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Vista, IE patches to note

ByL S

eWeek repoorts: Critical IE, Vista Flaws Patched June 12, 2007 Internet Explorer is suffering from six vulnerabilities, five privately reported and one publicly disclosed, all of which are addressed in security bulletin MS07-033. Microsoft officials said June 12 that all but one of the IE flaws could allow system hijacking if a user were to…

Report: Linux Server Deployment Expanding

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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…

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Finding Apps and Staying Current with iPad and Android

ByL S

So most of us have read articles that list “The 10 Best Apps for…” or “My Favorite Apps to…” There are hundreds out there, many listed in my list of bookmarks (so what do you call a list of lists?) Several sessions here at the ISTE Conference provide great suggestions for apps (e.g. What’s Your App? Finding Real…

Contrast to the US Approach

ByL S

eSchoolNews reports that Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) recently visited the Scandinavian countries–who have scored highly in international math and science testing–to contrast their approach with the United States. While they talk about a variety of issues, they do mention the student role and teacher role that includes internet filtering: Top News – U.S. educators…

Dell Pushing Linux?

ByL S

Dell recently announced the sale of low-cost Linux computers pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux:Dell launches Linux PCs On Thursday, Dell announced three low-cost Linux systems: a basic model, Inspiron E1505n, with few frills, for $539 (£271); a more powerful Dimension E520n, for $599 (£301); and a top-of-the-range XPS 410n for $849 (£427). The base system has…