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Open Admin on Virtual Box
Submitted by David Bucknell on February 19, 2010 - 08:34
18 Feb from Schoolforge and Les Richardson
Hello Forgers! (err.... School Forgers!)
I have a version of Open Admin for Schools 4.5 running on VirtualBox.
This will allow anyone using Windows and other O/S's
to be able to run Open Admin fairly easily. We don't have any
instructions yet for the Virtual Box setup although these should be
available shortly.
I have a version of Open Admin for Schools 4.5 running on VirtualBox.
This will allow anyone using Windows and other O/S's
to be able to run Open Admin fairly easily. We don't have any
instructions yet for the Virtual Box setup although these should be
available shortly.
Open Sis 4.6 for Mysql Released
Submitted by David Bucknell on February 19, 2010 - 08:30
From Schoolforge by Casey Adams:
The Ultimate Netbook Operating System: Jolicloud
Submitted by David Bucknell on February 15, 2010 - 21:46
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Linux Distribution Chooser
Submitted by David Bucknell on January 30, 2010 - 21:36
Here's a very slick tool. It's fun to vary your needs to see what different suggestions it gives you.
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php?firsttime=true
I'll add this to the /links list.
Children on-line all day? How 'bout you?
Submitted by David Bucknell on January 22, 2010 - 21:02
The New York Times published a report on a study of American children "ages 8 to 18" that says they are now on-line more than 7.5 hours per day -- "And that does not count the hour and a half that youths spend texting, or the half-hour they talk on their cellphones." Read more »
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Easy Programming with Pictures from MIT
Submitted by David Bucknell on January 22, 2010 - 20:41
From Slashdot: Read more »
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Patches for IE Google Exploit
Submitted by David Bucknell on January 22, 2010 - 20:23
In the spirit of helping the poor folks who insist on using IE, here's an interesting one:
A patch against the "alleged" Chinese exploit on Google and others. Is MS coming clean?
"The patch is now available via Windows Update (it's trickling out) and on the Microsoft Download Center. Here are all the links you need:"
"The patch is now available via Windows Update (it's trickling out) and on the Microsoft Download Center. Here are all the links you need:"
CAMEMIS Pre-Launch Announcement
Submitted by David Bucknell on January 17, 2010 - 08:07
From Hong Seng, Camemis
Please warmest inform that CAMEMIS Basic version can be test by 18 January 2010 onward. Thus if you would like to demo/test on this version then you can use 1) Account (Administrator) Login-Name: demo_admin; Password: demo_admin
or 2) Account (Teacher/Instractor) Login-Name: demo; Password: demo.
If you have any questions and clarification please kindly direct to Mr. Koam Vibolrith.
Phone: +(49) 61314955410
http://www.camemis.com
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MLKing Day a Model to Follow?
Submitted by David Bucknell on January 16, 2010 - 05:31
Martin Luther King was inspired by Gandhi who was inspired by Tolstoy and Thoreau. Peaceful action is an international idea. In the US, the White House is calling for Free and Open Source developers and users to participate in community education projects on MLKing Day. Perhaps in each country there is an equivalent that could be celebrated? Here's the blurb from http://www.serve.gov/mlkday_tech.asp which obviously uses a non-community-friendly OS: Read more »
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