon Report for K12 Education

http://wp.nmc.org/horizon-k12-2009/We all know about the Horizon report, right?"Each year, an Advisory Board considers the results of these dialogs and also looks at a wide range of articles, published and unpublished research, papers, and websites to generate a list of technologies, trends, challenges, and issues that knowledgeable people in technology industries, higher education, and museums are thinking about."But I hadn't known about this version of it - the K12 Edition."Each edition of the Horizon Report introduces six emerging technologies or practices that are likely to enter mainstream use in the educational community within three adoption horizons over the next one to five years."I think this is an important document. I think you should download this pdf version (once you've read...

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Post weekly (weekly)

Money As Debt - AnnotatedAn EXCELLENT video about money. It's perfect timing!tags: debt, economics, bankingRIP: A remix Manifesto - 2 - Copyright vs Copyleft | Open Source Cinema - An Open Source Documentary Film about CopyrightOpen Source Cinema starts off with some video that they encourage you to remix and send back to them. In the process you'll learn about copyright - at least one organization's feelings about it.tags: coyrightEducational Leadership:Literacy 2.0:Plagiarism in the Internet AgeINteresting article about Plagiarism. tags: plagiarismAnnotate non-PDF images in Preview | Preview | Mac OS X TipsHow to get the Mac OS Preview App to allow you to annotate non-pdf files, like jogs, etc.tags: macIn Obama’s Election, a Textbook Case of History in the Making for Students This Fall...

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You Can Download My Name is Earl!

It’s possible to download My Name is Earl if you know some very basic things. Sometimes, it’s just not enough to watch the episodes of ‘My Name is Earl’ just once. It especially happens when you miss some particular scene and it you unable to catch up with the theme of the episode. And, sometimes we like an episode too much that heart says to watch it again and again. There may be hundreds of reasons which make people to make My Name is Earl downloads. Whatever may be the reason, it does not matter, as downloading would be done in the same manner!Talking about My Name is Earl- it’s an American comedy drama which revolves around Earl Hickey. He wins a lottery ticket and gets hit by a car while jumping with joy. The accident lands him on to the hospital bed where he has an epiphany and starts...

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Image Thresholding / Pengambangan Citra

Dua nilai tingkat keabuan yaitu hitam dan putih. Secara umum proses pengambangan citra grayscale untuk menghasilkan citra biner adalah sebagai berikut.g(x,y) adalah citra biner dari citra grayscale f(x,y), dan T menyatakan nilai ambang. Nilai T memegang peranan yang sangat penting dalam proses pengambangan. Kualitas hasil citra biner sangat tergantung pada nilai T yang digunakan.Metode Otsu Metode Otsu menghitung nilai ambang T secara otomatis berdasarkan citra masukan. Pendekatan yang digunakan oleh metode Otsu adalah dengan melakukan analisis diskriminan yaitu menentukan suatu variabel yang dapat membedakan antara dua atau lebih kelompok...

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On the Road with the Acer Aspire One

I'm on the road today and stopped into a Panera's to have some coffee and use their free wifi on my recently purchased Acer Aspire One. Many of the schools and students that I am working with have been asking me about these netbooks and I thought that it was time to invest in one so that I could try it out and use it with some of the students that I'm presently working with. When I saw the Acer Aspire One on sale at Staples for $299 dollars I knew it was time to jump in. The 2.2 pound Acer Aspire One has worked famously and while the keyboard is a little smaller than the typical laptop keyboard it is fine for some light typing. In fact I'm blogging...

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Posted in: Acer Aspire One,inspiration,Mindmanager 8,NaturalReader

The 15th Carnival of Computer Help and Advice

Welcome to the fifteenth monthly Carnival of Computer Help and Advice - a digest of recent blog articles providing top tips for PC users. Because so many blog authors submitted high quality posts for inclusion this month, this carnival is a little longer than usual. Nevertheless, there is not enough space to include every submission, so apologies to those bloggers whose articles do not appear.We start with two posts that stress the importance of security of personal data whether it is stored on your hard-drive or, in the first case, being broadcast wirelessly. The author of Fine-Tuned Finances shares good advice about How to Safely Access Online...

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XMind v3.0.2 Released

XMind v3.0.2 ReleasedThank you for your long time support. XMind, a leader in mind mapping, visual thinking and collaboration software, today announced XMind 3.0.2, the most feature rich, easy to use visual thinking tool to date.This version designs some new useful features, such as "Security" to let users set the password for XMind files, instead of worrying about losing data.For the corporate environment, XMind v3.0.2 includes some new templates, such as Meeting Template letting your meeting efficient, Personal Management Template letting you manage your life and work clearly, Project Management Template letting you work easily.Please visit...

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I admit it: I was wrong about twitter

OK, Kristin. I'll admit it. Yes, I was VERY wrong about twitter. Kristin kindly reminded me of this post in which I said that I just didn't "Get" twitter. But there are two things to factor into account here. First, it was August of 2007. Second, I *did* point out that it might take me a while, saying it took a full six pack before I could stand the taste of Schlitz. :-)Since then, however, I've learned to ignore the noise and embrace the learning that comes from it. Most recently I wrote about the experience with trying to find a teacher in Vietnam, or this post about images of the global recession, or this one that pointed me to the GE Smartgrid site, (Have you tried that yet?), or some of these posts about twittter.So, I will gladly eat my words. I DO get it, now, and I LOVE it! I just...

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Annotating in Preview (Mac)

I kept seeing the Annotate menu options in Preview but they were always greyed out, so I figured their use was limited. Not so.Read this post on the MacOSX Tips blog that tells you just what to do to greatly enhance the power of Preview. Well written article that tells you exactly what to do. Permanent improveme...

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The Story of Money

A friend just pointed me to this excellent video about how money is made. It's called "Money as Debt." It's 42 minutes long, animated, but it could/should be broken into two or even three viewings in order to facilitate the conversations that are sure to arise from it.I'll embed it here, but you'll still likely have to "work with it" at home since Google Video is probably blocked at your school.Great stu...

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Posting Source Code In Blogger

I Actually new in blogger, so i'm confuse how to post my source code in blogger.After i search in Google, I found it's quitely simple to Posting Source Code In Blogger.Here is the way we can do that..<pre><code>Your Source Code Here....</pre></code>wanna example click h...

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Green: further thoughts

This is my second post about the green topic. If you're a frequent visitor you're probably used to more technical posts, or at least Informix oriented posts (that's what the blog is about!), but I couldn't avoid thinking about these issues and I'd like to share some thoughts with you.In my last post I referenced an online radio show dedicated to the subject of how you can save money by implementing green initiatives. In other words, a green initiative can be described as any action we make to turn our companies and our presence in the planet more environment friendly. I couldn't stop noticing that lately we see a lot of activities in this field. A lot of companies are implementing green initiatives. I see this at a global and local level. Although I'm not a specialist on this issues, and I...

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Posted in: informix green initiative smarter planet

Downloading High Quality Movie (DVDRip) Using Torrent Client

Many of people enjoy watching Latest Hollywod or Warner Brothers and another Film Production in cinemas, but some people can download the high quality videos / film using Torrent Client such UTorrent or BitTorrent.Some torrent that provide high Quality latest best film DVDRip are AXXO, FXG. etc. The torrent announcer by AXXO , FXG, etc use their name in the filename. Beside provide the film in AVI format, they ussualy include the subtitle in one solution download.How you can do the download using torrent client such as UTorrent or BitTorrent..? There are simple way to do this.First, you must have a torrent client. In example here I'm using UTorrent1.81. Search with keywords AXXO or FXG or DVDRIP in thepiratebay.org or mininova .org2. Click One of the File Link3. Click Download this Torrent4....

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Grayscale Image / Gambar Keabuan

Tujuan teknik grayscale adalah untuk mendapatkan citra keabuan. Untuk mendapatkan citra keabuan tersebut digunakan rumus:I(x,y) adalah level keabuan pada suatu koordinat yang diperoleh dengan mengatur komposisi warna R (merah), G (hijau), B (biru) yang ditunjukkan oleh nilai parameter dan. Secara umum nilai dan adalah 0.33. Nilai yang lain juga dapat diberikan untuk ketiga parameter tersebut asalkan total keseluruhan nilainya adalah 1.Berikut contoh Source code Grayscale Image di Delphi. Input adalah image dalam format TBitmapprocedure TFrm.Grayscale(Image:TBitmap);vari,j,k: Word;p: PByteArray;beginImage.PixelFormat:= pf24Bit;for i:=0 to Image.Height-1 do begin p:= Image.ScanLine[i]; for j:=0 to Image.Width-1 do begin p[3*j]:= (p[3*j]+p[3*j+1]+p[3*j+2])div 3; for k:=0 to 2 do ...

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Do your face like a celebrity..?

Find out who is the celebrity that have face like you have at http://celebrity.myheritage.com/celebrity-face-recognition1. just click http://celebrity.myheritage.com/celebrity-face-recognition2. by uploading a picture of you, and do a little cropping, you can know who is the celebrity that have face like you have.(Ooop.. looklike it's need to register, the fist time i try (September 2008) it wasn't need to register). but it's not a trouble. Just register for it.3. Why i like Shimon Peres..(78 % like shimon peres) , some lower percentage will produce another celebrity...How about you..?It is interesting, Isn't it...

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Posted in: Biometrics

Opening a Computer Repair Shop Made Simple, Step-by-Step

Are you opening a computer repair shop, but aren’t sure exactly what you’re getting yourself into?Many technology professionals that decide to start a new business don’t know what to expect and don’t plan their company’s model or build real relationships. Thus, they end up without an organized business plan or a strategic method for finding high-quality, long-term clients and partners. And as you can probably imagine, going into any business venture blindly is a recipe for failure.The following 7 best practices for opening a computer repair shop can help you understand what to expect as you start your business so you can build relationships with crucial clients, partners and subcontractors. 1. Small Business Clients Expect Your Firm to Be Knowledgeable. When you are opening a computer...

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FULBRIGHT Scolarship

The American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF), established in 1992, is a bi-national non-profit foundation that administers the Fulbright Program in Indonesia. The Fulbright Program through AMINEF annually awards more than 120 scholarships to Americans and Indonesians to study, teach, or conduct original research in a variety of disciplines. Grants are competitive, comprehensive, and generally cover tuition and fees, textbook allowance, monthly maintenance, international airfare, and health insurance.AMINEF annually presented a presentation at univercities in indonesia. This presentation will give opportunity to the qualified students to get FULBRIGHT scolarship program. The upcoming presentation will be at GDLN Udayana Univercity 2nd floor, March 30 2009 start at 9.00 AM at local time...

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Posted in: Pengetahuan

Increase our blogger Total Page Visited (TPV)

One of the manner that we can do to Increase Total Page Visited (TPV) in our blogger is one of the blogger.com advice to increase blog loading.I think we just decrease number of post in index page. The little number of post cause the visitor do more browsing in our blog. The little number of post also affect good blog loading.But do you know what the advantages of increase Total Page Visited (TPV) in SEO for...? I still don't get ...

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Free and Cheap Web Hosting

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One tool for learning - pick one

Kurt Paccio over there at Tech Ruminations has asked a good question."Imagine for a moment that your son or daughter will be going off to college shortly. The college sends you a letter that due to circumstances students may only be provided with ONE learning tool. ONE.You may choose a textbook or you may choose a pen, calculator, or whatever. One tool.What would that tool be?"I would also have you say WHY you chose that tool. You'd say something like, "With that one tool I can do everything." Right?Kurt then suggests that we ask that simple question of our school leaders and post back to him with the responses you hear. That would be interesting wouldn't it? I think especially if you ask them to support their choice. How much is spent each year for textbooks and calculators? Is it THAT big...

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IT Consultant Company Factors for Determining IT Audit Prices

If you are the owner of an IT consultant company, you may be unsure of what to charge for an initial IT audit with a new small business customer.IT audits are incredibly important to the sales process and necessary to building strong relationships with new customers. Pricing can be intimidating to many IT professionals because it on the surface seems to be such an individualized decision. Often scouting around to see what the competition is charging can be helpful to figuring out your own prices. But you need to also consider your own expertise, your overhead expenses and who your clients are before you can come up with a structure that works for your company.Consider the following 5 factors that can help you determine how your IT consultant company should price out its initial IT audits...

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Yahoo Messenger Status (Online, Offline or Invisible)

One of website that provide us about someone Yahoo MessengerID status is http://www.invisible-scanner.com/. From this website we know the status someone Yahoo Messenger ID. They can hide from being Invisible of course.Why I reccomended this site to check..? Because it's more accurate than another (http://www.yahooscan.net/, http://ymdetector.net/). The two website cannot show my status Invisible when I'm Invisible. They Show Offline.Wanna try..? just visit http://www.invisible-scanner.com/ then insert Yahoo Messenger ID that you want to check.You can get the result after click the CHECK butt...

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Posted in: Computer Theory

INCREASE YOUR PARGE RANK AND RANKING SITE

I've got this Viral Linking TAG from Ang1n, he says that this is some kind of virus... he mean it's spreading fast like a virus! Wow.... and he says that her friends got PR 2 in less than 3 months! Hmm very interesting... so i decided to join this Viral Link TAG and i will pass this along too.Maksudnya? Sebarkan tag link ini jika kamu ingin meningkatkan pagerank dan ranking site mu mu secara drastis dalam waktu yang lebih cepat{Start Copy Here} Rules:1. Copy paste from {Start Copy Here} to {End Copy Here}2. Please link back to the person who tagged you and PASS this tag to many of your friends3. If you have more than one blog, please post...

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Earth Hour 2009

Global Campaign to decrease global warming effect will be a movement in turning of the lamp and all kind of electronics device in one hour. This Campaign named Earth Hour 2009, Saturday, March 28.All people in the world asking to turning off the lights at home. No need 1 day, it's just one hour from 20.30 t0 31.30 at local time. Be sure all electronic device in power off condition, not stand by."Our objectives reach 1 billion people, more than 1000 city, together show that the effort we are able to take any action to global warming", said official site of Earth Hour motored by WWF (World Wildlife Fund). Jakarta is one of the city that has been participated. 680 city in 77 Country participated as far, and will be grow up.WWF Indonesia predict this movement will rest the needs of 300 MW in electric...

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The reality of the global recession

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/03/scenes_from_the_recession.htmlEnough said?Yes, I suppose it is - for US. But what about your students? What context do they have for this? What are their thoughts about it? Wouldn't a discussion forum or a blog be a great tool for them to talk about this right now? Who even asks them what they think? Shouldn't YOU?(Thanks to @ryanbretag for this tweet tonig...

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Smartgrid - This is VERY COOL!

Science teachers - do you have a camera attached to your laptop or desktop? If so, you MUST check this out: http://ge.ecomagination.com/smartgrid/#/augmented_reality First, print the document that the page points to (on the right side of the page). Then, turn on your webcam, hold the paper to face the camera, and click one of the buttons on the bottom right corner of the page. Allow flash to use your camera.You're going to LOVE showing this to your classes!Many thanks to @kditzler for tweeting this tonight. What f...

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A nice back-channeling story

What is backchanneling? Imagine being able to talk and ask and answer questions that were arising from watching a video or listening to a speaker. Imagine it being done in a "chat room" of some kind and not orally. That is backchanneling.This is one of the best descriptions of a class period in whcih the students tried their hands at this kind of learning. Chris Webb is the author. Give it a re...

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Time Lapse photos of glaciers

I was lucky enough to hear a great episode on Fresh Air today. It features an interview with James Balog, a photographer who has been spending years documenting the disappearance of the glaciers. Yes, I KNOW that there is a debate, not about the warming of the planet, but about who is to blame for it. But regardless, I REALLY think you'll enjoy this interview. Click the Listen Now link near the top of the page. I loved his description of the huge lakes that simply vanish in seconds - right before your eyes when the ice beneath the water ruptures, and the water is sucked down into the enormous hole.When you're done, go here to see the picture show and to see the movie. (It's a youtbue video, so... do what you have to do to see it.)Nova will be airing an episode entitled, "Extreme Ice" on March...

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What to do when Windows hangs (revisited)

So, your PC isn't doing anything, the screen is a mess, the hard-drive is whirring away. Is there anything you can do, rather than just reach for the reset button?Here are my top tips for dealing with those times when Windows hangs.Don't keep clicking thingsWindows buffers (meaning that it remembers) all these clicks and will implement them when it catches up, preventing you from continuing with what you want to do, and possibly causing havoc. Show a little bit of patience.Check to see if your PC has crashedBefore you hit that reset button it is wise to check if your PC has actually crashed. To do this simply press the Caps Lock key, and check...

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Posted in: Windows Crash,Windows Hangs

Download Video Youtube as MP4 or FLV

keepvid.com is one of website that provide us to download videos from youtube in *.flv or *.mp4.If you prefer to download in *.flv, the size and the quality is less than *.mp4. however the download can be faster.below is step by step downloading youtube video using keepvid.com in flv or mp4 format from youtube1. klik keepvid.com2. in youtube, be sure you copy the video's link3. paste in keepvid.com input form4. now choose to download in flv or mp4 filetype5. wait the download process and done.Figure-Figure step by step above :Figure step 2Figure step 3Figure Step 4beside keepvid.com, this link also can be use, ---->techcrunch (but by the time...

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Persiapan Wawancara Kerja

Wawancara adalah tahap lamaran kerja setelah kita lolos tahap terkait CV dan test tertulis pada suatu perusahaan. Ini berati perusahaan ingin menggali lebih jauh kebenaran / kesesuaian CV dengan kemampuan yang kita miliki.Menurut Laporan wartawan C6-09 Nadia Felicia (Kompas.com) dan tips yang disajikan Jane Buckingham dari The Modern Girl’s Guide to Life untuk menghadapi wawancara kerja ada beberapa Hal yang perlu kita persiapkan dalam melakukan test wawancara.PersiapanBiasanya, sebelum wawancara kerja, calon karyawan akan dihubungi beberapa hari sebelumnya. Nah, saatnya Anda menyiapkan pakaian yang sekiranya cocok untuk wawancara kerja. Coba lakukan simulasi dengan orang terdekat Anda yang bisa memberikan masukan apa yang mesti diperbaiki. Coba lakukan tanya jawab dengan pertanyaan-pertanyaan...

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