Monthly Archives: May 2004

Just in case you need confirmation for what you already now, there’s a news story out that gives us an exact figure: 83% of all email in the U.S. is spam. I’d write more about this, but I have to … Continue reading →

The overlapping functions of digital still cameras and video cameras continues to blur the lines between these two kinds of devices. There is a pretty good article on this topic today at USA Today. The truth is that no camera … Continue reading →

There’s another article today on the concept of people storing their whole lives on the computer. Microsoft is researching ways to manage the enormous amount of data we will start accumulating so that we can actually find that one picture we want from the millions we have stored. Continue reading →

I have been looking at a software system from ETS called Criterion, which is an online essay-evaluation program. In other words, students write essays in the system in response to a large bank of prompts. The artificial intelligence in the … Continue reading →

The New York State Department of Education has submitted recommendations to the state Board of Regents to make changes in the schedule of middle schools. According to this article in Newsday, the department wants to “…cut back on noncore subjects … Continue reading →

Brighthand has an article profiling a new WindowsCE laptop being developed specifically for the education market. WindowsCE is a stripped-down version of Windows that is similar to the PocketPC operating system. It is simpler to operate, has instant-on, longer battery life. and a variety of other education-friendly attributes. Continue reading →

There’s a new article at the Christian Science Monitor about virtual home schools. It doesn’t say too much more than earlier articles I’ve referenced, but it does include a few interesting comments from a sophomore from Forks, Washington about what it’s like being a student from a very isolated location taking online classes from the national Virtual High School. Continue reading →

The latest computer security issue to confront computer users is spyware. This is software that gets installed on your computer that can do a variety of sneaky tasks that you know nothing about, including tracking the websites you visit, putting pop-up advertisements on your screen, reading email addresses from your files and sending them to spammers, or even recording everything you type (including all your passwords) and mailing them off to people of ill repute. Continue reading →

While there has been a lot of argument over whether online learning is more or less expensive than face-to-face training, the issue is a little clearer when the online training comes for free. Hewlett-Packard (or HP, as they are now officially known) has set up a learning center offering a large number of classes, all available at no charge. Continue reading →