There is a new technique that allows an attacker to unlock a Windows machine or login without a password. This vulnerability also affects OS X. Right now the hack currently requires a Linux laptop, but it could conceivably make its way to modified iPods. To protect yourself you’ll need to disable Firewire in your PC BIOS, or on the Mac… Read more →
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Personas for Firefox – Theming without restarting
When we first started recommending Firefox, one of the first features that the students found was the ability to change themes. Unfortunately, changing a theme is a pretty heavy weight process, requiring a restart of Firefox. Mozilla Labs has been working on a different theming process, Personas, which doesn’t require a restart: Features You can select a Persona from the… Read more →
The oral tradition in the 21st century
The Our Stories™ project helps people share the stories of their lives, no matter where they live or how their stories unfold. We’re providing resources to create and share personal stories from all over the world, starting with children in developing countries who are using One Laptop per Child (OLPC) computers or those who are working with UNICEF radio producers… Read more →
The $50 interactive whiteboard
Take a \$40 Wiimote, an infrared emitting pen and you have the makings of an interactive whiteboard (No Nintendo Wii required). Johnny Chung Lee has been experimenting with the Wiimote. The Wiimote connects to the computer over bluetooth, and inside it is an infrared camera that can track up to 4 LED sources. Check out the video of it in… Read more →
Film enjoyment can be contagious, applying this research to the classroom
Reading over at Slashdot.org and the original article at ScienceDaily it appears that film enjoyment can be contagious: Over the course of the film, movie-watchers influence one another and gradually synchronize their emotional responses. This mutual mimicry also affects each participant’s evaluation of the overall experience — the more in sync we are with the people around us, the more… Read more →
Are those meetings worth it?
From PayScale Meeting Miser – Meeting Cost: Are your meetings worth every penny? Find out with the new Meeting Miser. Just enter the attendees and start the timer. This handy gadget knows that time is money and will calculate exactly how much you’re spending … or wasting. The site uses actual salary info for your area to calculate the cost… Read more →
Websites to create newsletters, brochures, albums, and cards
From the NCS-Tech blog: Meet your “Maker” – Newsletters, Brochures, Albums and Postcards Thanks to a tip from my friend and colleague Nancy Sharoff, I am pleased to tell you about these VERY cool and FREE of course services offering fast and easy creation of professional looking newsletters, brochures, photo albums and postcards Who needs Microsoft Publisher?? http://www.mynewslettermaker.com/ http://www.mybrochuremaker.com/ http://www.myalbummaker.com/… Read more →
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Of course you’re busy, aren’t we all?
A great article, I don’t want to look busy, sums up our preoccupation with being busy perfectly. Our culture is obsessed with being busy. When’s the last time you asked someone about their job or life and they didn’t use the word busy? It’s worn like a badge of honor. To even hint you might not be busy, conjures up… Read more →
Google for Educators
Google, at Google For Educators, is now offering educational resources for using Google products in the classroom: Google recognizes the central role that teachers play in breaking down the barriers between people and information, and we support educators who work each day to empower their students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. This website is one of the ways… Read more →