AOL founder resigns from Time Warner

Steve Case, the founder of AOL, on Monday said he has resigned from the board of Time Warner Inc. ending a painful chapter in the history of the world's largest media company.

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Short Course on Installing Mandrake Linux

Help.com is hosting a short course on how to set up a PC to dual-boot with windows XP and Mandrake Linux. This is a great opportunity to try out Linux. Classes start soon, so sign up now if you are interested.

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Cheap Laptop review

Want the scoop on what's the best budget laptop? Check it out.

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Myspace banned in New Jersy school

Students are being told to get rid of their Myspaces or face suspension.

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Microsoft Modifying its Licensing Structure Due to Open Source Pressure

The old idea of One User, One Server, or One CPU licensing does not work well with server virturalization. Microsoft will not allow concurrent virtual instances of its software without incremental costs.

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Google throws bodies at OpenOffice

Google plans to hire programmers to improve OpenOffice.org, a demonstration of its affinity for open source initiatives and one the company believes also shows sound practical sense.

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Computer squishes into wall-socket

An Israeli firm has found a way to make computers totally disappear from offices. The company's "Jack-PC" squishes inside a standard in-the-wall network connector box and contains a Windows CE based thin-client computer. It gets its power, and connects to the outside world, over Ethernet inside the wall.

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Brainbench certification for two weeks free of charge

Over 500 Brainbench certifications will be available to you at no charge from November 1 - 15, 2005 including Linux, UNIX, and Windows.

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Student's Homework Site Nets Him $1.25M !

An idea that started out as a high school class project, this one-man technology outfit has been sold for 1.25 million. This 19-year-old is now a millionaire. Who says homework does not pay ??

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Cool Ajax Tutorial: Ajax What Is It Good For?

37 pages of AJAX presented using... you guessed it AJAX. Pretty cool and fluid, this tutorial contains lots of good information on AJAX.

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Microsoft Office 13 with a Web Application Option

No more installed apps on your machine. Everything is going to the web for Microsoft (from an official Microsoft source).

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250gig drive 69.99

Woot is selling a 250 ide drive for 69.99 wiht no rebates. Hard drive prices continue to drop.

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IT Salaries Heading North in 2006

2006 is looking good for IT professionals. Business confidence is prompting new technology spending which, in turn, is expected to translate into increased hiring and salaries.

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See... the iPod is Educational

Two US-based companies have rolled out the first in a series of study guides for students sitting the American equivalent of year 12, specifically designed to be downloaded onto and read on an iPod.

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Subscribe to lectures from major universities. (free academic podcasts)

A long list of podcasts and descriptions of lectures that are available to the public. A great way to stay productive during a boring commute.

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Seagate 300GB SATA Hard Drive For 94.99

Get it straight from Tigerdirect. Very good deal.

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Hacker Slaps up Slackware

A user describes in detail what he learned about Slackware while installing and using the recently released Slackware 10.2.

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Cisco Offers to Aid Gulf Coast Schools

Cisco Systems and some of its executives plan to donate $40 million in cash, equipment and services to install wireless Internet access and other high-tech services in Gulf Coast schools damaged by Hurricane Katrina

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Comparison of Linux distributions

Just as the title suggests. A comparison of Linux distros.

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Dell Launches Back-Up System for DUMMIES

Just Announced: "...for an extra $99 it will install a second, 80GB hard drive in new Dimension E310, E510 and XPS 400 models. The drive will be configured to continuously back up the main drive, protecting personal data against the dreaded hard drive crash."

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Argentina government commits to buy MIT's $100 PCs

"Argentina is committed to join the programme and advance in the manufacture of between 500.000 and one million of these laptops" and added that it will be the first spanish speaking country to build and distribute these systems to students.

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Drag and Drop files to your Web Server Seamlessly

Engadget explains how to use a program called Netdrive to integrate your webserver onto your computer. It makes your web server look like a local hard drive. You can drag/drop/view files just like they are a local drive.

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Google Leaks Classified Ad Service

Google Inc. has unintentionally provided a sneak peek at what appears to be a looming expansion into classified advertising -- a free service that might antagonize some of the Internet search engine's biggest customers, including online auctioneer eBay Inc.

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Death by Power Point

Interesting article discussing the role of a badly done Power Point presentation in the Columbia space shuttle disaster.

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Cost for Windows falls to 50 cents in China

Vendors pushing wheelbarrows piled with Cd's offer Windows 98, 2000, and XP for as little as 4 yuan.

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LeapFrog Releases Pen-Top Computer

LeapFrog’s highly-anticipated US$99 pentop computer finally hits the shelves. The Fly is a computer-in-a-pen that recognizes written commands and then talks accordingly, allowing for games, note taking, other applications such as a calculator.

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Wine 0.9 BETA Released

Wine, a free implementation of Windows on Unix, after 12 years of development has finally gone into beta. Here's to bridging the gap between windows programs in Linux!

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Weatherbug is not spyware?

Lance Ulanoff, PC Mag columnist, makes the case that the little web app, Weatherbug, is not spyware. Check out the forum posts regarding it, too. It's pretty active!

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Podcast on Podcasting in the Classroom

The Return of Whatever podcast topic this week is how to use podcasting in your classroom. If you are a teacher, check this podcast out.

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Exchange 4 Linux - Where Linux meets Outlook

With exchange4linux you are able to share calenders, address books, notes, tasks and more by using the Microsoft Outlook program on your desktop. All Outlook data is stored centrally on your exchange4linux server.

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Program that Locates Lost Windows Product Keys.

A lost key means you need to buy a new license for Windows. Since you have paid for it once, that hardly seems fair. This program finds your product keys for Microsoft Windows and Office so you may reinstall in peace.

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Longer Battery life is coming!

A look at some of the technology that will increase battery life on many portable devices.

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School Traps Infected PCs

A team of IT staffers at the University of Indianapolis recently showed off a bundle of open-source tools and scripts it uses to trap and isolate PCs infected by viruses or spyware.

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Knoppmyth r5a22 is here

The latest Knoppmyth distribution has been released. Knoppmyth is one of the easier ways to install and configure one of the best PC Media Center projects available. Why pay for other Media Center PC applications when you can get on of the best for free.

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VMWare for FREE!

You need to create an image of an OS with their PAID software, but this will let you load and use the image for FREE once it is created. From the site: "VMware Player runs virtual machines created by VMware Workstation, GSX Server or ESX Server and also supports Microsoft virtual machines and Symantec LiveState Recovery disk formats. "

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Major layoffs expected at Novell

Novell is expected to initiate a major round of layoffs that could cut 1,000 or more jobs in an attempt to restore the server software company's financial strength, according to employees familiar with the plan

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5th Grade Students Reach Around the World with Video Conference

Michael Madine, a principal and teacher at a primary school in Glasdrumman, Ireland visiting the USA, connected NY students with their 5th grade counterparts in Ireland.

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New EdTechCast Focuses on Educational Technologies and OpenSource

The EdtechCast was created to offer a definitive source for Educational Technology information, news and upcoming events. Far from the only EdTech podcaster on the field, we hope to bring a more specific offering: a look at developing and using open source technologies to the benefit of instructors and students.

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Mini-ITX Cluster Targets Classrooms and Offices

Via has created a reference design for an 8U, 64-processor cluster based on 32 dual-processor mini-ITX boards. The Cluster Server Platform requires only one kilowatt, and can be powered from a standard wall outlet. The company hopes the design will move clusters out of server rooms and into classrooms and offices.

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Windows Services That Can Be Disabled

One of the most effective ways to secure a Windows XP workstation is to turn off unnecessary services. This reference sheet lists each Windows XP SP 2 service, describes each service's function, specifies whether you can safely disable the service, and outlines the ramifications of doing so.

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Apache for Beginners

Here's a nifty little guide for beginners on how to set up an Apache Web Server on a Windows box. Covers not only the installation, but also how to set up your firewall/router for it to work.

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Opera 9.0 Preview 1 is now available for download

Opera has just released the preview version of Opera 9 (code-named Merlin). The download isn't available on their main site, but you can get it here!

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Great CSS tutorial site for beginners

CSS tutorial site that takes the novice through the basic lines of code and explains what they do.

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Do you really want to design a good website? Stick to these basics!

Sometimes common sense and "tried and true" methods can be the road to a great web site!

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Dell boss bullish on sales growth.

Michael Dell doesn't seem to have heard of any slowdown in the technology sector. He has set his sights on boosting annual revenue at Dell Inc. by $30-billion (U.S.), or more than 60 per cent, within the next four years.

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Wi-fi cities spark hotspot debate

A growing number of cities in the US are treating high-speed internet as a basic amenity for citizens, like running water or the electricity grid. But as the concept expands so does the battle with big business.

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Cisco Configs resource site

A new resource site featuring Cisco configurations and forums. Great for when you're tearing your hair out trying to get that router/switch/firewall to work.

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6 Tips To Secure Your Website

6 useful tips for securing an Apache HTTP server

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The top 10 Commands any Linux user should know

"This is it, the moment all you newbies have been waiting for, this is the list of the top ten commands that every new linux user should learn to save time, effort, and usenet flames."

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OPINION: 10 Reasons NOT to Switch to Linux

This link is a rebutal to the "10 Reasons to Switch to Linux" article. The author contends that Linux is not for everyone, and switching to Linux could cause major difficulties.

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OPINION: 10 Reasons to Switch to Linux

Linux has been time-proven to be a reliable operating system. Although the desktop is not a new place for Linux, most Linux-based systems have been used as servers and embedded systems. This link describes ten reasons you may want to switch to linux.

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Lenovo Thinks Small

Lenovo Group LTD is pitching a new low-price ThinkCentre desktop in an effort to gain more of a following in the small business market. The PC maker, created in May when China's Lenovo closed its multi-billion-dollar purchase of IBM's PC division, launched the ThinkCentre E Series, which starts at $379, on Tuesday.

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