NECC 2007 – Google Earth

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eWeek has published a brief but timely article that is applicable to our work in education: 10 More Stupid Things Smart IT People Still Do Here is a sampling of easy trappings they recommend you avoid: Cast a jaded eye on emerging technologies and modes of delivering technology. Ignore investment in training and professional development….

I am working with a dynamite group of people at Apple Academy, all with great ideas and energy. When in info overload, it takes time to sort and organize. Since I don’t have the time, here flows random thoughts: Use dotEPUB to convert any web page or article and save it as an iBook document:…

With this new feature, users can now view heavenly objects, including stars, constellations, galaxies, planets and the Earth’s moon within Google Earth (GE), based on the user’s current location on earth within the software. GE also provides additional visual/text information within the Layers panel, including Constellations, Backyard Astronomy, Hubble Showcase, The Moon, The Planets, User’s…

NewsFactor Network | Linux Ecosystem Spending To Exceed $49 Billion IDC researchers predict that spending on the Linux ecosystem will rise from $21 billion in 2007 to more than $49 billion in 2011, driven by rising enterprise deployments of Linux server operating systems. Linux server deployments are expanding from infrastructure Relevant Products/Services-oriented applications to more…

Click below for more detail on the patches:Microsoft to patch four bugs on Tuesday Microsoft today said it plan to post four security updates next week, three of them “critical,” to patch Windows, Word, Publisher and all of the company’s anti-malware applications. Among the critical fixes will be one that quashes bugs in Microsoft’s Jet…